The 1984 Stanford Cardinal football team represented

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in the

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(Pac-10) during the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the Cardinal compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and played home games on campus at

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. Elway was hired the previous December from nearby

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, where he went in five seasons. His Spartans had defeated Stanford the previous three years, the first two while his son

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was the Cardinal quarterback. Now on the other side, Coach Elway won the South Bay matchup again this season, as Stanford rallied to win by a point to snap the streak.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

Illinois

San Jose State

Stanford snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spartans, rallying to win by a point.

Arizona State

At UCLA

The 23–21 upset on October 6 at the Rose Bowl was head coach Jack Elway's first Pac-10 victory. Making his first-ever collegiate start, backup quarterback Fred Buckley led the Cardinal over the #17 UCLA Bruins, and the redshirt junior was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.Fred Buckley
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Washington

Washington State

At Oregon State

USC

At Arizona

At California

Coaching staff

– ''Head coach'' *Jimmy Walsh – ''Running back'' * Dave Baldwin – ''Tight end'' *Tony Yelovich – ''Offensive line'' *Dick Mannini – ''Defensive Coordinator & secondary'' *

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– ''Defensive line'' *Larry Kerr – ''Inside linebacker & special teams coordinator'' *

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– ''Outside linebacker''

References

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