The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Walsh, Stanford ended the regular season with an 8–3 record (5–2 in Pac-8, tie for second). On New Year's Eve, Stanford defeated LSU 24–14 in the Sun Bowl for their ninth win.and climbed to fifteenth in the final rankings.