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1984 Stanford

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Jack Elway.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1984, game by game: lost at No. 16 Oklahoma 7–19; won vs. Illinois 34–19; won vs. San José State 28–27; lost vs. Arizona State 10–28; won at No. 17 UCLA 23–21; lost vs. No. 2 Washington 15–37; lost vs. Washington State 42–49; won at Oregon State 28–21; lost vs. No. 18 USC 11–20; lost at Arizona 14–28; won at California 27–10+17−22Lost 7–19 at No. 16 Oklahoma-12No. 16 OklahomaWon 34–19 vs. Illinois+15IllinoisWon 28–27 vs. San José State+1San José StateLost 10–28 vs. Arizona State-18Arizona StateWon 23–21 at No. 17 UCLA+2No. 17 UCLALost 15–37 vs. No. 2 Washington-22No. 2 WashingtonLost 42–49 vs. Washington State-7Washington StateWon 28–21 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateLost 11–20 vs. No. 18 USC-9No. 18 USCLost 14–28 at Arizona-14ArizonaWon 27–10 at California+17California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at16OklahomaL 7–⁠1919%
Sep 15vsIllinoisW 34–⁠1926%
Sep 22vsSan José StateW 28–⁠2754%
Sep 29vsArizona StateL 10–⁠2843%
Oct 6at17UCLAW 23–⁠2117%
Oct 13vs2WashingtonL 15–⁠3728%
Oct 20vsWashington StateL 42–⁠4946%
Oct 27atOregon StateW 28–⁠2149%
Nov 3vs18USCL 11–⁠2034%
Nov 10atArizonaL 14–⁠2822%
Nov 17atCaliforniaW 27–⁠1043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 27–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠279
Coach
Jack Elway
Elo
1430 +33 this season
SP+ rating
5.4 No. 51 of 106; offense No. 34, defense No. 66
SRS
1.3 No. 57 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dick Mannini
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Garin Veris DENew England Patriots
Rd 4Tom Briehl LBHouston Oilers
Rd 4Emile Harry WRAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Jeff Deaton OGNew York Jets
Rd 6Matt Moran OGDallas Cowboys

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠19–⁠310
Washington6–⁠111–⁠12
UCLA5–⁠29–⁠39
Arizona5–⁠27–⁠4
Washington State4–⁠36–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠56–⁠5
Stanford3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State1–⁠72–⁠9
California1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.