1996 Stanford Cardinal football team

1996 Stanford Cardinal football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 38–0 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Bill Harris (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 16 Washington		7	–	1					9	–	3
Stanford		5	–	3					7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					5	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					6	–	5
California		3	–	5					6	–	6
USC		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5					5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	4:00 p.m.	Utah*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 10–17	34,587
September 14	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 25–2	34,150
September 21	9:30 a.m.	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 0–14	77,894
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 6–27	71,488
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 27–24 OT	41,150
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 12–26	21,305
October 26	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Arizona State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 9–41	32,550
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 21–20	64,820
November 9	7:15 p.m.	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	FSN	W 24–20	41,980
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 33–17	30,280
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		W 42–21	70,500
December 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. Michigan State*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 38–0	42,271
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1996 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 20 Jeff Allen Jr G 78 Brad Badger Sr QB 3 Tim Carey Sr TE 87 Greg Clark Sr FB 34 Greg Comella Sr FB 38 Ryan Rhodes Fr WR 80 Damon Dunn Jr WR 83 Marlon Evans Sr QB 5 Todd Husak Fr QB 19 Chad Hutchinson So WR 88 Brian Manning Sr WR 5 Troy Walters So QB 12 John Ynostroza Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class ILB 33 Chris Draft Jr DE 75 Carl Hansen Jr ILB 43 Jon Haskins Jr CB 22 Evan Herring So CB 17 Corey Hill Jr FS 10 Tim Smith So OLB 2 Donnie Spragan So OLB 54 Nicodemus Watts Sr DE 94 Ryan Werner Sr CB 26 Alistair White Sr NT 51 Anthony Willis Jr DE 13 Kailee Wong Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tyrone Willingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Dana Bible – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Don Treadwell – Running backs Mose Rison – wide receivers Dave Borbely – Offensive line (centers and guards) Patrick Morris – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles) Bill Harris – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator Kent Baer – Inside and outside linebacker Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1997-02-10