The 1984 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Elway, the Cardinal compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
| 1984 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dink Mannini (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| No. 10 USC $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Washington | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elway was hired the previous December from nearby San Jose State, where he went 35–20–1 (.634) in five seasons.[1][2] His Spartans had defeated Stanford the previous three years, the first two while his son John Elway was the Cardinal quarterback.[3][4][5] Now on the other side, Coach Elway won the South Bay matchup again this season, as Stanford rallied to win by a point to snap the streak.[6]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 16 Oklahoma* | USA | L 7–19 | 75,008 | |
| September 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Illinois* | Metro Sports | W 34–19 | 43,795 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| W 28–27 | 70,426 | |
| September 29 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State |
| Metro Sports | L 10–28 | 39,500 |
| October 6 | 3:15 p.m. | at No. 17 UCLA | Metro Sports | W 23–21 | 53,806 | |
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 Washington |
| CBS | L 15–37 | 44,500 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| L 42–49 | 33,000 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | W 28–21 | 18,000 | ||
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 18 USC |
| CBS | L 11–20 | 74,432 |
| November 10 | 4:30 p.m. | at Arizona | L 14–28 | 44,836 | ||
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | W 27–10 | 75,622 | ||
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Game summaries edit
At Oklahoma edit
Illinois edit
San Jose State edit
Stanford snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spartans, rallying to win by a point.[6]
Arizona State edit
At UCLA edit
The 23–21 upset on October 6 at the Rose Bowl was head coach Jack Elway's first Pac-10 victory. Making his first-ever collegiate start, backup quarterback Fred Buckley led the Cardinal over the #17 UCLA Bruins,[7][8] and the redshirt junior was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.[9]
Washington edit
Washington State edit
At Oregon State edit
USC edit
At Arizona edit
At California edit
Coaching staff edit
- Jack Elway – Head coach
- Jimmy Walsh – Running back
- Dave Baldwin – Tight end
- Tony Yelovich – Offensive line
- Dick Mannini – Defensive Coordinator & secondary
- Tony Samuel – Defensive line
- Larry Kerr – Inside linebacker & special teams coordinator
- Greg McMackin – Outside linebacker
References edit
- ^ "Stanford picks Elway". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 15, 1983. p. 37.
- ^ "Stanford's newest Elway vows winning program". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. December 15, 1983. p. D3.
- ^ "Willhite, San Jose St. upstage Stanford, Elway 28-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. September 20, 1981. p. 6C.
- ^ "San Jose St. triumphs 35-31 in the Battle of the Elways". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 19, 1982. p. 9B.
- ^ "San Jose upends Stanford". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. September 25, 1983. p. 7B.
- ^ a b "Cardinal rallies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1984. p. 7C.
- ^ Clark, N. Brooks (October 15, 1984). "College football: The week, West". Sports Illustrated. p. 88.
- ^ "Bruins rally, but still lose to Stanford". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 7, 1984. p. 6E.
- ^ Fred Buckley