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1980 Stanford Cardinals football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Green (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorJack Harbaugh (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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, Stanford's new head coach was alumnus Paul Wiggin, and he led the Cardinals to a 6–5 record (3–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth). Home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Hired in February, Wiggin was a former star defensive end at Stanford (All-Pacific Coast in 1955, 1956), played 11 years in the National Football League (NFL), was a head coach for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (1975–1977), and most recently was the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.

After the season in December, offensive coordinator Dennis Green became the head coach at Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference, and receivers/backs coach Jim Fassel was promoted. Green returned to Stanford as head coach in 1989.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at OregonNo. 15W 35–2537,300
September 13Tulane*No. 13W 19–1454,829
September 20at Boston College*No. 11L 13–3032,037
September 27at No. 4 Oklahoma*W 31–1475,811
October 4San Jose State*No. 15
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 35–2161,127
October 11at No. 5 UCLANo. 16L 21–3564,175
October 18WashingtonNo. 20
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 24–2760,066
October 25at Washington StateW 48–3430,371
November 1Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 54–1343,294
November 8No. 4 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
ABCL 9–3484,892
November 22at CaliforniaL 23–2878,258
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At California

See also: 1980 California Golden Bears football team Stanford Cardinal (6–4) at California Golden Bears (2–8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stanford 7 0 01623
California 7 14 0728

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 78,258
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CAL – Tyrone Portee 24-yard pass from J Torchio (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 14–7. Drive:
  • CAL – John Tuggle 2-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 21–7. Drive:

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • STAN – Vincent White 32-yard pass from John Elway (Ken Naber kick). Cal 21–14. Drive:
  • STAN – Vincent White 4-yard run (Ken Naber kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
  • CAL – J Torchio 3-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 28–21. Drive:
  • STAN – Safety, center snapped ball out of end zone. Cal 28–23.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • STAN – Vincent White – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD
  • CAL – Don Sprague – 2 receptions, 62 yards

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.

Roster

1980 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 41 LaMott Atkins Jr
FB 32 Jim Brown Sr
TE 82 Jim Clymer Fr
OL 59 John Delmare Jr
RB 24 Mike Dotterer So
TE 83 Chris Dressel So
OL 78 Jim Dykstra Sr
QB 7 John Elway So
FB 35 Jeff Haile Sr
OT 67 Brian Holloway Sr
FB 40 Greg Hooper So
C 66 John Macauley Sr
WR 28 Ken Margerum Sr
OL 71 Bo Mattson Sr
FB 33 Rob Moore So
FB 36 Mark Mordell Jr
HB 23 Eric Mullins Fr
OL 68 Mike Neill Sr
HB 31 Darrin Nelson Jr
OL 62 Chris Rose So
WR 26 Mike Tolliver So
WR 25 Andre Tyler Sr
HB 22 Vincent White So
QB 18 Phil Wilson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 65 Craig Awbrey Jr
DB 48 Kevin Baird So
DL 74 Duke Dapper Sr
DB 11 Rick Gervais Sr
DB 20 Rod Gilmore Jr
DL 83 Kevin Lamar Fr
DB 12 Kevin MacMillan So
LB 80 Milt McColl Sr
LB 50 Dave Morze Jr
DL 60 Doug Rogers Jr
LB 98 Jay Summers Jr
DB 45 Vaughn Williams Fr
LB 58 Gary Wimmer So
LB 52 Craig Zellmer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 10 Ken Naber Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Card coach resigns". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 24, 1980. p. 30.
  2. "Dowhower suddenly leaves Stanford for NFL". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. January 24, 1980. p. 3B.
  3. "Dowhower resigns as Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. January 24, 1980. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Wiggin Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. February 2, 1980. p. 10.
  5. "Wiggin gets Stanford job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 2, 1980. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Cal shuffles the Cards, 28-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
  7. "Stanford job to thrill Wiggin". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). February 2, 1980. p. 9.
  8. "Green is coach at Northwestern". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. December 24, 1980. p. 12.
  9. "Big 10 gets its first black head football coach". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 24, 1980. p. 9.
  10. "Stanford downs Oregon, 35–25". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tulane beaten in final minute". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Stanford falls 30–12 in a shocker". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Stanford stuns Oklahoma". The Sioux City Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Stanford QB defeats dad 35–21". The Sunday Oregonian. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "UCLA, McNeil rip Cards". The Victoria Advocate. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "FG prunes Cards, Huakies smell Rosy". The Sacramento Bee. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Stanford pyrotechnics burn Cougs". Tri-City Herald. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Cards make it look easy". The San Francisco Examiner. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "USC stomps on Stanford". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Cal's Big Game ruins Stanford's". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. "1980 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  22. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 6, 1980. p. 2C.
  23. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 1, 1980. p. 2B.

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