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
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	1–11 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Walt Harris (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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
Arizona State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon		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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	L 10–48	58,450
September 9	3:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	CSNW	L 34–35	29,321
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Navy*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSNBA	L 9–37	44,022
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 10–36	37,498
September 30	7:15 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 0–31	72,095
October 7	11:30 a.m.	at No. 12 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 10–31	80,795
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 7–20	39,317
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 3–38	53,323
November 4	4:00 p.m.	No. 9 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	FSN	L 0–42	49,371
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 20–3	55,896
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSNBA	L 7–30	38,502
December 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (109th Big Game)	FSNBA	L 17–26	72,516
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Coaches

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

Oregon

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

See also: 2006 Oregon Ducks football team

San Jose State

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

See also: 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team

Navy

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

See also: 2006 Navy Midshipmen football team

Washington State

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

See also: 2006 Washington State Cougars football team

UCLA

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

See also: 2006 UCLA Bruins football team

Notre Dame

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

See also: 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Arizona

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

See also: 2006 Arizona Wildcats football team

Arizona State

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

See also: 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

USC

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

See also: 2006 USC Trojans football team

Washington

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

See also: 2006 Washington Huskies football team

Oregon State

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

See also: 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

California

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

See also: Big Game (football) and 2006 California Golden Bears football team