1979 Stanford Cardinals football team explained

Sport:football
Year:1979
Team:Stanford Cardinals
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Record:5–5–1
Conf Record:3–3–1
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Stanford Stadium

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).

Senior starting quarterback Turk Schonert split time with freshman John Elway.

Dowhower was promoted to head coach in January;[1] 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,[2] [3] [4] [5] and was succeeded by alumnus Paul Wiggin.[6] [7]

Schedule

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Roster

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Game summaries

San Jose State

See main article: 1979 San Jose State Spartans football team. Mike Dotterer became the first freshman in school history to score three touchdowns in one game during Stanford's 45–29 victory.[11] 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

California

See also: 1979 California Golden Bears football team.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dowhower wants Stanford exciting . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . UPI . January 10, 1979 . 3C.
  2. News: Dowhower quits to take Broncos' post. January 24, 1980. Palm Beach Post. January 22, 2013.
  3. News: Card coach resigns . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . January 24, 1980 . 30.
  4. News: Dowhower suddenly leaves Stanford for NFL . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire service reports . January 24, 1980 . 3B.
  5. News: Dowhower resigns as Stanford football coach . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California) . UPI . January 24, 1980 . 18.
  6. News: Wiggin Stanford football coach . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California) . UPI . February 2, 1980 . 10.
  7. News: Wiggin gets Stanford job . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . February 2, 1980 . 14.
  8. Web site: Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1979 - 1983. College Football Data Warehouse. January 21, 2013. https://archive.today/20130215175602/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1979. 2013-02-15. dead.
  9. News: Starting lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 27, 1979 . 2C.
  10. News: Starting lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 10, 1979 . 2B.
  11. Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 16. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.

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