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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: Clark D. Shaughnessy
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Oregon  19   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. UCLA  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oregon State  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. San Francisco  42   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Washington  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Santa Clara  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Southern California  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Washington State  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. California  0   16   L       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored160
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed95
  Defense Average10.6
  Opponents Record35-31
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 8-214349 5-26333  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Stanford 6-316095 4-39162  Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington State 6-415763 4-37256  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Washington 5-412094 4-39380  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon 5-5136184 3-48787  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
California 4-510771 3-47658  Leonard B. Stub Allison
UCLA 5-5-1128178 2-4-142113  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Southern California 2-6-164134 2-4-14681  Justin M. Sam Barry

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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