[lex24]

Ralston's two Rose Bowl teams were very different.

The Plunkett team was Plunkett-focused, deep-ball driven, much like a Sid Gilliam offense.  Plunk was a very effective runner if the throw wasn't there.

The Bunce team didn't have much on offense, other than the sublime John Winesberry, but had , Lazetich and the Thunder Chickens, Jeff Siemon, and very good defensive backs.  Maybe the best Stanford defense ever, ~12 points allowed per game.

Totally agree. The Plunkett teams (including previous years) had to reliably score a lot, because the defense had lots of limitations. Bunce's team didn't have the firepower on offense, but they were "steady". The could score just enough (when everybody played well) to allow the defense to win the game. They were also helped by the PAC-8 not being all that great in 1971 regular season. USC was 6-4-1, UW was 8-3 but 4-3 in the PAC-8, and UCLA was 2-7-1.

Bunce was a darn good QB. Miles Moore was another good WR.

[lex24]

Ralston's two Rose Bowl teams were very different.

The Plunkett team was Plunkett-focused, deep-ball driven, much like a Sid Gilliam offense.  Plunk was a very effective runner if the throw wasn't there.

The Bunce team didn't have much on offense, other than the sublime John Winesberry, but had , Lazetich and the Thunder Chickens, Jeff Siemon, and very good defensive backs.  Maybe the best Stanford defense ever, ~12 points allowed per game.

Totally agree. The Plunkett teams (including previous years) had to reliably score a lot, because the defense had lots of limitations. Bunce's team didn't have the firepower on offense, but they were "steady". The could score just enough (when everybody played well) to allow the defense to win the game. They were also helped by the PAC-8 not being all that great in 1971 regular season. USC was 6-4-1, UW was 8-3 but 4-3 in the PAC-8, and UCLA was 2-7-1.

Bunce was a darn good QB. Miles Moore was another good WR.