American college football season
The 1979 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by first-year head coach Rod Dowhower , the Cardinals had a 5–5–1 overall record (3–3–1 in Pac-10, sixth).
Senior starting quarterback Turk Schonert split time with freshman John Elway .
Dowhower was promoted to head coach in January;[2] he was previously the receivers coach for two seasons under Bill Walsh , who left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers . After the season in January 1980, Dowhower left to become the offensive coordinator with the NFL's Denver Broncos ,[3] [4] [5] [6] and was succeeded by alumnus Paul Wiggin .[7] [8]
Game summaries
Tulane
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San Jose State
Mike Dotterer became the first freshman in school history to score three touchdowns in one game during Stanford's 45–29 victory.[12] The Spartans were led by first-year head coach Jack Elway , father of John, who became Stanford's head coach after the 1983 season.
At Arizona
1
2 3 4 Total
• Stanford
7
0 7 16
30
Arizona
0
7 3 0
10
Date: October 20Location: Tucson, Arizona
Scoring summary 1 STAN Hooper 3 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) STAN 7-0
2 ARIZ Hersey 5 yard run (Zivic kick) Tied 7-7
3 ARIZ Zivic 27 yard field goal ARIZ 10-7
3 STAN Tyler 15 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) STAN 14-10
4 STAN Naber 30 yard field goal STAN 17-10
4 STAN Dotterer 7 yard pass from Schonert (Naber kick) STAN 24-10
4 STAN Margerum 13 yard pass from Elway (kick failed) STAN 30-10
California
California Golden Bears (5–5) at Stanford Cardinals (5–4–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
California
14
0
0 7 21
Stanford
0
7
7 0 14
at Stanford Stadium , Stanford, California
Date : November 17Game attendance : 85,577Referee : John BargerSource: [13]
Game information
First quarter
CAL – Jack Rose 23-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards.
CAL – Greg Woodard 28-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards.
Second quarter
Third quarter
STAN – Andre Tyler 16-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ken Naber kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards.
Fourth quarter
CAL – Jack Rose 17-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 21–14. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
CAL – Paul Jones – 24 rushes, 92 yards
STAN – Vincent White – 10 rushes, 26 yards
Top receivers
CAL – Jack Rose – 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
STAN – Ken Margerum – 6 receptions, 61 yards