Stanford Cardinals

I am back yet again with the Stanford Cardinals.

The Stanford Cardinals began playing football in 1892, only one year after the University was founded. Over the decades, a large rivalry has developed between Stanford and Cal, after Standford beat them in their first Big Game. This has become one of the oldest rivalry games in college football. Since 1981, Stanford has been known as the Cardinal, changed their name to the Indians from 1930 to 1972. The change came after Standford native American students met with President Richard Lyman, and expressed the insult they felt by the mascot to their culture and heritage.

The Stanford Cardinals have a653-451-52 (.587) record, which is one of the highest in the Pac-10. Though the Cardinals have gone through many coaches since its establishment, the Standford football program's head coach is Jim Harbaugh who has been their for the past three years. As a college football player himself, Harbaugh knows what it takes to succeed and pushes his team on and off the field. Alumni of the Cardinals have won numerous awards, including the Heisman Trophy, and more recently in 2009, the Doak Walker Award. The Standford Cardinals continues to produce amazing players and an outstanding record to make sure to check them out this next season!