STANFORD FOOTBALL • Tradition of Excellence • Competitive Pacific-10 Conference and Non-Conference Schedule • Famous Rivalries • National Television Exposure • All-American Selections • NFL Draft Picks • Bowl Games • National Honors and Awards • Gameday at Stanford Stadium • Outstanding Athletic Facilities • The Most Successful Collegiate Athletic Program in the United States • World-Renowned Academics • Great Weather All Year Long • A Beautiful Campus in One of the Country’s Most Desirable Regions 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL 1 John Lynch Denver Broncos Oshiomogho Atogwe St. Louis Rams STANFORD & THE NFL Stanford has produced Super Bowl Champions, Super Bowl MVPs, Hall of Fame players and coaches, and numerous NFL greats. A total of 27 former Cardinal players are currently on NFL rosters. Stanford has had 20 players selected in the last five NFL Drafts, and 35 in the last 10 years, among the most in the nation. Troy Walters Detroit Lions Chris Draft St. Louis Rams Trent Edwards Buffalo Bills Babatunde Oshinowo Jon Alston Cleveland Browns St. Louis Rams 2 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL Some of Stanford’s notable NFL players and Coy Wire Buffalo Bills coaches include: Players • Troy Walters • Bennie Barnes • Gene Washington • Guy Benjamin • Bob Whitfield • John Brodie • Tank Williams • Greg Comella • Coy Wire • John Elway • Kailee Wong Pro Football Hall of Fame • Dave Wyman • Darrien Gordon STANFORD & THE NFL • Kwame Harris • Eric Heitmann Coaches • Tony Hill • Brian Billick • James Lofton Pro Football Hall of Fame • Jim Fassel Tank Williams • Dennis Green Minnesota Vikings • John Lynch • Ken Margerum • Jim Mora • Ed McCaffrey • Mike Nolan • Glyn Milburn • George Seifert • Darrin Nelson • Willie Shaw • Ernie Nevers • Dick Vermeil Bill Walsh Pro Football Hall of Fame • Bill Walsh Pro Football Hall of Fame • Blaine Nye Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 Inductee • Jim Plunkett • Jon Ritchie • Jeff Siemon Kailee Wong Ed McCaffrey Houston Texans Denver Broncos Kwame Harris San Francisco 49ers James Lofton Pro Football Hall of Fame 2003 Inductee Eric Heitmann Donnie Spragan T.J. Rushing John Elway San Francisco 49ers Miami Dolphins Super Bowl Champions Pro Football Hall of Fame Indianapolis Colts 2004 Inductee 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL 3 Troy Walters Jim Plunkett Flanker Quarterback Darrin Nelson Halfback ALL-AMERICANS Kailee Wong Tank Williams Eric Heitmann Defensive Tackle Free Safety Offensive Guard A total of 51 Stanford players have gained All-American honors: • Guy Benjamin • Hugh Gallarneau • Seraphim Post • Mike Boryla • Rod Garcia • Luke Powell • John Brodie • Bob Garrett • Bob Reynolds • Chris Burford • Ron George • Don Robesky • Jack Chapple • Bones Hamilton • Ken Rose • Edward A. Cummings • Ray Handley • Ted Shipkey • Eric Heitmann • Jeff Siemon • Gary Kerkorian • Malcolm Snider Jeff Siemon • Gordon King Linebacker • Roger Stillwell • Jim Lawson • Chuck Taylor • Pete Lazetich • Sam Morley • Troy Walters • Ed McCaffrey • Brad Muster • Tank Williams • Bill McColl • Darrin Nelson • Kailee Wong Ernie Nevers • Duncan McColl • Ernie Nevers • Dave Wyman Fullback • Glyn Milburn • Don Parish Dave Wyman Inside Linebacker • Phil Moffatt • Jim Plunkett 4 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL Bob Whitfield Offensive Tackle Ken Margerum Frankie Albert Flanker Quarterback TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Stanford’s list of two-time Bill Corbus Offensive Guard All-Americans includes: • Frankie Albert • Bobby Grayson • Bill Corbus • Ken Margerum • Pat Donovan • Monk Moscrip • John Elway • Bob Whitfield • Paul Wiggin Bobby Grayson Fullback Paul Wiggin Defensive Tackle Monk Moscrip John Elway Pat Donovan End Quarterback Defensive End 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL 5 STANFORD STADIUM A new Stanford Stadium was Stanford Stadium has played host to unveiled in 2006, making the Home the Super Bowl, men’s and women’s of Stanford Football one of the World Cup Soccer matches, premier college football facilities in Olympic soccer competition, the nation. Originally built in 1921, a Presidential nomination and the $100 million project on the new The Stadium features a souvenir store. numerous college football games. Stadium began on November 26, 2005, moments after Stanford’s final game, and was completed for the Set in a parklike setting among Cardinal’s 2006 home opener versus groves of eucalyptus and oak trees, Navy on September 16. The stadium the Stadium is a perfect setting has a seating capacity of 50,000 and for Football Saturdays with fans includes state-of-art amenities both tailgating and enjoying the pregame on the playing field and throughout festivities prior to kickoff. Super Bowl XIX – San Francisco vs. Miami the stadium. 1994 World Cup Soccer – USA vs. Brazil 6 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL Arrillaga Family Sports Center is home to Stanford Athletics ATHLETIC FACILITIES Stanford’s athletic facilities are Athletic Hall of Fame Room, with perhaps the finest in collegiate its impressive display of Stanford’s athletics, and Stanford’s football 13 Directors’ Cups and numerous program is no exception. NCAA trophies. The Stanford football program is The football practice fields are housed in the spacious Arrillaga located directly across from the Family Sports Center, which Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Room Arrillaga Family Sports Center, includes administrative offices, adjacent to the world-class Avery meeting rooms, training facilities Aquatic Center. and even a basketball court. The Harvey Bernhard Football Locker Room is located on the ground floor, and an extensive weight training facility is located downstairs. The Arrillaga Family Sports Center also includes Lacob Family Sports Medicine & Human Performance Center a restaurant and the Stanford Elliott Football Practice Fields Stanford University has perhaps the finest athletics complex in the nation with world-class facilities for numerous sports. Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation Dallmar Court at the The Harvey Bernhard Football Locker Room Arrillaga Family Sports Center 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL 7 FOOTBALL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT The goal of the Stanford Football The training program utilizes strength and conditioning program specific, progressive, variable is to develop student-athletes and precise training that is who desire to persistently work individually designed to reduce towards achieving their goals the risk and severity of injury, and dreams, and who believe by while also improving functional dedicating themselves to their athleticism as measured by preparationPlayer Dtheyevelopment will be confident evaluations of performance factors and expect to be successful. including speed, power, strength, acceleration, deceleration, This is accomplished by balance, coordination, mobility and implementing a comprehensive body composition. program that teaches players to pay attention to the details of their preparation in every aspect of their training; such as technique, effort, attitude, mental discipline, nutrition, teamwork, leadership and accountability. 8 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL Stanford Academics: Second to None ACADEMIC SUPPORT Students participating in a lab writing project Athletic Academic Resource Center Football players match their Black Enterprise ranked Stanford Stanford players earn meaningful de- collegiate playing career with a as the No. 7 University for African- grees most often in four years. Athletes prestigious Stanford education. American students in 2006. are also eligible to apply for a fifth year Stanford University is consistently Everyone at Stanford is committed of study in order to pursue a Masters ranked as one of the best overall to the full experience of a student- degree in many departments. colleges in the nation. According athlete. Each player has access to to a 2007 U.S. News and World the Athletic Academic Resource Report, Stanford ranked as follows Center (AARC). In the AARC, finding nationally: the balance between academics • No. 4-T University and athletics is key. Counselors and • No. 2 School of Education tutors work with student-athletes • No. 2 Graduate School of Business to make their academic lives as • No. 2 Engineering Program smooth as possible. • No. 2-T Law School Stanford Business School – one of many highly ranked programs at the University 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL 9 STANFORD STUDENTS Stanford’s 6619 undergraduates and 8192 graduate students are distinguished by their initiative, love of learning and commitment to the larger world. Independent thinkers and relentlessly curious, students at Stanford bring passion and imagination to everything they do. Stanford students work hard, and they play with equal energy and enthusiasm. From public service to performing arts, from intramural sports to student government, undergraduates take part in numerous Student-athletes at Stanford have activities beyond the classroom. accepted the challenge of pursuing excellence both in the classroom and on the playing field. It is often said that Stanford offers the best of both worlds – top flight academics and unparalleled athletics. 10 2007 STANFORD F OOTBALL HOME OF CHAMPIONS The Best College Athletic Program in the Nation Stanford Athletics is one of the most THE Pac-10 ConfEREncE respected and admired collegiate Stanford teams consistently excel in the athletic programs in the nation. During each Pac-10, one of the nation’s best and deepest of the past 13 years, Stanford has won the conferences. Stanford teams won five prestigious Directors’ Cup awarded to the Pac-10 titles in 2006-07, capturing league most outstanding collegiate athletic program crowns in women’s basketball, women’s