1980 Stanford Cardinals football team
The 1980 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Following the surprise resignation of Rod Dowhower after one season in January,[1][2][3] Stanford's new head coach was alumnus Paul Wiggin,[4][5] and he led the Cardinals to a 6–5 record (3–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth).[6] Home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
| 1980 Stanford Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dennis Green (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jack Harbaugh (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (1921) (c. 85,500, grass) |
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| No. 16 Washington $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hired in February, Wiggin was a former star defensive end at Stanford (All-Pacific Coast in 1955, 1956), played eleven years in the NFL, was a head coach for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (1975–77), and most recently was the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.[4][7]
After the season in December, offensive coordinator Dennis Green became the head coach at Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference,[8][9] and receivers/backs coach Jim Fassel was promoted. Green returned to Stanford as head coach in 1989.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 6 | at Oregon | No. 15 | W 35–25 | |
| September 13 | Tulane* | No. 13 | W 19–14 | |
| September 20 | at Boston College* | No. 11 | L 13–30 | |
| September 27 | at No. 4 Oklahoma* | W 31–14 | ||
| October 4 | San Jose State* | No. 15 |
| W 35–21 |
| October 11 | at No. 5 UCLA | No. 16 | L 21–35 | |
| October 18 | Washington | No. 20 |
| L 24–27 |
| October 25 | at Washington State | W 48–34 | ||
| November 1 | Oregon State |
| W 54–13 | |
| November 8 | No. 4 USC |
| L 9–34 | |
| November 22 | at California | L 23–28 | ||
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Roster
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Season summary
At California
Stanford Cardinal (6–4) at California Golden Bears (2–8)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Stanford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| California | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
- Date: November 22
- Game attendance: 78,258
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Two costly fumbles and being stopped on the goal line with 1:07 left, ended Stanford's season on a sour note, and knocked them out of possible Peach Bowl consideration.
References
- "Card coach resigns". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 24, 1980. p. 30.
- "Dowhower suddenly leaves Stanford for NFL". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. January 24, 1980. p. 3B.
- "Dowhower resigns as Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. January 24, 1980. p. 18.
- "Wiggin Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. February 2, 1980. p. 10.
- "Wiggin gets Stanford job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 2, 1980. p. 14.
- "Cal shuffles the Cards, 28-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
- "Stanford job to thrill Wiggin". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). February 2, 1980. p. 9.
- "Green is coach at Northwestern". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. December 24, 1980. p. 12.
- "Big 10 gets its first black head football coach". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 24, 1980. p. 9.
- "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1980–1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 6, 1980. p. 2C.
- "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
External links
- Official game program: Stanford at Washington State – October 25, 1980
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