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Stanford Football Team History


Stanford Cardinal
Stanford University
 Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Paul Wiggin
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Paul Wiggin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Oregon  35   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Tulane  19   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Boston College  13   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Oklahoma  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. San Jose State  35   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ UCLA  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Washington  24   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Washington State  48   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Oregon State  54   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Southern California  9   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ California  23   28   L       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored312
  Scoring Average28.4
  Points Allowed275
  Defense Average25.0
  Opponents Record70-51
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 9-3333198Lost  6-236-1198119  Don James
UCLA 9-2306135 5-2175107  Terry Donahue
Arizona State 7-4311216 5-3224156  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 8-2-1265134 4-2-117894  John Robinson
Oregon 6-3-2263193 4-3-1189170  Rich Brooks
Stanford 6-5312275 3-4214196  Paul Wiggin
Arizona 5-6215275 3-4131202  Larry Smith
Washington State 4-7287271 3-4185163  Jim Walden
California 3-8194328 3-5149223  Roger Theder
Oregon State 0-11108386 0-877290  Joe Avezzano

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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