1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

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
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
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

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).

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.

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. Elway 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1110:33 a.m.at Purdue*
W 35–1464,381[7]
September 181:35 p.m.San Jose State*
CBSL 31–3560,789[8]
September 259:37 a.m.at No. 13 Ohio State*
ABCW 23–2089,436[9]
October 21:32 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 45–539,400–41,138[10]
October 96:30 p.m.at No. 11 Arizona State
L 17–2170,823[11]
October 1612:48 p.m.No. 14 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 21–4173,859–75,185[12]
October 231:02 p.m.at Washington State
W 31–2626,806[13]
October 3012:50 p.m.No. 2 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 43–3153,871–55,213[14]
November 61:05 p.m.Arizona
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 27–4141,789[15]
November 13at No. 12 UCLA
L 35–3878,452[16]
November 201:05 p.m.at California
USAL 20–2575,662[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At Purdue

See also: 1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team

San Jose State

See also: 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

At Ohio State

Stanford at Ohio State
Team 1 234Total
• Cardinal 0 01310 23
No. 13 Buckeyes 3 1007 20
Scoring summary
14:22OSUSpangler 31-yard field goalOSU 3–0
214:58OSUBroadnax 1-yard run (Spangler kick)OSU 10–0
20:13OSUSpangler 24-yard field goalOSU 13–0
310:56STANHarmon 23-yard field goalOSU 13–3
36:26STANHarmon 24-yard field goalOSU 13–6
33:30STANDotterer 11-yard pass from John Elway (Harmon kick)Tied 13–13
48:47OSUSpencer 2-yard run (Spangler kick)OSU 20–13
44:15STANHarmon 47-yard field goalOSU 20–16
40:34STANHarry 18-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick)Stanford 23–20
See also: 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

John Elway threw for 407 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winner to Emile Harry with 34 seconds remaining.[19]

Oregon State

See also: 1982 Oregon State Beavers football team

At Arizona State

See also: 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

USC

See also: 1982 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

At Washington State

See also: 1982 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington

See also: 1982 Washington Huskies football team
Washington at Stanford
Team 1 234Total
No. 2 Huskies 10 777 31
• Cardinal 7 17136 43
Source:[5]

Arizona

See also: 1982 Arizona Wildcats football team

At UCLA

See also: 1982 UCLA Bruins football team

At California

Stanford at California
Team 1 234Total
Cardinal 0 0146 20
• Golden Bears 0 10015 25
Scoring summary
29:22CALJoe Cooper 31-yard field goalCal 3–0
22:42CALMariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick)Cal 10–0
35:29STANVincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick)Cal 10–7
31:42STANVincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick)Stanford 14–10
413:28CALJoe Cooper 31-yard field goalStanford 14–13
411:24CALWes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed)Cal 19–14
45:32STANMark Harmon 22-yard field goalCal 19–17
40:04STANMark Harmon 35-yard field goalStanford 20–19
40:00CALKevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (Kick failed)Cal 25–20
Main article: The Play (American football)
See also: 1982 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

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Personnel

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)

Roster

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

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Awards and honors

NFL draft

Main article: 1983 NFL draft
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

  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. ^ "Purdue passes over". The Indianapolis Star. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Father still knows best as San Jose prevails". The Sunday Oregonian. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stanford's Elway drops Ohio State". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Elway shatters record, Beaver defense in 45–5 win". The Sacramento Bee. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Last-second TD beats Stanford". The Modesto Bee. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USC finds new tailback star in win vs. Cards". The Daily Breeze. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Running rallies Stanford past WSU". The San Francisco Examiner. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Elway directs Stanford upset of Huskies". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "UA scores 28 in 4th quarter to win, 41–27". Arizona Daily Star. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "UCLA, Ramsey outduel Stanford, Elway". The Fresno Bee. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Wildest Big Game finish ever!". The San Francisco Examiner. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Schedule/Results (1982 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  19. ^ "College Football Belt - 1982 Stanford at Ohio State". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  20. ^ "The craziest Big Game". The San Francisco Examiner via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  21. ^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  22. ^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  23. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 2, 1982. p. 2B.
  24. ^ "Game facts (probable starters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 23, 1982. p. 25.
  25. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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