1980 Stanford Cardinals football team
The 980 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Following the surprise resignation of Rod Dowhower, Stanford's new head coach was Paul Wiggin, a former star defensive end at Stanford who had also played 10 years in the NFL and most recently had been an assistant coach in the NFL.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
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September 6 |
at Oregon |
No. 15 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
W 35–25
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September 13 |
Tulane* |
No. 13 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 19–14
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September 20 |
at Boston College* |
No. 11 |
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
L 13–30
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September 27 |
at No. 4 Oklahoma* |
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Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 31–14
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October 4 |
San Jose State* |
No. 15 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) |
W 35–21
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October 11 |
at No. 5 UCLA |
No. 16 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
L 21–35
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October 18 |
Washington |
No. 20 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
L 24–27
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October 25 |
at No. 17 Washington State |
|
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
W 48–34
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November 1 |
Oregon State |
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 54–13
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November 8 |
No. 4 USC |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) |
L 9–34
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November 22 |
California |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (83rd Big Game) |
L 23–28
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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