1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first year the team was called the singular Cardinal, representing the color; from 1972 to 1981, the team was referred to as the Cardinals.[1]

1982 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1982 record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coachPaul Wiggin (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Fassel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (1st season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(c. 85,500, grass)
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Regular season

Blessed with All-America quarterback John Elway, the 1982 Cardinal were exciting - 7 of its 11 games were decided in the 4th 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 in week 2.
  • In week 3, at #12 Ohio State, it won on a last-minute 80-yard drive, scoring the decisive TD with 34 seconds remaining. [2]
  • In week 5, at #11 Arizona State, it scored a go-ahead touchdown in the final minute, only to lose on a Sun Devil TD with 11 seconds left on the clock. [2]
  • In week 7 it scored the winning TD at Washington State with 22 seconds left. [2]
  • In week 8 it decisively defeated #2 Washington at home, 43-31, a result that put Elway on the cover of Sports Illustrated. [3]
  • In week 9, at home against unranked Arizona, it gave up 28 unanswered 4th-quarter points to lose by 14. [4]

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

John Elway's last football game at Stanford was one of the most famous games of all time, the 1982 Big Game versus rival California, which ended with "The Play." It was a play with five backward lateral passes that allowed Cal to win the game.

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

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

Roster
1982 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
LB 86 Kevin Bates
DB Rod Gilmore
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 8 Mark Harmon So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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)

Season summary

at Purdue
See also: 1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1981 L, 19–27

San Jose State
See also: 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–5–1 1981 L, 6–28

at Ohio State
Stanford at Ohio State
1 234Total
• Cardinal 0 01310 23
No. 13 Buckeyes 3 1007 20
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
  • Game attendance: 89,436
  • Referee: Glen Fortin
See also: 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 1981 L, 19–24

John Elway threw for 407 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winner to Emile Harry with 34 seconds remaining.[5]

Oregon State
See also: 1982 Oregon State Beavers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–14–2 1981 W, 63–9

at Arizona State
See also: 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 1981 L, 36–62

USC
See also: 1982 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–39–3 1981 L, 17–25

at Washington State
See also: 1982 Washington State Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–16–1 1980 W, 48–34

Washington
Washington at Stanford
1 234Total
No. 2 Huskies 10 777 31
• Cardinal 7 17136 43
See also: 1982 Washington Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–23–4 1981 L, 31–42

[6]

Arizona
See also: 1982 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1981 L, 13–17

at UCLA
See also: 1982 UCLA Bruins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–27–3 1981 W, 26–23

at California
Stanford at California
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 0146 20
• Golden Bears 0 10015 25
Main article: The Play (American football)
See also: 1982 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–34–10 1981 W, 42–21

[7] [8] [9]

Team players in the NFL
Main article: 1983 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
John ElwayQuarterback11Baltimore Colts (later traded to Denver)
Chris DresselTight End369Houston Oilers
Vincent WhiteRunning Back6163New York Jets
Mike DottererRunning Back8222Los Angeles Raiders
Chris RoseTackle9241Baltimore Colts

[10]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. "Anatomy of a Miracle". Sports Illustrated. 1 September 1983.
  3. "Bombs Away". Sports Illustrated. 8 November 1982.
  4. "A Look at Stanford's Series With Arizona From a Different Perspective". PAC-12.com.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-04-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Oh What a Notable Victory!". Sports Illustrated. November 8, 1982. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. "The craziest Big Game". The San Francisco Examiner via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  8. "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  9. "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  10. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm
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