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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  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Claude E. Tiny Thornhill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Santa Clara  0   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Washington State  8   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Oregon  27   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Southern California  2   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ UCLA  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Washington  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Oregon State  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ California  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Dartmouth  23   13   W       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored67
  Scoring Average7.4
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average10.2
  Opponents Record40-28
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-3
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-121944 6-110737  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Southern California 9-217265Won  7-36-113136  Howard H. Jones
Oregon State 5-3-17251 4-2-15338  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 7-4-1217106 3-3-17282  William H. Bill Spaulding
Oregon 4-569138 3-450106  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington 3-5-16883 3-45656  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Stanford 3-66792 2-54457  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington State 2-844159 0-717118  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 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.