1984 Stanford Cardinal football team

1984 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1984 record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons

1984 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 USC †	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#9 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
California	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University during the 1984 college football season. Jack Elway, father of John Elway, who had graduated two years earlier, was hired as head coach from San Jose State. Elway's Spartans had defeated Stanford the previous three years.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 8*	at #16 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 7–19
September 15*	Illinois		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 34–19
September 22*	San Jose State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 28–27
September 29	Arizona State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 10–28
October 6	at #17 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	W 23–21
October 13	#2 Washington		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 15–37
October 20	Washington State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 42–49
October 27	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 28–21
November 3	USC		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 11–20
November 10	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 14–28
November 17	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (87th Big Game)	W 27–10
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.