1984 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

1984 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Mannini (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Elway was hired the previous December from nearby San Jose State, where he went 35–20–1 (.634) in five seasons. His Spartans had defeated Stanford the previous three years, the first two while his son John Elway was the Cardinal quarterback. 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:30 a.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	USA	L 7–19	75,008
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Illinois*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Metro Sports	W 34–19	43,795
September 22	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 28–27	70,426
September 29	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Metro Sports	L 10–28	39,500
October 6	3:15 p.m.	at No. 17 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Metro Sports	W 23–21	53,806
October 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 2 Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	L 15–37	44,500
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 42–49	33,000
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 28–21	18,000
November 3	3:00 p.m.	No. 18 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	L 11–20	74,432
November 10	4:30 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 14–28	44,836
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		W 27–10	75,622
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

Illinois

San Jose State

Stanford snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spartans, rallying to win by a point.

Arizona State

At UCLA

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, and the redshirt junior was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.

Washington

Washington State

At Oregon State

USC

At Arizona

At California

Coaching staff

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

"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.
^ "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

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