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1979 Stanford Cardinals football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1979
team	Stanford Cardinals
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	5–5–1
conf_record	3–3–1
head_coach	Rod Dowhower
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; 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, and was succeeded by alumnus Paul Wiggin.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Tulane

San Jose State

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. 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

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19791021&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

California

First quarter

CAL – Jack Rose 23-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''California 7–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards.'''''
CAL – Greg Woodard 28-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''California 14–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards.''''' Second quarter
STAN – Vincent White 17-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ken Naber kick). ''California 14–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards.''''' Third quarter
STAN – Andre Tyler 16-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ken Naber kick). ''Tie 14–14. '''Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards.''''' Fourth quarter
CAL – Jack Rose 17-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''California 21–14. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
CAL – Rich Campbell – 23/33, 315 yards, 3 TD, int
STAN – Turk Schonert – 22/32, 225 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
CAL – Paul Jones – 24 rushes, 92 yards
STAN – Vincent White – 10 rushes, 26 yards ;Top receivers
CAL – Jack Rose – 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
STAN – Ken Margerum – 6 receptions, 61 yards

Roster

Al Lavan – Running backs
Jim Fassel – Wide receivers
Tom Lovat – Offensive line
Russell Charles – Offensive line
Bill Dutton – Defensive line
John Godden – Inside linebackers
Ray Handley – Linebackers
George Seifert – Defensive back

References

(January 10, 1979). "Dowhower wants Stanford exciting". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 24, 1980). "Dowhower quits to take Broncos' post". Palm Beach Post.
(January 24, 1980). "Card coach resigns". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(January 24, 1980). "Dowhower suddenly leaves Stanford for NFL". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 24, 1980). "Dowhower resigns as Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(February 2, 1980). "Wiggin Stanford football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(February 2, 1980). "Wiggin gets Stanford job". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(September 9, 1979). "Stanford is stunned by Tulane, 33–10". The Los Angeles Times.
(September 16, 1979). "Stanford outlasts San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner.
(September 23, 1979). "Army staggers Stanford". St. Petersburg Times.
(September 30, 1979). "Elway's TD passes help Stanford win". The Los Angeles Times.
(October 7, 1979). "Late field goal propels Cards by UCLA, 27–24". Statesman Journal.
(October 14, 1979). "Trojans are left in a daze". The Daily Breeze.
(October 21, 1979). "Three Schonert TDs, rugged defense propel Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
(October 28, 1979). "Stanford's hopes in Pac 10 dammed by Beavers, 33–31". The San Bernardino County Sun.
(November 4, 1979). "Stanford beats Arizona State". The Selma Times-Journal.
(November 11, 1979). "Ex-Hawk preserves Oregon win". Tri-City Herald.
(November 18, 1979). "Campbell-paced Bears defeat Stanford 21–14". The Sunday Oregonian.
"1979 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 16. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.
(October 27, 1979). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 10, 1979). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.

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