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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: Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. San Jose State  26   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Oregon  12   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Washington State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Santa Clara  14   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ UCLA  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Southern California  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Washington  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Army  0   43   L    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Montana  39   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ California  6   7   L       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored164
  Scoring Average16.4
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average15.9
  Opponents Record51-28
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-3
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1291100Lost  14-206-015540  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Oregon 9-2207103Lost  13-216-011040  James W. Jim Aiken
Southern California 6-3-114287 4-29453  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Stanford 4-6164159 2-48562  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State 4-5-1164219 2-3-197158  Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Oregon State 5-4-3249236 1-3-274113  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 3-7156235 1-6101189  Bert LaBrucherie
Washington 2-7-189189 1-5-155116  Howard Howie Odell

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 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.