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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-

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1891 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Idaho	16	19	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Michigan	13	49	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Santa Clara	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. UCLA	6	39	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Washington	0	25	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Oregon State	7	13	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Southern California	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Oregon	6	21	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. California	18	21	L

1947 Season Totals
Record	0-9
Points Scored	73
Scoring Average	8.1
Points Allowed	214
Defense Average	23.8
Opponents Record	46-21
Conference Record	0-6
Home Record	0-6
Away Record	0-3

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1947 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	7-2-1	193	114	Lost 0-49	6-0	147	20	Newell J. Jeff Cravath
California	9-1	275	111		4-1	75	70	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Oregon	7-3	174	121		4-1	60	42	James W. Jim Aiken
UCLA	5-4	172	80		4-2	124	39	Bert LaBrucherie
Oregon State	5-5	171	136		2-4	59	117	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Washington	3-6	98	99		2-5	66	86	W. Ralph Pest Welch
Washington State	3-7	93	148		1-4	26	87	Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Stanford	0-9	73	214		0-6	37	133	Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.