American college football season
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,[ 1] 1960 .[ 2] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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 35–20–1 (.634) in five seasons.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 10 No. 2 Oklahoma * L 14–2762,778 September 17 at Illinois * L 7–1772,852 September 24 San Jose State * Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) L 10–2368,201 October 1 at No. 20 Arizona State L 11–2953,795 October 8 UCLA Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 21–3955,804 October 15 at No. 17 Washington L 15–3259,270 October 22 No. 19 Arizona Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 31–2240,208 October 29 at Oregon State L 18–3122,000 November 5 at USC L 7–3050,867 November 12 Oregon Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 7–1631,420 November 19 California L 18–2784,804 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Coaching staff
References
^ "Wiggin thrilled, Stanford wins" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire service reports. October 23, 1983. p. 7C.^ a b "Stanford fires Paul Wiggin" . Tri-City Herald Kennewick, Washington . Associated Press . November 12, 1983. p. C1.^ "Stanford fires Wiggin" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 12, 1983. p. 19.^ "Wiggin fired by Stanford" . Lodi News-Sentinel . UPI. November 12, 1983. p. 9.^ "Stanford picks Elway" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 15, 1983. p. 37.^ "Stanford's newest Elway vows winning program" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. December 15, 1983. p. D3.^ "Willhite, San Jose St. upstage Stanford, Elway 28-6" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). UPI. September 20, 1981. p. 6C.^ "San Jose St. triumphs 35-31 in the Battle of the Elways" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. September 19, 1982. p. 9B.^ "San Jose upends Stanford" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). UPI. September 25, 1983. p. 7B.
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