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1980 Stanford Cardinals football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1980
team	Stanford Cardinals
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	6–5
conf_record	3–4
head_coach	Paul Wiggin
hc_year	1st
off_coach	Dennis Green
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	West Coast
def_coach	Jack Harbaugh
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Stanford Stadium

The 1980 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Following the surprise resignation of Rod Dowhower after one season in January, Stanford's new head coach was alumnus Paul Wiggin, and he led the Cardinals to a 6–5 record (3–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth). Home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Hired in February, Wiggin was a former star defensive end at Stanford (All-Pacific Coast in 1955, 1956), played 11 years in the National Football League (NFL), was a head coach for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (1975–1977), and most recently was the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.

After the season in December, offensive coordinator Dennis Green became the head coach at Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference, and receivers/backs coach Jim Fassel was promoted. Green returned to Stanford as head coach in 1989.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At California

First quarter

CAL – John Tuggle 15-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''Cal 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
STAN – Vincent White 1-yard run (Ken Naber kick). ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
CAL – Tyrone Portee 24-yard pass from J Torchio (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''Cal 14–7. '''Drive:'''''
CAL – John Tuggle 2-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''Cal 21–7. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
No scoring Fourth quarter
STAN – Vincent White 32-yard pass from John Elway (Ken Naber kick). ''Cal 21–14. '''Drive:'''''
STAN – Vincent White 4-yard run (Ken Naber kick). ''Tie 21–21. '''Drive:'''''
CAL – J Torchio 3-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). ''Cal 28–21. '''Drive:'''''
STAN – Safety, center snapped ball out of end zone. Cal 28–23. ;Top passers
STAN – John Elway – 28/44, 257 yards, TD
CAL – J Torchio – 11/22, 186 yards, TD ;Top rushers
STAN – Vincent White – 24 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD
CAL – John Tuggle – 27 rushes, 110 yards, TD ;Top receivers
STAN – Vincent White – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD
CAL – Don Sprague – 2 receptions, 62 yards

Two costly fumbles and being stopped on the goal line with 1:07 left, ended Stanford's season on a sour note, and knocked them out of possible Peach Bowl consideration.

Roster

Dennis Green (OC)
Jack Harbaugh (DC)
Jim Fassel (QB, WR)
Larry Mac Duff (OL)
Dave Ottmar (TE)
Chuck Detwiler (DB)
Ray Handley (OLB)
Dick James (OL)

References

"What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?".
(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.
(November 23, 1980). "Cal shuffles the Cards, 28-23". Eugene Register-Guard.
(February 2, 1980). "Stanford job to thrill Wiggin". Lawrence Journal-World.
(December 24, 1980). "Green is coach at Northwestern". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(December 24, 1980). "Big 10 gets its first black head football coach". Tuscaloosa News.
(September 7, 1980). "Stanford downs Oregon, 35–25". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(September 14, 1980). "Tulane beaten in final minute". Daily World.
(September 21, 1980). "Stanford falls 30–12 in a shocker". Tallahassee Democrat.
(September 28, 1980). "Stanford stuns Oklahoma". The Sioux City Journal.
(October 5, 1980). "Stanford QB defeats dad 35–21". The Sunday Oregonian.
(October 12, 1980). "UCLA, McNeil rip Cards". The Victoria Advocate.
(October 19, 1980). "FG prunes Cards, Huakies smell Rosy". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 26, 1980). "Stanford pyrotechnics burn Cougs". Tri-City Herald.
(November 2, 1980). "Cards make it look easy". The San Francisco Examiner.
(November 9, 1980). "USC stomps on Stanford". The San Francisco Examiner.
(November 23, 1980). "Cal's Big Game ruins Stanford's". Oakland Tribune.
"1980 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 6, 1980). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 1, 1980). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.

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