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1979 Stanford Cardinals football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
No. 11 Washington 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Arizona State † 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
UCLA 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Dowhower, the Cardinals had a 5–5–1 overall record (3–3–1 in Pac-10, sixth).

Senior starting quarterback Turk Schonert split time with freshman John Elway.

Dowhower was promoted to head coach in January; [2] he was previously the receivers coach for two seasons under Bill Walsh, who left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. After the season in January 1980, Dowhower left to become the offensive coordinator with the NFL's Denver Broncos, [3] [4] [5] [6] and was succeeded by alumnus Paul Wiggin. [7] [8]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Tulane*No. 13
L 10–3341,251
September 15 San Jose State*
W 45–2946,789
September 22 Army*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–1743,345
September 29 Boston College*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 33–1436,412
October 6 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 27–2470,205
October 13at No. 1 USC
T 21–2176,067
October 20at Arizona
W 30–1055,000
October 27at Oregon State
L 31–3316,000
November 3 Arizona State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 28–2140,184
November 10 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–1645,219
November 17 California
L 14–2185,577
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

Roster

1979 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Mike Dotterer Fr
TE 83 Chris Dressel Fr
QB 7 John Elway Fr
OT 79 Andre Hines Sr
OT 67 Brian Holloway Jr
C 66 John Macauley Jr
WR 28 Ken Margerum Jr
G 68 Mike Neill Jr
RB 31 Darrin Nelson Jr
QB 14 Turk Schonert Sr
WR 25 Andre Tyler Jr
RB 22 Vincent White Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 89 Chuck Evans Sr
DT 94 Dan Floyd Sr
FS Steve Foley Jr
CB 11 Rick Gervais Jr
CB 20 Rod Gilmore So
LB 99 Tom Hall Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 10 Ken Naber Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Al Lavan – Running backs
  • Jim Fassel – Wide receivers
  • Tom Lovat – Offensive line
  • Russell Charles – Offensive line
  • Bill Dutton – Defensive line
  • John Godden – Inside linebackers
  • Ray Handley – Linebackers
  • George Seifert – Defensive back
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source: [10] [11]

Game summaries

Tulane

San Jose State

Main article: 1979 San Jose State Spartans football team

Mike Dotterer became the first freshman in school history to score three touchdowns in one game during Stanford's 45–29 victory. [12] The  Spartans were led by first-year head coach Jack Elway, father of John, who became Stanford's head coach after the 1983 season.

At Arizona

1 234Total
• Stanford 7 0716 30
Arizona 0 730 10
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Tucson, Arizona
Scoring summary
1STANHooper 3 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick)STAN 7-0
2ARIZHersey 5 yard run (Zivic kick)Tied 7-7
3ARIZZivic 27 yard field goalARIZ 10-7
3STANTyler 15 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick)STAN 14-10
4STANNaber 30 yard field goalSTAN 17-10
4STANDotterer 7 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick)STAN 24-10
4STANMargerum 13 yard pass from Elway (kick failed)STAN 30-10

California

See also: 1979 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears (5–5) at Stanford Cardinals (5–4–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
California 14 0 0721
Stanford 0 7 7014

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: November 17
  • Game attendance: 85,577
  • Referee: John Barger
  • Source: [13]
Game information

References

  1. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dowhower wants Stanford exciting". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 10, 1979. p. 3C.
  3. ^ "Dowhower quits to take Broncos' post". Palm Beach Post. January 24, 1980. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Card coach resigns". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 24, 1980. p. 30.
  5. ^ "Dowhower suddenly leaves Stanford for NFL". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. January 24, 1980. p. 3B.
  6. ^ "Dowhower resigns as Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. January 24, 1980. p. 18.
  7. ^ "Wiggin Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. February 2, 1980. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Wiggin gets Stanford job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 2, 1980. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1979–1983". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1979. p. 2C.
  11. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1979. p. 2B.
  12. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 16. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.
  13. ^ "Bears stop Cards at the 2 and win Big Game, 21-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. November 18, 1979. p. 7B.
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