American college football season
The 1989 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by first-year coach Dennis Green, previously an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers and hired to replace Jack Elway, who was fired the previous year.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Arizona | | Prime | L 3–19 | 48,712 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | | | L 16–20 | 30,223 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon | | | W 18–17 | 35,000 |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (rivalry)
| | L 33–40 | 58,000 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame* | | WSJV | L 17–27 | 86,019 |
October 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington State | | ESPN | L 13–31 | 24,617 |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah* | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | L 24–27 | 15,000 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 USC | | Prime | L 0–19 | 67,411 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | UCLA | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 17–14 | 45,000 |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | | | L 22–30 | 65,312 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | California | | Prime | W 24–14 | 86,019 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster[]
1989 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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DL
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72
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Lester Archambeau
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Sr
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DL
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Estevan Avila
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DB
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Herbie Berry
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DL
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Matt Borkowski
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DB
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Galen Foster
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LB
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Dave Garnett
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CB
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21
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Darrien Gordon
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Fr
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DB
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Alan Grant
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LB
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Chris Hawkins
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LB
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Bob Hinckley
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DB
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Jimmy Klein
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LB
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Bruce Lang
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LB
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Charles Lough
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DL
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Scott Palmbush
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DL
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Aaron Rembisz
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DB
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Albert Richardson
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DB
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Kevin Scott
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DB
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Tony Trousset
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LB
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Jono Tunney
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Season summary[]
Notre Dame[]
Game information
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First quarter
- STAN – John Hopkins 34-yard field goal, 5:14. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 14 plays.
- STAN – John Hopkins 42-yard field goal, 2:40. Stanford 6–0. Drive:
Second quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 7-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 12:24. Notre Dame 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards.
- ND – Rodney Culver 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 1:15. Notre Dame 14–6. Drive: 9 plays.
Third quarter
- STAN – Ed McCaffrey 2-yard pass from Smith (run good), Tie 14–14. Drive: 79 yards.
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 7:28. Notre Dame 21–14. Drive:
Fourth quarter
- ND – Craig Hentrich 20-yard field goal, 12:42. Notre Dame 24–14. Drive:
- STAN – John Hopkins 27-yard field goal, 8:14. Notre Dame 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards.
- ND – Craig Hentrich 18-yard field goal, 1:27. Notre Dame 27–17. Drive:
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- Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 7/17, 102 yards
- STAN – Steve Smith – 39/68, 282 yards, TD, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- ND – Anthony Johnson – 15 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
- STAN – Tommy Vardell – 9 rushes, 22 yards
- Top receivers
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 3 receptions, 67 yards
- STAN – Jim Price – 14 receptions, 98 yards
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Steve Smith set the Pac-10 single game record for pass attempts.
References[]
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