1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Wiggin, the Cardinal had an overall record of 5–6 (3–5 in Pac-10, seventh).

1982 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Fassel (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorFred von Appen (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 1 1 10 1 1
No. 7 Washington 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 15 USC 5 2 0 8 3 0
Arizona 4 3 1 6 4 1
California 4 4 0 7 4 0
Stanford 3 5 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 4 1 3 7 1
Oregon 2 6 0 2 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first football season for Stanford's new singular nickname Cardinal; from 1972 to 1981, it was the plural Cardinals.[1] Both represented the color.

Regular season

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With consensus All-American John Elway at quarterback, the 1982 Cardinal were exciting - seven of its eleven games were decided in the fourth quarter - but maddeningly erratic:

  • After an impressive opening road win at Purdue, the Cardinal dropped a 35–31 decision at home to unranked San Jose State, coached by Elway's father Jack, who became Stanford's head coach in 1984.
  • In week 3 at #12 Ohio State, Stanford won on a last-minute eighty-yard drive, scoring the decisive TD with 34 seconds remaining.[2]
  • In week 5 at #11 Arizona State, Stanford scored a go-ahead touchdown in the final minute, only to lose on a Sun Devil TD with eleven seconds left on the clock.[2]
  • In week 7 at Washington State, the Cardinal scored the winning touchdown with 22 seconds left.[2]
  • In week 8 at home, Stanford scored thirty consecutive points to decisively defeat previously unbeaten #2 Washington 43–31,[3] which put Elway on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[4][5]
  • In week 9, at home against unranked Arizona, it gave up 28 unanswered fourth quarter points to lose by fourteen.[6]

After a hard-fought 38–35 loss at Rose Bowl-bound and 12th-ranked UCLA in week 10, the Cardinal traveled to Berkeley for its final scheduled game.

Elway's last football game at Stanford was one of the most famous games of all time, the 1982 Big Game versus rival California. It ended with "The Play," a kickoff return for a touchdown with four backward lateral passes and one forward lateral pass that allowed Cal to win the game as time expired.

After that game, Elway congratulated the Stanford Band trombone player that got run over in the end zone. Although Elway never led Stanford to a bowl game, he had an accomplished college career. In his four seasons (1979–1982), he completed 774 passes for 9,349 yards and 77 touchdowns. Stanford had a 20–23–1 (.466) record during his tenure. Elway's 24 touchdown passes in 1982 led the nation, and he left 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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11at Purdue*W 35–1464,381
September 18San Jose State*CBSL 31–3557,027
September 25at No. 13 Ohio State*ABCW 23–2089,436
October 2Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 45–539,400
October 9at No. 11 Arizona StateL 17–2170,823
October 16No. 14 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 21–4173,859
October 23at Washington StateW 31–2626,806
October 30No. 2 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 43–3155,213
November 6Arizona
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 27–4145,290
November 13at No. 12 UCLAL 35–3878,452
November 20at CaliforniaUSAL 20–2575,662
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1982 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 42 Steve Brown
RB 24 Mike Dotterer Sr
TE 88 Chris Dressel Sr
QB 7 John Elway Sr
WR 10 Emile Harry So
OT Chris Rose Sr
WR 26 Mike Tolliver Jr
RB 22 Vincent White Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 86 Kevin Bates
ILB 56 Louis Arvanetes Sr
S 20 Rod Gilmore Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 8 Mark Harmon So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
Source:[7][8]

Coaching staff

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  • 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)

Game summaries

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At Purdue

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San Jose State

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At Ohio State

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Stanford at Ohio State
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 01310 23
No. 13 Buckeyes 3 1007 20

John Elway threw for 407 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winner to Emile Harry with 34 seconds remaining.[9]

Oregon State

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At Arizona State

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At Washington State

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Washington

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Washington at Stanford
1 234Total
No. 2 Huskies 10 777 31
Cardinal 7 17136 43
Source:[5]

Arizona

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At UCLA

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At California

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Stanford at California
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 0146 20
Golden Bears 0 10015 25

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Awards and honors

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NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Elway Quarterback 1 1 Baltimore Colts (later traded to Denver)
Chris Dressel Tight end 3 69 Houston Oilers
Vincent White Running back 6 163 New York Jets
Mike Dotterer Running back 8 222 Los Angeles Raiders
Chris Rose Tackle 9 241 Baltimore Colts

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References

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  1. ^ "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Anatomy of a Miracle". Sports Illustrated. September 1, 1983.
  3. ^ "Cards spring Elway, rush by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. October 31, 1982. p. 1F.
  4. ^ "Bombs Away". Sports Illustrated. November 8, 1982.
  5. ^ a b Fimrite, Ron (November 8, 1982). "Oh what a notable victory!". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  6. ^ "A Look at Stanford's Series With Arizona From a Different Perspective". PAC-12.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 2, 1982. p. 2B.
  8. ^ "Game facts (probable starters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 23, 1982. p. 25.
  9. ^ "College Football Belt - 1982 Stanford at Ohio State". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "The craziest Big Game". The San Francisco Examiner via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.