The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1972 college football season, which American football player and defensive coordinator, became Stanford's new head coach?
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1972 Stanford Cardinals football team The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1972 college football season. Following the departure of head coach John Ralston the previous year, defensive coordinator Jack Christiansen became Stanford's new head coach.
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Jack Christiansen John LeRoy Christiansen (December 20, 1928 – June 29, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions as a defensive back and return specialist from 1951 to 1958. He helped lead the Lions to three NFL championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and was a first-team All-NFL player in six of his eight years in the league. He led the NFL in interceptions in 1953 and 1957 and in punt returns for touchdown in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1956. His eight career punt returns for touchdowns was an NFL record until 1989 and remains the fourth best in league history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Duane Akina Duane Akina (born c. 1958) is the defensive backs coach for the Stanford Cardinal football team.
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1900 Stanford football team The 1900 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1900 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the team compiled a 7–2 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, scored 154 points (17.1 points per game), and allowed 20 points (2.2 points per game) by opponents. The team registered three shutouts against the Reliance Club, two shutouts against California State Normal School, now known as San Jose State University, and single game shutouts against Oregon and California. The team's two losses came against <a href="">Nevada
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1941 Stanford Indians football team The 1941 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) intercollegiate competition during the 1941 season. Second-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy led the team to a 6–3 record. Before the season, Stanford, which the year prior had finished 10–0, was considered a favorite for the national championship, but three conference losses put it out of contention for a return to the Rose Bowl. After the season, Shaughnessy left Stanford to take over as head coach at the University of Maryland.
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1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972 college football season. The team won its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, going 6–0 in conference play, and played in the 1972 Sun Bowl, defeating Texas Tech by a score of 32–28. The Tar Heels ended the year ranked 12th in the AP Poll.
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2003 Stanford Cardinal football team The 2003 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Buddy Teevens.
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Dewey King DeWayne "Dewey" King (born October 1, 1925) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at San Jose State University from 1970 to 1972 and at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois from 1973 to 1979, compiling a career college football record of 39–54–1. King was also the athletic director at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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1972 Arizona Wildcats football team The 1972 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1972 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Bob Weber, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–3 against WAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 271 to 226. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
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1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team The 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 1972 college football season. The Golden Flashes offense scored 191 points while the defense allowed 196 points. Led by head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes participated in the Tangerine Bowl. Future college head coaches Nick Saban (Alabama) and Gary Pinkel (Missouri) played on the team.
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Paul Hackett (American football) Paul Roger Hackett (born July 5, 1947) is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach of University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 1992 and at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1998 to 2000. Hackett was quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Oakland Raiders.
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1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1970 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970 college football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record in it second year under head coach Carl DePasqua. The team's statistical leaders included John Hogan with 801 passing yards and Tony Esposito with 623 rushing yards.
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1972 Detroit Lions season The 1972 Detroit Lions season was their 43rd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season's output of 7–6–1, winning eight games. The team missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Linebacker Wayne Walker established a new team record for games played at 200. It was also the final season for longtime defensive back Dick LeBeau.
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Gordon King Gordon David King (born February 3, 1956) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the New York Jets. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the first round (tenth overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.
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Rush Brown Rush Brown is a retired professional American football player who played defensive lineman for four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Tom Redmond Tom Redmond (born September 21, 1937) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Vanderbilt. He played six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1960 to 1965.
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Rod Humenuik Rod Humenuik (born June 17, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Northridge from 1971 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 10–12.
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1971 Bowling Green Falcons football team The 1971 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–4 record (4–1 against MAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 263 to 207.
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Paul Downing Paul Milton Downing (November 27, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was an American college football player and coach. He played at Stanford University and was the head coach at Oregon State University (then known as "State Agricultural College"). While at Stanford, he was friends with classmate and future United States President Herbert Hoover.
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1952 Arizona Wildcats football team The 1952 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (BIAA) during the 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against BIAA opponents) and outscored their opponents, 285 to 155. The team captains were Jim Donarski and Dick Christiansen. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
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Marchmont Schwartz Marchmont H. "Marchy" Schwartz (March 20, 1909 – April 18, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1929 to 1931, and was a two-time All-American at halfback. Schwartz served as the head football coach at Creighton University from 1935 to 1939 and at Stanford University from 1942 to 1950, compiling a career college football coaching record of 47–50–6; Stanford, like may other universities, suspended football during World War II. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974.
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1942 Stanford Indians football team The 1942 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1942 college football season and was led by first-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. With the United States now fully engaged in World War II, Stanford played three "home" games at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco in order to comply with wartime requirements to minimize the use of non-essential public transportation by holding events near population centers. The team also played four games at its usual home stadium, Stanford Stadium.