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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-

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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
Record	1-7 -1
Points Scored	54
Scoring Average	6.0
Points Allowed	146
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	37-22
Conference Record	0-6
Home Record	0-4 -1
Away Record	1-3

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	9-1-1	186	77		5-1-1	98	53	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California	8-0-2	181	33	Won 14-0	5-0-2	121	21	Howard H. Jones
UCLA	6-0-4	127	62		4-0-3	101	54	Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Washington	4-5	77	93		3-4	62	66	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon	3-4-1	101	74		3-3-1	94	62	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington State	4-5	67	134		2-5	27	115	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
California	3-7	93	134		2-5	58	107	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Stanford	1-7-1	54	146		0-6-1	33	116	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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.