1989 Stanford Cardinal football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1989

| team = Stanford Cardinal

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific-10 Conference

| short_conf = Pac-10

| record = 3–8

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Dennis Green

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Ron Turner

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = West Coast

| def_coach = Fred von Appen

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Stanford Stadium

}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-04-sp-102-story.html|title=Dennis Green Takes Stanford Job : 49er Assistant Is Pac-10's First Black Head Football Coach|date=January 4, 1989|last=Cart|first=Julie|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 21, 2013}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1989

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| tv = Prime

| score = 3–19

| attend = 48,712

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Parker Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| score = 16–20

| attend = 30,223

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| score = 18–17

| attend = 35,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 33–40

| attend = 58,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 1

| gamename = Legends Trophy

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| tv = WSJV

| score = 17–27

| attend = 86,019

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 13–31

| attend = 24,617

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| score = 24–27

| attend = 15,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = Prime

| score = 0–19

| attend = 67,411

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| score = 17–14

| attend = 45,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| score = 22–30

| attend = 65,312

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = Big Game

| tv = Prime

| score = 24–14

| attend = 86,019

}}

Game summaries

=At Arizona=

=At Oregon State=

=Oregon=

=San Jose State=

=Notre Dame=

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|reference=[http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1989s.pdf Recap/Box Score]

|scoring=

;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.

;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.

;Fourth quarter

ND – Craig Hentrich 20-yard field goal, 12:42. Notre Dame 24–14.
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.

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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.

=At Washington State=

=Utah=

=At USC=

=UCLA=

=At Arizona State=

=California=

Roster

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| year = 1989

| team = Stanford Cardinal

| teamcolors = f

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| defensive_players=

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| special_teams_players=

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| head_coach = *Dennis Green

| asst_coach =

Ron Turner – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
Tyrone Willingham – Running backs
Brian Billick – Wide receivers and tight ends
Chris Foerster – Assistant offensive line coach
Fred von Appen – Defensive coordinator and defensive line
Mike Tolleson – Inside linebackers
Dick Mannini – Inside linebackers
Dave Tipton – Outside linebackers
Willie Shaw – Secondary

| accessdate=

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References

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