1984 Stanford Cardinal football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	1984
Team:	Stanford Cardinal
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	5–6
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Jack Elway
Hc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	West Coast
Def Coach:	Dink Mannini
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	4–3
Stadium:	Stanford Stadium

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 in five seasons.^{[1] [2]} His Spartans had defeated Stanford the previous three years, the first two while his son John Elway was the Cardinal quarterback.^{[3] [4] [5]} 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.^[6]

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

Illinois

See also: 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

San Jose State

See also: 1984 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game. Stanford snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spartans, rallying to win by a point.^[6]

Arizona State

See also: 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

At UCLA

See also: 1984 UCLA Bruins football team.

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,^{[7] [8]} and the redshirt junior was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.^[9]

Washington

See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team.

Washington State

See also: 1984 Washington State Cougars football team.

At Oregon State

See also: 1984 Oregon State Beavers football team.

USC

See also: 1984 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry.

At Arizona

See also: 1984 Arizona Wildcats football team.

At California

See also: 1984 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football).

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

Notes and References

1. News: Stanford picks Elway . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . December 15, 1983 . 37.
2. News: Stanford's newest Elway vows winning program . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon) . UPI . December 15, 1983 . D3.
3. News: Willhite, San Jose St. upstage Stanford, Elway 28-6 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . UPI . September 20, 1981 . 6C.
4. News: San Jose St. triumphs 35-31 in the Battle of the Elways . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . September 19, 1982 . 9B.
5. News: San Jose upends Stanford . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . UPI . September 25, 1983 . 7B.
6. News: Cardinal rallies . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . September 23, 1984 . 7C.
7. College football: The week, West . Sports Illustrated . Clark . N. Brooks . October 15, 1984 . 88.
8. News: Bruins rally, but still lose to Stanford . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . October 7, 1984 . 6E.
9. https://www.stanford-quarterbacks.com/fred-buckley/fred-buckley/interview/index.html Fred Buckley