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] Jack Curtice with the lowest winning percentage in the history of Stanford football , with a 26.1% win record.[ 2]
The team played their home games at the newly renovated Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:30 p.m. at No. 21 Oregon ABC L 10–4858,450 September 9 3:00 p.m. at San Jose State * CSNW L 34–3529,321 September 16 7:00 p.m. Navy * FSNBA L 9–3744,022 September 23 2:00 p.m. Washington State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 10–3637,498 September 30 7:15 p.m. at UCLA FSN L 0–3172,095 October 7 11:30 a.m. at No. 12 Notre Dame * NBC L 10–3180,795 October 14 2:00 p.m. Arizona Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 7–2039,317 October 21 12:30 p.m. at Arizona State L 3–3853,323 November 4 4:00 p.m. No. 9 USC Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) FSN L 0–4249,371 November 11 12:30 p.m. at Washington W 20–355,896 November 18 12:30 p.m. Oregon State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FSNBA L 7–3038,502 December 2 12:00 p.m. at No. 20 California FSNBA L 17–2672,516 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Coaches
Name
Position
Year
Alma mater (year)
Walt Harris Head Coach
2nd
Pacific (1968)
A.J. Christoff
Defensive coordinator
1st
Idaho (1971)
Tom Freeman
Offensive line (centers & Guards)
2nd
San Diego State (1969)
Jeff Hammerschmidt
Outside Linebackers
1st
Arizona (1991)
Nate Nelson
Specialists
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
Oregon
Total
Cardinal
3
7
0
0
10
#21 Ducks
3
24
7
14
48
San Jose State
Total
Cardinal
13
21
0
0
34
Spartans
7
14
14
0
35
Navy
Total
Midshipmen
3
7
17
10
37
Cardinal
0
3
0
6
9
Washington State
Total
Cougars
2
20
7
7
36
Cardinal
0
0
3
7
10
UCLA
Total
Cardinal
0
0
0
0
0
Bruins
7
0
7
17
31
Notre Dame
Total
Cardinal
3
0
0
7
10
#12 Fighting Irish
7
7
10
7
31
Arizona
Total
Wildcats
14
3
3
10
30
Cardinal
0
7
0
0
7
Arizona State
Total
Cardinal
0
0
3
0
3
Sun Devils
10
7
14
7
38
USC
Total
#9 Trojans
7
21
7
7
42
Cardinal
0
0
0
0
0
Washington
Total
Cardinal
0
3
7
10
20
Huskies
0
3
0
0
3
Oregon State
Total
Beavers
7
13
3
7
30
Cardinal
7
0
0
0
7
California
Total
Cardinal
0
10
7
0
17
#20 Golden Bears
3
10
10
3
26
References
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