Stanford Football Team History
Stanford Cardinal
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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885 Stadium: Stanford Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: Rod Dowhower Conference: Pac 10-
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1979 Season Highlights |
Rod Dowhower enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford. |
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1979 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 8 | @
Tulane
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10 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | vs.
San Jose State
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45 |
29 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | vs.
Army
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13 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Boston College
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33 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | vs.
UCLA
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27 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Southern California
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21 |
21 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @
Arizona
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30 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | @
Oregon State
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31 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Arizona State
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28 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | vs.
Oregon
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7 |
16 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
California
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14 |
21 |
L |
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1979 Season Totals |
Record | 5-5
-1
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Points Scored | 259 |
Scoring Average | 23.5 |
Points Allowed | 239 |
Defense Average | 21.7 |
Opponents Record | 58-64
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Conference Record | 3-3 |
Home Record | 4-3
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Away Record | 1-2
-1
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1979 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1979 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1979 All Pac 10 Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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