1982 Stanford Cardinal football team
The 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first year the team was called the singular Cardinal, representing the color; from 1972 to 1981, the team was referred to as the Cardinals.[1]
Regular season
John Elway's last football game at Stanford was one of the most famous games of all time, the 1982 Big Game versus rival California, which ended with "The Play." It was a play with five lateral passes that allowed Cal to win the game.
After that game, Elway congratulated the trombone player that got run over. Although Elway never led his team to a bowl game, he had an accomplished college career. In his four seasons (1979–1982) at Stanford, he completed 774 passes for 9,349 yards and 77 touchdowns. Stanford had a 20–23 record during his tenure. Elway's 24 touchdown passes in 1982 led the nation, and he graduated with nearly every Stanford and Pacific-10 career record for passing and total offense.
He won Pac-10 Player of the Year honors for the second time in 1982, and was a consensus All-American. In addition, he finished second in Heisman Trophy balloting as a senior.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 11 |
at Purdue* |
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
W 35–14 |
64,381 |
September 18 |
San Jose State* |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) |
L 31–35 |
57,027 |
September 25 |
at No. 13 Ohio State* |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
W 23–20 |
89,436 |
October 2 |
Oregon State |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 45–5 |
39,400 |
October 9 |
at No. 11 Arizona State |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
L 17–21 |
70,823 |
October 16 |
No. 14 USC |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) |
L 21–41 |
73,859 |
October 23 |
at Washington State |
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
W 31–26 |
26,806 |
October 30 |
No. 2 Washington |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 43–31 |
55,213 |
November 6 |
Arizona |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
L 27–41 |
45,290 |
November 13 |
at No. 12 UCLA |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
L 35–38 |
78,452 |
November 20 |
at California |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (85th Big Game - The Play) |
L 20–25 |
75,662 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Season summary
Ohio State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Stanford |
0 |
0 | 13 | 10 |
23 |
Ohio State |
3 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
20 |
- Date: September 25
- Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
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Coaching staff
- Head Coach – Paul Wiggin (Stanford '57)
- Associate Head Coach – Ray Handley (Stanford '66)
- Offensive Coordinator – Jim Fassel (USC '70)
- Defensive Coordinator – Larry Mac Duff (CSU-Fullerton '71)
- Running Backs – Jim Anderson (Cal Western '70)
- Defensive Backs – Chuck Detwiler (Utah State '68)
- Offensive Line – Dick James (UC Davis '62)
- Receivers and Tight Ends – Dave Ottmar (Stanford '74)
- Defensive Line – Fred von Appen (Linfield '64)
- Asst. Coach-Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian (Louisiana State '77)
- Asst. Coach-Secondary – Mike Nolan (Oregon '80)
Team players in the NFL
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Awards and honors
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