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Stanford Football Team History


Stanford Cardinal
Stanford University
 Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Claude E. Tiny Thornhill enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Oregon State  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Oregon  0   10   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. UCLA  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Washington  5   8   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Santa Clara  7   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Southern California  0   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Washington State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. California  14   32   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Dartmouth  14   3   W    @ New York, NY   
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record1-7 -1
  Points Scored54
  Scoring Average6.0
  Points Allowed146
  Defense Average16.2
  Opponents Record37-22
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record0-4 -1
  Away Record1-3
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 9-1-118677 5-1-19853  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California 8-0-218133Won  14-05-0-212121  Howard H. Jones
UCLA 6-0-412762 4-0-310154  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Washington 4-57793 3-46266  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon 3-4-110174 3-3-19462  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington State 4-567134 2-527115  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
California 3-793134 2-558107  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Stanford 1-7-154146 0-6-133116  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.