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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  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Claude E. Tiny Thornhill enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Santa Clara  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Washington State  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Oregon  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Southern California  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ UCLA  19   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Washington  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Oregon State  20   14   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ California  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Columbia  0   7   L    @ New York, NY   
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record2-5 -2
  Points Scored80
  Scoring Average8.9
  Points Allowed109
  Defense Average12.1
  Opponents Record35-27
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record0-2 -2
  Away Record2-3
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 7-2-114856Lost  0-216-0-111921  James M. Jimmy Phelan
California 6-514774 4-38751  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Washington State 6-3-1108102 4-2-16989  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA 6-3-114391 3-3-16691  William H. Bill Spaulding
Southern California 4-2-312965 3-2-29246  Howard H. Jones
Oregon State 4-6116151 2-575112  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Stanford 2-5-280109 2-3-28089  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Oregon 2-6-13496 0-6-1796  Prince G. Prink Callison

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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