1984 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

1984 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Mannini (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	11:30 a.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	USA	L 7–19	75,008	[7]
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Illinois*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Metro Sports	W 34–19	43,795	[8]
September 22	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 28–27	70,426	[9]
September 29	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Metro Sports	L 10–28	39,500	[10]
October 6	3:15 p.m.	at No. 17 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Metro Sports	W 23–21	53,806	[11]
October 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 2 Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	L 15–37	44,500	[12]
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 42–49	33,000	[13]
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 28–21	18,000	[14]
November 3	3:00 p.m.	No. 18 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	L 11–20	74,432	[15]
November 10	4:30 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 14–28	44,836	[16]
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		W 27–10	75,622	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Illinois

See also: 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

San Jose State

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

See also: 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At UCLA

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

See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team

Washington State

See also: 1984 Washington State Cougars football team

At Oregon State

See also: 1984 Oregon State Beavers football team

USC

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

At Arizona

See also: 1984 Arizona Wildcats football team

At California

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

Coaching staff

• 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