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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-

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1891 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Claude E. Tiny Thornhill enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Santa Clara	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Oregon	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. UCLA	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Washington	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Oregon State	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Southern California	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Washington State	23	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. California	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Columbia	0	0	T

1937 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -2
Points Scored	68
Scoring Average	7.6
Points Allowed	53
Defense Average	5.9
Opponents Record	33-24
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	2-1 -1

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1937 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
California	10-0-1	214	33	Won 13-0	6-0-1	137	26	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Stanford	4-3-2	68	53		4-2-1	61	40	Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington	7-2-2	187	52		3-2-2	64	26	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon	4-6	114	158		2-5	44	126	Prince G. Prink Callison
Southern California	4-4-2	136	98		2-3-2	77	73	Howard H. Jones
Oregon State	3-3-3	69	60		2-2-3	45	53	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Washington State	3-3-3	36	67		2-3-2	23	67	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA	2-6-1	93	133		1-5-1	67	107	William H. Bill Spaulding

1937 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1937 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.