2006 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2006 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In head coach Walt Harris's second season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only one game, ending the season with a 1–11 record, the school's worst since a winless 1960 season.[1] Harris was fired on December 4, 2006, two days after Stanford's regular season ended. By the end of his tenure at Stanford, Harris had surpassed Jack Curtice with the lowest winning percentage in the history of Stanford football, with a 26.1% win record.[2]

2006 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record1–11 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Harris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (1st season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 USC +   7 2     11 2  
No. 14 California +   7 2     10 3  
No. 21 Oregon State   6 3     10 4  
UCLA   5 4     7 6  
Oregon   4 5     7 6  
Arizona State   4 5     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     6 6  
Washington State   4 5     6 6  
Washington   3 6     5 7  
Stanford   1 8     1 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played their home games at the newly renovated Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.at No. 21 OregonABCL 10–4858,450
September 93:00 p.m.at San Jose State*CSNWL 34–3529,321
September 167:00 p.m.Navy*FSNBAL 9–3744,022
September 232:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 10–3637,498
September 307:15 p.m.at UCLAFSNL 0–3172,095
October 711:30 a.m.at No. 12 Notre Dame*NBCL 10–3180,795
October 142:00 p.m.Arizona 
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–2039,317
October 2112:30 p.m.at Arizona StateL 3–3853,323
November 44:00 p.m.No. 9 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
FSNL 0–4249,371
November 1112:30 p.m.at WashingtonW 20–355,896
November 1812:30 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FSNBAL 7–3038,502
December 212:00 p.m.at No. 20 CaliforniaFSNBAL 17–2672,516
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Coaches edit

Name Position Year
at Stanford
Alma mater (year)
Walt Harris Head Coach
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
2nd Pacific (1968)
A.J. Christoff Defensive coordinator
Defensive backs
1st Idaho (1971)
Tom Freeman Offensive line (centers & Guards)
Run Game Coordinator
2nd San Diego State (1969)
Jeff Hammerschmidt Outside Linebackers
Special teams
1st Arizona (1991)
Nate Nelson Specialists
Recruiting coordinator
2nd UC Davis (2001)
Darrell Peterson Inside linebackers 2nd TCU (1984)
Buzz Preston Running backs 4th Hawaii (1982)
Doug Sams Offensive line (Tackles & tight ends) 1st Oregon State (1978)
Dave Tipton Defensive line 18th Stanford (1971)
Tucker Waugh Wide receivers 2nd DePauw (1993)
Ron Forbes Strength and conditioning 5th Florida (1995)

Game summaries edit

Oregon edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 7 0 0 10
#21 Ducks 3 24 7 14 48

San Jose State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 13 21 0 0 34
Spartans 7 14 14 0 35

Navy edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 3 7 17 10 37
Cardinal 0 3 0 6 9

Washington State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 2 20 7 7 36
Cardinal 0 0 3 7 10

UCLA edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0
Bruins 7 0 7 17 31

Notre Dame edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 0 0 7 10
#12 Fighting Irish 7 7 10 7 31

Arizona edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 3 3 10 30
Cardinal 0 7 0 0 7

Arizona State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 0 3 0 3
Sun Devils 10 7 14 7 38

USC edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Trojans 7 21 7 7 42
Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0

Washington edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 3 7 10 20
Huskies 0 3 0 0 3

Oregon State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 13 3 7 30
Cardinal 7 0 0 0 7

California edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 10 7 0 17
#20 Golden Bears 3 10 10 3 26

References edit

  1. ^ Maisel, Ivan (December 6, 2006). "Harris out as Cardinal coach following 1–11 season". ESPN. Stanford, California: Associated Press.
  2. ^ "Stanford 2009 Football Media Guide". Stanford University. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.