1979 Stanford Cardinals football team

1979 Stanford Cardinals football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1979 record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rod Dowhower
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
Seasons

1979 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 USC †	6	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
#11 Washington	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Rod Dowhower, an assistant coach under previous coach Bill Walsh, was hired as Stanford's new head coach, but resigned after the season to take an assistant coaching position with the NFL's Denver Broncos.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8*	at Tulane	#13	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans,LA	L 10–33	41,251
September 15*	San Jose State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 45–29	46,789
September 22*	Army		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 13–17	43,345
September 29*	Boston College		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 33–14	36,412
October 6	UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 27–24	70,205
October 13	at #1 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	T 21–21	76,067
October 20	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 30–10	55,000
October 27	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	L 31–33	16,000
November 3	Arizona State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 28–21	40,184
November 3	Oregon		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–16	45,219
November 17	California		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (82nd Big Game)	L 14–21	85,577
*Non-Conference Game.

Game notes

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.

Arizona

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 7 0 7 16 30 Arizona 0 7 3 0 10 Date: October 20 Location: Tucson, AZ Source: [1] 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