1979 Stanford Cardinals football team
The 1979 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Rod Dowhower, an assistant coach under previous coach Bill Walsh, was hired as Stanford's new head coach, but resigned after the season to take an assistant coaching position with the NFL's Denver Broncos.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 8 |
at Tulane* |
No. 13 |
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans,LA |
L 10–33 |
41,251 |
September 15 |
San Jose State* |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) |
W 45–29 |
46,789 |
September 22 |
Army* |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
L 13–17 |
43,345 |
September 29 |
Boston College* |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 33–14 |
36,412 |
October 6 |
UCLA |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 27–24 |
70,205 |
October 13 |
at No. 1 USC |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) |
T 21–21 |
76,067 |
October 20 |
at Arizona |
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Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
W 30–10 |
55,000 |
October 27 |
at Oregon State |
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Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
L 31–33 |
16,000 |
November 3 |
Arizona State |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 28–21 |
40,184 |
November 10 |
Oregon |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
L 7–16 |
45,219 |
November 17 |
California |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (82nd Big Game) |
L 14–21 |
85,577 |
*Non-conference game. |
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Game notes
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.[3]
Arizona
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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, AZ
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| STAN | Hooper 3 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) | STAN 7-0 |
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2 |
| ARIZ | Hersey 5 yard run (Zivic kick) | Tied 7-7 |
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3 |
| ARIZ | Zivic 27 yard field goal | ARIZ 10-7 |
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3 |
| STAN | Tyler 15 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) | STAN 14-10 |
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4 |
| STAN | Naber 30 yard field goal | STAN 17-10 |
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4 |
| STAN | Dotterer 7 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) | STAN 24-10 |
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4 |
| STAN | Margerum 13 yard pass from Elway (kick failed) | STAN 30-10 |
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