1980 Stanford Cardinals football team

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1980 Stanford Cardinals football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dennis Green (1st season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Jack Harbaugh (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –18 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –16 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –00 –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, [1] [2] [3] Stanford's new head coach was alumnus Paul Wiggin, [4] [5] and he led the Cardinals to a 6–5 record (3–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth). [6] Home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

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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. [4] [7]

After the season in December, offensive coordinator Dennis Green became the head coach at Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference, [8] [9] and receivers/backs coach Jim Fassel was promoted. Green returned to Stanford as head coach in  1989.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Oregon No. 15
W 35–2537,300 [10]
September 13 Tulane *No. 13
W 19–1454,829 [11]
September 20at Boston College *No. 11
L 13–3032,037 [12]
September 27at No. 4 Oklahoma *
W 31–1475,811 [13]
October 4 San Jose State *No. 15
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 35–2161,127 [14]
October 11at No. 5 UCLA No. 16
L 21–3564,175 [15]
October 18 Washington No. 20
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 24–2760,066 [16]
October 25at Washington State
W 48–3430,371 [17]
November 1 Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 54–1343,294 [18]
November 8No. 4 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
 ABC L 9–3484,892 [19]
November 22at California
L 23–2878,258 [20]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At California

Stanford Cardinal (6–4) at California Golden Bears (2–8)
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at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 78,258
  • Source: [6]
Game information

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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 41LaMott AtkinsJr
FB 32Jim BrownSr
TE 82Jim ClymerFr
OL 59John DelmareJr
RB 24Mike DottererSo
TE 83 Chris Dressel So
OL 78Jim DykstraSr
QB 7 John Elway So
FB 35Jeff HaileSr
OT 67 Brian Holloway Sr
FB 40Greg HooperSo
C 66John MacauleySr
WR 28 Ken Margerum Sr
OL 71Bo MattsonSr
FB 33Rob MooreSo
FB 36Mark MordellJr
HB 23Eric MullinsFr
OL 68Mike NeillSr
HB 31 Darrin Nelson Jr
OL 62Chris RoseSo
WR 26Mike TolliverSo
WR 25Andre TylerSr
HB 22 Vincent White So
QB 18Phil WilsonJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 65Craig AwbreyJr
DB 48Kevin BairdSo
DL 74Duke DapperSr
DB 11Rick GervaisSr
DB 20 Rod Gilmore Jr
DL 83Kevin LamarFr
DB 12Kevin MacMillanSo
LB 80Milt McCollSr
LB 50Dave MorzeJr
DL 60Doug RogersJr
LB 98Jay SummersJr
DB 45Vaughn WilliamsFr
LB 58Gary WimmerSo
LB 52Craig ZellmerSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 10Ken NaberSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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