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1984 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Mannini (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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.[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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 811:30 a.m.at No. 16 Oklahoma*
USAL 7–1975,008[7]
September 1512:30 p.m.Illinois*
Metro SportsW 34–1943,795[8]
September 221:00 p.m.San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 28–2770,426[9]
September 2912:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
Metro SportsL 10–2839,500[10]
October 63:15 p.m.at No. 17 UCLA
Metro SportsW 23–2153,806[11]
October 1312:30 p.m.No. 2 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
CBSL 15–3744,500[12]
October 201:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 42–4933,000[13]
October 271:00 p.m.at Oregon State
W 28–2118,000[14]
November 33:00 p.m.No. 18 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 11–2074,432[15]
November 104:30 p.m.at Arizona
L 14–2844,836[16]
November 171:00 p.m.at California
W 27–1075,622[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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At Oklahoma

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See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Illinois

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See also: 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

San Jose State

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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

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See also: 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At UCLA

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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,[18][19] and the redshirt junior was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.[20]

Washington

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See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team

Washington State

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See also: 1984 Washington State Cougars football team

At Oregon State

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See also: 1984 Oregon State Beavers football team

USC

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

At Arizona

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See also: 1984 Arizona Wildcats football team

At California

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

Coaching staff

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Stanford picks Elway". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 15, 1983. p. 37.
  2. ^ "Stanford's newest Elway vows winning program". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. December 15, 1983. p. D3.
  3. ^ "Willhite, San Jose St. upstage Stanford, Elway 28-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. September 20, 1981. p. 6C.
  4. ^ "San Jose St. triumphs 35-31 in the Battle of the Elways". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 19, 1982. p. 9B.
  5. ^ "San Jose upends Stanford". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. September 25, 1983. p. 7B.
  6. ^ a b "Cardinal rallies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1984. p. 7C.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma wins opener, 19–7, over Stanford". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stanford hits Paye-dirt in beating Illini, 34–19". The Pantagraph. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stanford stops Spartan streak". The Sacramento Bee. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cards fall to ASU, lose Paye". Oakland Tribune. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stanford rocks UCLA with 23–21 upset". The Idaho Statesman. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Paye's replacement falls as Huskies beat Stanford". The Sacramento Bee. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Stanford blows huge lead, falls to Washington State". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "OSU blows early 21-point lead". Statesman Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Southern California defeats Stanford, 20–11". The Arizona Daily Star. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Arizona defeats Stanford". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "California is out-Mustered". The San Francisco Examiner. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Clark, N. Brooks (October 15, 1984). "College football: The week, West". Sports Illustrated. p. 88.
  19. ^ "Bruins rally, but still lose to Stanford". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 7, 1984. p. 6E.
  20. ^ Fred Buckley
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