1980 Washington at Stanford

This is The 10/18/1980 Washington at Stanford game. Stanford was quarterbacked by John Elway and was having a typical yo yo season with a win at Oklahoma a week after losing to Boston College but they were always a big threat. The Huskies seemed to find their footing as the season progressed and would advance to The Rose Bowl. I claim no rights.

[@markd.5471]

Lifelong Stanford fan here, who grew up watching John Elway. Thank you so much for posting this! There’s so much happening here:
- Al Michaels’ one liners (The Stanford Band needs is a “seven-second delay.”)
- John Elway, throwing darts.
- Anthony Allen’s bandana.
- Mt. Saint Helens (!) threatening to erupt.
I will miss playing the Huskies every year. May we meet again?

[@jamesfields2916]

In 1980 Jim Harbaugh was a junior QB at Palo Alto HS right across El Camino Real from the Stanford campus.

[@jamesfields2916]

Elway stilll the best college player I've ever seen in person.

[@69FOSTER]

Me too and I'm a UCLA fan.

[@lzv6990]

3:05:45
Elway with the roll out and crossfield throw.

[@jamesfields2916]

Greatest arm I've ever seen.

[@johnmanning4097]

Do you have Stanford vs Oklahoma 1980….. John Elway and Stanford went to Oklahoma and beat the Hell out of my team that year 😢

[@jamesfields2916]

@@johnmanning4097 I've seen it on line. Rain storm if I remember.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

John Elway could pull off upsets 😡 🤔 at Stanford

[@johnmanning4097]

Believe me, I know ……he beat my Oklahoma sooners football team in 1980 in our backyard 31-14

[@phixxxer11]

Zero bowl games.

[@phixxxer11]

Yeah like the upset against Cal?

[@marjorieanderson8626]

@@johnmanning4097 In the '80s if OU played a QB who would later play in the NFL...they almost always lost. Elway started that trend.

[@jamesfields2916]

​@@johnmanning4097 he beat #1 Washington and Ohio State in 1982. Had a top 10 Arizona State beat the same season but Stanford allowed a last second TD to lose 21-17. Had Cal beat too. Not sure what happened at the end of that one. Lol.

[@whyimsmarterthanyou]

What an enjoyable pregame. I watched the whole damn thing. Funny, I can't be bothered the pregames associated with today's games. That nostalgia, eh.

[@sgzartan]

Thanks for the upload.

[@mikeyposs3132]

All time Coaching mismatch!

[@johnevans5434]

Thanks for sharing this!