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| University | Stanford University |
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| Conference | Pacific Ten Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Bob Bowlsby |
| Location | Stanford, CA |
| Varsity teams | 31 |
| Football stadium | Stanford Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Maples Pavilion |
| Baseball stadium | Sunken Diamond |
| Other arenas | Taube Tennis Center |
| Mascot | Stanford Tree (unofficial) |
| Nickname | Cardinal |
| Fight song | "Come Join the Band" (official) "All Right Now" (de facto) |
| Colors | Cardinal and White
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| Homepage | Stanford Athletics |
The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. Bob Bowlsby (born January 10, 1952) is the Director of Athletics at Stanford University. Stanford is a Census-designated place (CDP in Santa Clara County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Stanford Stadium (capacity 50000 as of 2006 is a Stadium on the Stanford University campus Maples Pavilion is a 7392-seat multi-purpose Arena in Stanford California. Sunken Diamond is a Baseball Stadium in Stanford California. It hosts the Stanford University Cardinal College baseball team The Taube Tennis Center is a Tennis facility located on the campus of Stanford University near Palo Alto California. The Stanford Tree is the unofficial Mascot of Stanford University. " All Right Now " is a rock single by the English band Free. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
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Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams. The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. The Big Game is the annual football game between Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley (known simply as "Cal" held Cardinal is a vivid Red, which gets its name from the Cassocks worn by cardinals The family of birds takes its name from the color White was adopted as a secondary color in the 1940s.
In 1930, the athletic department adopted the mascot "Indian. " The Indian symbol and name were later dropped by President Richard Lyman in 1972, after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate. Richard Wall Lyman (born 1923 was an American educator and historian Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States
From 1972 to 1981, the official nickname was the Cardinals. Despite the plural form of the name, the name was intended to refer to the color, not the bird. During the 1970s, a number of suggestions were put forth as possible nicknames: Robber Barons (a sly reference to Leland Stanford's history), Sequoias, Trees, Railroaders, Spikes, Huns, and Griffins. Robber baron is a term revived in the 19th century in the United States as a pejorative reference to businessmen and bankers who dominated their respective industries Amasa Leland Stanford ( March 9, 1824 June 21, 1893) was an American Tycoon, Politician and founder of The griffin is a Legendary creature with the body of a Lion and the head and often wings of an Eagle. The last suggestion gained enough momentum to prompt the university to move two griffin statues to be near the athletic facilities. [1]
On November 17, 1981, school President Donald Kennedy declared that the athletic teams be represented by the color Cardinal in its singular form. Donald Kennedy (born 1931 is an American scientist public administrator and academic [1]
Stanford has no official mascot, but the Stanford Tree, a member of the Stanford Band wearing a self-designed tree costume, appears at major Stanford sports events. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The Stanford Tree is the unofficial Mascot of Stanford University. The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB is the student Marching band of Stanford University. The Tree is based upon El Palo Alto, a redwood tree in neighboring Palo Alto that appears in the Stanford seal and athletics logo. El Palo Alto is a Coast redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens) Tree located in El Palo Alto Park on the banks of San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i
Through the fall 2007 sports season, Stanford has won 106 national championships. The Big Game is the annual football game between Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley (known simply as "Cal" held Of these, 95 are NCAA team championships, second most among all universities (UCLA ranks first). The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA Of the 95 championships, 58 are in men's sports (third behind UCLA and USC) and 37 are in women's sports, the most of any university. The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA The phrase "USC Trojans" also refers to the University of Southern California student body in general [2]
Stanford has won the NACDA Director's Cup for Division I, awarded annually to the college or university with the most success in collegiate athletics, for 13 consecutive years (1994-95 to 2006-07). The NACDA Directors' Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities with the most Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States
Stanford's championships occurred in the following sports (NCAA championships unless otherwise specified):[3]
Stanford has a traditional sports rivalry in the San Francisco Bay Area with the University of California, Berkeley. The NCAA Men's Tennis Championships are held to crown a team individual and doubles champion in American college Tennis. The NCAA Women's Tennis Championship is the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's tennis tournament to determine the Team Championships Singles Championships and Doubles The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships NCAA team championships for Men's Outdoor Track and Field Division I 1921 Illinois The NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship is the tournament that determines the national championship of American college Volleyball. The NCAA has contested Team Championships in Women 's Volleyball since 1981. The NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship has existed since the 1969 season The NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship has existed since the 2001 season The Stanford Cardinal football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pac-10 Conference. The Stanford Cardinal team is the basketball team that represents Stanford University in Stanford, California. The Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I College baseball. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley.
Stanford athletes have traditionally been very well-represented at the Olympics. The Big Game is the annual football game between Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley (known simply as "Cal" held The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games [4] In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Stanford sent 41 current or former student athletes: 33 competed for the United States, seven competed for other countries, and one was a coach for the United States. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee Stanford also sent two of its coaches as Olympic coaches. [5]
In Athens, Stanford athletes won 17 medals:
| Athlete | 2004 Summer Olympics event | Medal |
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| Margaret Dingeldein | Water Polo | Bronze |
| Erin Dobratz | Synchronized swimming | Bronze |
| Ellen Estes | Water polo | Bronze |
| Julie Foudy | Soccer | Gold |
| Jackie Frank | Water polo | Bronze |
| Tara Kirk | Swimming (4x100 medley relay) | Silver |
| Sara Lowe | Synchronized swimming | Bronze |
| Samantha Magee | Rowing (Women's Eights) | Silver |
| Jessica Mendoza | Softball | Gold |
| Patricia Miranda | Wrestling | Bronze |
| Markus Rogan | Swimming (100 meter backstroke) |
Silver Silver |
| Toby Stevenson | Pole vault | Silver |
| Jenny Thompson | Swimming (4x100 medley relay) |
Silver Silver |
| Brenda Villa | Water polo | Bronze |
| Kerri Walsh | Beach volleyball | Gold |
The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame was established on December 21, 1954. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Margaret ("Margie" Dingeldein (born May 30, 1980 in Merced California) is an American Water polo player who won a Bronze Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 Gold medals in Ellen Marie Estes (born October 13, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American Water polo player who won the Silver medal Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Julie Maurine Foudy (born 23 January 1971 in San Diego California) was a midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team from The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on August 11, (two days before the opening ceremony and ended Jacqueline ("Jackie" Frank DeLuca (born May 1, 1980 in Hermosa Beach California) is an accomplished American Water polo Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Tara Kirk (born July 12, 1982 in Bremerton, Washington) is an Olympic swimmer in the United States. The women's 4×100 metre medley relay was a Swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 Gold medals in Women's Eight Heats 15 August Heat 1 Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Jessica Mendoza (born 11 November 1980 in Camarillo California) is an American Softball player of Argentine descent Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to Patricia Noriko Miranda (born June 11, 1979 in Manteca California) is the first American woman in Olympic history to receive Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines Freestyle and Greco-Roman Markus Antonius Rogan (born May 4, 1982 in Vienna) is an Austrian swimmer who won two Silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics Records Medalists Heats Heat 1 Christopher Vythoulkas, Bahamas 58 Records Medalists Note This result is being appealed - Aaron Peirsol won the race but was disqualified for a noncontinuous backstroke Toby "Crash" Stevenson (born November 19, 1976 in Odessa Texas) is an Olympic class Pole vaulter from the United States The Pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 Jennifer ("Jenny" Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is a former competitive swimmer and one of the most decorated Olympians in history The women's 4×100 metre medley relay was a Swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme The women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay was a Swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme Brenda Villa (born April 18, 1980 in Los Angeles California) is a American world-class Water polo player for the US Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Kerri Lee Walsh (born August 15 1978 is an American professional Beach volleyball player The Women's Beach volleyball event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, was held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre The brainchild of Walt Gamage, sports editor of the now-defunct Palo Alto Times, the first class of inductees consisted of 34 Stanford sports greats. New members are inducted annually and are recognized during halftime of a home Stanford football game.
The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Room is located on the first floor of the Arrillaga Family Sports Center on the Stanford campus. [6]
| Sport | Hall of Fame members |
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| Baseball | Mike Aldrete, Jeff Ballard, Bob Boone, Bobby Brown, Paul Carey, Joe Chez, Steve Davis, Bert Delmas, Mike Dotterer, Frank Duffy, Steve Dunning, Chuck Essegian, Dutch Fehring (coach), Warren Goodrich, Eric Hardgrave, Jim Hibbs, Ralph Holding, Ken Lilly, Jim Lonborg, Mark Marquess (player and coach), Jack McDowell, Dave Melton, Lloyd Merriman, Pete Middlekauff, Bob Murphy, Larry Reynolds, Randy Rintala, Jack Shepard, Ed Sprague, Cook Sypher, Zeb Terry, Sandy Vance, Ray Young |
| Men's Basketball | Forrest Anderson, John Arrillaga, Kimberly Belton, Mike Bratz, John Bunn (coach), Don Burness, Bill Cowden, Howie Dallmar (player and coach), Ken Davidson, Tom Dose, Everett Dean (coach), Art Harris, Adam Keefe, Rich Kelley, Todd Lichti, Hank Luisetti, Nip McHose, Mike Montgomery (coach), Bryan "Dinty" Moore, Paul Neumann, Jim Pollard, John Revelli, Swede Righter, Harlow Rothert, George Selleck, Art Stoefen, Claude Terry, Ron Tomsic, Sebron "Ed" Tucker, Ed Voss, Jim Walsh, Don Williams, Howard Wright, George Yardley |
| Women's Basketball | Jennifer Azzi, Sonja Henning, Jeanne Ruark Hoff, Kate Starbird, Katy Steding, Val Whiting |
| Men's Crew | Dan Ayrault, James Fifer, Conn Findlay (coach), Duvall Hecht, Kent Mitchell, Edward P. Michael Peter "Mike" Aldrete (born January 29, 1961 in Carmel California) is a former First baseman / Outfielder in Jeffrey Scott Ballard (born August 13, 1963 in Billings, Montana) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher, playing Robert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is a former Catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star For other uses see Bobby Brown Robert William Brown, MD (born October 25 1924 Albert Charles Delmas ( May 20, 1911 in San Francisco California - December 4, 1979 in Huntington Beach California) is For information about Frank Duffy a leader of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in the first half of the 20th century see Frank Duffy. Steven John Dunning (born May 15, 1949, in) is a former professional Baseball player who played seven seasons for the Cleveland Indians Charles Abraham (Chuck Essegian Jr (born August 9, 1931 in Boston Massachusetts) is a former utility Outfielder in Major William Paul "Dutch" Fehring ( May 31, 1912 &ndash April 13, 2006) was a college baseball and football coach James Kerr Hibbs (born September 10, 1944, in Klamath Falls, Oregon) is a former professional Baseball player who played 1 season James Reynold Lonborg (born April 16, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Mark Marquess (born March 24 1947 is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team Jack Burns McDowell (born January 16, 1966 in Van Nuys California) is a former Major League Baseball player Edward Nelson Sprague Jr (born July 25 1967 in Castro Valley California) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman. Gene Covington Vance (born January 5, 1947 in Lamar Colorado, USA was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball. John Arrillaga is a wealthy American businessman who made his money through Real estate. Michael Louis Bratz (born October 17, 1955 in Lompoc California) is a former American NBA player John W Bunn ( September 26, 1898 – August 13, 1979) was an American Basketball coach and key contributor to the game of basketball William "Bill" Cowden ( September 6, 1920 &ndash October 17, 2007) was an American Basketball player Howard Dallmar (May 24 1922&ndashDecember 19 1991 was an American professional Basketball player and coach Everett S Dean ( March 18, 1898 – October 26, 1993) was a college men's basketball and baseball coach Arthur Carlos Harris Jr ( January 13, 1947 &ndash0ctober 2007 is a retired American professional Basketball player Adam Thomas Keefe (born February 22, 1970 in Irvine, California) is a retired American Basketball player Richard (Rich Ryland Kelley (born March 23, 1953 in San Mateo California) is a retired American Basketball player Todd Samuel Lichti (born January 8 1967 in Walnut Creek California) is an American former professional Basketball player Angelo "Hank" Luisetti ( June 16, 1916 in San Francisco California - December 17, 2002 in San Mateo California Mike Montgomery (born February 27 1947) is the current head basketball coach at the University of California Berkeley. Paul R Neumann (born January 30, 1938) is a retired American National Basketball Association player James Clifford "Jim" Pollard ( July 9, 1922 &ndash January 22, 1993) was an American professional Basketball player Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (March 7 1897 – September 6 1985 was a college football and basketball player and coach and an American Rugby union Harlow Phelps Rothert ( 1 April 1908 &ndash 13 August 1997) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Shot put James Patrick Walsh ( August 29, 1930 &ndash March 4, 1976) was an American Basketball player Howard Gregory Wright (born December 20 1967, in San Diego California) is an American professional Basketball player George Harry Yardley III ( November 3, 1928 in Hollywood California - August 12, 2004 in Newport Beach California, USA Jennifer Lynn Azzi (born on August 31, 1968, in Oak Ridge Tennessee) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player Sonja L Henning (born October 4, 1969 in Jackson Tennessee) is an Attorney and a former collegiate and professional Basketball player Kate Starbird (born Catherine Evelyn Starbird on July 30, 1975 in West Point New York) is a former professional Basketball player Katy Steding (born December 11, 1967 in Tualatin Oregon) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player and current college basketball Arthur Delancey "Dan" Ayrault Jr ( January 21, 1935 – February 24 1990) was an American competition rower and James Fifer (born July 14, 1930) is an American former competition rower and Olympic champion Conn Francis Findlay (born April 24, 1930 in Stockton California) is a four-time Olympic medalist, and is one of the few to medal in two Duvall Hecht (born April 23, 1930) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion Ferry, Kurt Seiffert |
| Women's Crew | Cathy Thaxton Tippett |
| Men's Fencing | Al Snyder |
| Field Hockey | Nancy White-Lippe |
| Football | Frankie Albert, Frank Alustiza, Bruno Banducci, Benny Barnes, Guy Benjamin, John Brodie, Jackie Brown, George Buehler, Don Bunce, Chris Burford, Ernie Caddel, Gordy Ceresino, Jack Chapple, Bill Corbus, Murray Cuddeback, Ed Cummings, Dud DeGroot, Steve Dils, Pat Donovan, Mike Dotterer, John Elway, Chuck Evans, Skip Face, Hugh Gallarneau, Bobby Garrett, Bobby Grayson, Bob "Bones" Hamilton, Ray Handley, Walt Heinecke, Tony Hill, Biff Hoffman, Brian Holloway, Dick Hyland, Gary Kerkorian, Gordon King, Pete Kmetovic, Jim Lawson, Pete Lazetich, Vic Lindskog, James Lofton, Ken Margerum, Bill McColl, Duncan McColl, Hal McCreery, Phil Moffatt, Bob Moore, Sam Morley, Monk Moscrip, Wes Muller, Brad Muster, Darrin Nelson, Ernie Nevers, Blaine Nye, Don Parish, John Paye, Jim Plunkett, Seraphim Post, John Ralston (coach), Bob Reynolds, Don Robesky, Ken Rose, Harlow Rothert, John Sande III, Clark Shaughnessy (coach), Harry Shipkey, Ted Shipkey, Jeff Siemon, Bob Sims, Malcolm Snider, Norm Standlee, Roger Stillwell, Chuck Taylor (player, coach, and athletic director), Dink Templeton, Keith Topping, Randy Vataha, Garin Veris, Bill Walsh (coach), Glenn "Pop" Warner (coach), Gene Washington, Paul Wiggin (player and coach), Dave Wyman |
| Men's Golf | Warren Berl, Bud Brownell, Bob Cardinal, Art Doering, Don Edwards, Bud Finger (coach), Lawson Little, Dick McElyea, Malcolm MacNaughton, Bob Rosburg, Charles Seaver, Steve Smith, Frank "Sandy" Tatum, Eddie Twiggs (coach), Tom Watson |
| Women's Golf | Shelley Hamlin, Anne Quast-Sander, Mickey Wright |
| Men's Gymnastics | Steve Hug, Jon Louis, Jair Lynch, Ted Marcy |
| Rugby | Marty Feldman, Joe Neal, Dick Ragsdale |
| Skiing | Bob Blatt |
| Men's Soccer | Klas Bergman, Harry Maloney (coach) |
| Women's Soccer | Jessica Fischer, Julie Foudy, Sarah Rafanelli |
| Men's Swimming and Diving | Bob Anderson, Ernie Brandsten (coach), Mike Bruner, Greg Buckingham, Emmet Cashin, Austin Clapp, Pete Desjardins, Dave Fall, John Ferris, Jim Gaughran, Paul Hait, George Harrison, Tom Haynie (coach), John Hencken, Marty Hull, Brian Job, Jeff Kostoff, John Moffett, Robin Moore, Pablo Morales, Sean Murphy, Wally O'Connor, Clarence Pinkston, Brian Retterer, Jeff Rouse, Dick Roth, Ralph Sala, Al White, Ted Wiget |
| Women's Swimming and Diving | Marjorie Gestring Bowman, Sharon Stouder Clark, Marybeth Linzmeier Dorst, Sharon Geary Gee, George Haines (coach), Brenda Helser De Morelos, Jenna Johnson-Younker, Janel Jorgensen, Lea Loveless Maurer, Eileen Richetelli, Chris von Saltza Olmstead, Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson, Susan Rapp von der Lippe |
| Men's Tennis | Joe Coughlin, Jim Davies, Laurence Dee, Jim Delaney, Bennett Dey, John Doeg, Jack Douglas, Jack Frost, Keith Gledhill, Dan Goldie, Dick Gould (coach), Alan Herrington, Cranston Holman, Sam Lee, Alex Mayer, Tim Mayotte, Ralph McElvenny, John McEnroe, Matt Mitchell, R. Lindley Murray, Philip Neer, Alex O'Brien, Jared Palmer, Ted Schroeder, William Seward, Roscoe Tanner, James Wade, John Whitlinger |
| Women's Tennis | Jane Albert Willens, Julia Anthony, Sandra Birch, Frank Brennan (coach), Patty Fendick-McCain, Linda Gates, Debbie Graham, Carol Hanks Aucamp, Julie Heldman, Kathy Jordan, Alycia Moulton |
| Track and Field | Terry Albritton, Gaylord Bryan, Carol Cady, Otis Chandler, Ernie Cunliffe, Pam Dukes, Gordon Dunn, Hec Dyer, Ben Eastman, Ward Edmonds, Tiny Hartranft, Bud Held, Ceci Hopp, Clyde Jeffrey, Payton Jordan (coach), Don Kardong, Bob King, Morris Kirksey, Sam Klopstock, Eric Krenz, Henri Laborde, Hugo "Swede" Leistner, James Lofton, Leo Long, John Lyman, Harry McCalla, Duncan MacDonald, Ray Malott, Bob Mathias, August Meier, Bill Miller, Ted Miller, PattiSue Plumer, Larry Questad, Jim Reynolds, Bill Richardson, Harlow Rothert, Kim Schnurpfeil-Griffin, Bud Spencer, Bob Stoecker, Dink Templeton (coach), Jack Weiershauser, Dave Weill, Alison Wiley Rochon, Pete Zagar |
| Men's Volleyball | Canyon Ceman, Scott Fortune, Jon Root |
| Women's Volleyball | Kristin Klein Keefe, Beverly Oden, Kim Oden, Wendi Rush, Teresa Smith-Richardson, Cary Wendell Wallin |
| Men's Water Polo | James Bergeson, Doug Burke, Jody Campbell, Austin Clapp, Dante Dettamanti (coach), Chris Dorst, Charles Fletcher, John Gansel, Jim Gaughran, Marty Hull, Drew McDonald, Alan Mouchawar, Wally O'Connor, John Parker, Gary Sheerer, Ted Wiget |
| Wrestling | Vern Jones |
| Service | Ted Leland (athletic director), Al Masters (athletic director) |