1983 Stanford Cardinal football team

1983 Stanford Cardinal football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1983 record	1–10 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Paul Wiggin (4th year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1983 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#17 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Stanford	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Paul Wiggins's fourth and final season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only one game, ending the season with a 1–10 record, the school's worst since a winless 1960 season.^[1] Wiggin was fired on November 11, 1983, but was allowed to coach the two remaining games of Stanford's season.^[1]

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	#2 Oklahoma*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 14–27	62,778
September 17	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 7–17	72,852
September 24	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 10–23	68,201
October 1	at #20 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 11–29	53,795
October 8	UCLA	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 21–39	55,804
October 15	at #17 Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 15–32	59,270
October 22	#19 Arizona	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 31–22	40,208
October 29	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	L 18–31	22,000
November 5	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–30	50,867
November 12	Oregon	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–16	31,420
November 19	California	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (86th Big Game)	L 18–27	84,804
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

1 2 Associated Press (1983-11-12). "Stanford fires Paul Wiggin". Kennewick, Washington: Tri-City Herald. p. C1.

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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