1979 Stanford Cardinals football team
American college football season
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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).
- Rod Dowhower (1st season)
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Tulane* | No. 13 | L 10–33 | 41,251 | [9] | |
| September 15 | San Jose State* | W 45–29 | 46,789 | [10] | ||
| September 22 | Army* |
| L 13–17 | 43,345 | [11] | |
| September 29 | Boston College* |
| W 33–14 | 36,412 | [12] | |
| October 6 | UCLA |
| W 27–24 | 70,205 | [13] | |
| October 13 | at No. 1 USC | T 21–21 | 76,067 | [14] | ||
| October 20 | at Arizona | W 30–10 | 55,000 | [15] | ||
| October 27 | at Oregon State | L 31–33 | 16,000 | [16] | ||
| November 3 | Arizona State |
| W 28–21 | 40,184 | [17] | |
| November 10 | Oregon |
| L 7–16 | 45,219 | [18] | |
| November 17 | California |
| L 14–21 | 85,577 | [19] | |
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Game summaries
Tulane
San Jose State
Mike Dotterer became the first freshman in school history to score three touchdowns in one game during Stanford's 45–29 victory.[21] 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Stanford | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Arizona | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
| 1 | STAN | Hooper 3 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) | STAN 7-0 | |
| 2 | ARIZ | Hersey 5 yard run (Zivic kick) | Tied 7-7 | |
| 3 | ARIZ | Zivic 27 yard field goal | ARIZ 10-7 | |
| 3 | STAN | Tyler 15 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) | STAN 14-10 | |
| 4 | STAN | Naber 30 yard field goal | STAN 17-10 | |
| 4 | STAN | Dotterer 7 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) | STAN 24-10 | |
| 4 | STAN | Margerum 13 yard pass from Elway (kick failed) | STAN 30-10 | |
California
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| California | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Stanford | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
- Date: November 17
- Game attendance: 85,577
- Referee: John Barger
- Source:[22]
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Roster
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