1983 Stanford Cardinal football team
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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
. Wiggin was fired on November 11, 1983, but was allowed to coach the two remaining games of Stanford's season.
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium
in Stanford, California
and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl....
. In head coach Paul Wiggins
Paul Wiggins
Paul Anthony Wiggins was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft....
'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
1960 Stanford Indians football team
The 1960 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1960 NCAA football season. Stanford was led by third-year head coach Jack Curtice...
. Wiggin was fired on November 11, 1983, but was allowed to coach the two remaining games of Stanford's season.
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium
Stanford Stadium
Stanford Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium on the Stanford University campus, the home of Stanford Cardinal college football team. It originally opened in 1921 as a football and track stadium, an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame...
in Stanford, California
Stanford, California
Stanford is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census....
and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.