Stanford Cardinal
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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.
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[edit] Nickname and mascot history
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. 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.
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. 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.[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 Tree is based upon El Palo Alto, a redwood tree in neighboring Palo Alto that appears in the Stanford seal and athletics logo.
[edit] National championships
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Through the spring 2008 sports season, Stanford has won 109 national championships. Of these, 95 are NCAA team championships, second most among all universities (UCLA ranks first). 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.[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 14 consecutive years (1994-95 to 2007-08).
Stanford's championships occurred in the following sports (NCAA championships unless otherwise specified):[3]
- Baseball: 1987, 1988
- Men's Basketball: 1937, 1938 (both Helms Championships) 1942
- Women's Basketball: 1990, 1992
- Men's Cross Country: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
- Women's Cross Country: 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Football: 1926
- Men's Golf: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1994, 2007
- Men's Gymnastics: 1992, 1993, 1995
- Sailing: 1997 (ICRA championship)
- Men's Swimming and Diving: 1967, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
- Women's Swimming and Diving: 1980 (AIAW championship), 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
- Synchronized Swimming: 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (all U.S. Collegiate championships)
- Men's Tennis: 1942 (unofficial), 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
- Women's Tennis: 1978 (AIAW championship), 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Men's Track & Field: 1925, 1928, 1934, 2000
- Men's Volleyball: 1997
- Women's Volleyball: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004
- Men's Water Polo: 1963 (unofficial), 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002
- Women's Water Polo: 2002
[edit] Football
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Baseball
[edit] Cal rivalry
Stanford has a traditional sports rivalry in the San Francisco Bay Area with the University of California, Berkeley.
[edit] Olympics representation
Stanford athletes have traditionally been very well-represented at the Olympics.[4] Stanford sent 47 current or former student athletes to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 32 of whom competed for the United States, 14 for other countries, and one as a coach for the United States softball team.[5] In all, Stanford athletes won 25 medals:[6]
[edit] Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame was established on December 21, 1954. 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.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ "Schools with the Most NCAA Championships". NCAA website. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ "Stanford Cardinal Championships". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Stanford Olympic Medalists by Olympiad". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Stanford Well-Represented at Upcoming Summer Olympics". Stanford Athletics website (2008-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Stanford Medal Count". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
- ^ "The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
[edit] External links
- Stanford Athletics Website
- Stanford Native American Culture Center: The Removal of the Indian Mascot of Stanford
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