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1983 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1983
team	Stanford Cardinal
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	1–10
conf_record	1–7
head_coach	Paul Wiggin
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Jim Fassel
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	West Coast
def_coach	A. J. Christoff
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Stanford Stadium

The 1983 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Led by alumnus Paul Wiggin, in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Cardinal won only one game, the program's worst record since going winless in 1960. He was fired on November 11, but was allowed to finish out the season.

Stanford struggled on offense behind true freshman quarterback John Paye. Previous QB John Elway, a four-year starter, was the first selection of the 1983 NFL draft and started as a rookie for the Denver Broncos.

After the season in December, Jack Elway was hired from nearby San Jose State, where he went in five seasons. His Spartans had defeated Stanford the previous three years, the first two while his son John was the Cardinal quarterback.

Schedule

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Personnel

Paul Wiggin
Ray Handley – Associate head coach
Jim Fassel – Offensive Coordinator
Jim Anderson – Running back
Dave Ottmar – Wide receiver
Bryan Shaw – Tight end
A. J. Christoff – Defensive Coordinator
Larry Mac Duff – Defensive line
Mike Nolan – Inside linebacker

References

(October 23, 1983). "Wiggin thrilled, Stanford wins". Eugene Register-Guard.
(1983-11-12). "Stanford fires Paul Wiggin". [[Tri-City Herald]].
(November 12, 1983). "Stanford fires Wiggin". Spokesman-Review.
(November 12, 1983). "Wiggin fired by Stanford". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(December 15, 1983). "Stanford picks Elway". Spokesman-Review.
(December 15, 1983). "Stanford's newest Elway vows winning program". The Bulletin.
(September 20, 1981). "Willhite, San Jose St. upstage Stanford, Elway 28-6". Eugene Register-Guard.
(September 19, 1982). "San Jose St. triumphs 35-31 in the Battle of the Elways". Eugene Register-Guard.
(September 25, 1983). "San Jose upends Stanford". Eugene Register-Guard.
(September 11, 1983). "OU runs by Stanford". Wichita Falls Times.
(September 18, 1983). "Illinois discovers running game in victory". The Pantagraph.
(September 25, 1983). "San Jose State defeats Stanford again". The Modesto Bee.
(October 2, 1983). "Stanford loses 4th straight". The San Francisco Examiner.
(October 9, 1983). "Stanford falls, 39–21, but Bruins lose Bono". The Los Angeles Times.
(October 16, 1983). "Hinds leads Washington over Stanford". Oakland Tribune.
(October 23, 1983). "Stanford finally wins". Statesman Journal.
(October 30, 1983). "OSU gives Avezzano 1st Pac-10 win". Corvallis Gazette-Times.
(November 6, 1983). "USC resorts to some Card tricks". The Daily Breeze.
(November 13, 1983). "Rejuvenated Ducks eclipse Stanford 16–7". The Sunday Oregonian.
(November 20, 1983). "Cal hands Wiggin a going-away loss". The Press Democrat.

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