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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: Jack C. Curtice
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1891 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Jack C. Curtice enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Washington State	6	40	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Rice	7	30	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Northwestern	0	28	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Washington	22	12	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Air Force	0	16	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ UCLA	21	19	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Southern California	6	29	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Oregon	0	12	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Oregon State	16	24	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ California	15	16	L

1958 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	93
Scoring Average	9.3
Points Allowed	226
Defense Average	22.6
Opponents Record	53-44
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1958 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
California	7-4	207	200	Lost 12-38	6-1	127	85	Peter R. Elliot
Washington State	7-3	199	117		5-2	129	88	James Jim Sutherland
Oregon State	6-4	98	118		4-3	66	84	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Southern California	4-5-1	151	120		4-2-1	112	72	Don R. Clark
Oregon	4-6	93	50		3-4	66	42	Leonard J. Len Casanova
UCLA	3-6-1	136	173		2-4-1	98	111	George W. Dickerson
Stanford	2-8	93	226		2-5	86	152	Jack C. Curtice
Washington	3-7	102	146		1-6	57	107	James Jim Owens

1958 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1958 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.