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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: Clark D. Shaughnessy
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 The Cardinal won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ San Francisco  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oregon  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Santa Clara  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Washington State  26   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Southern California  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ UCLA  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Washington  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon State  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ California  13   7   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Nebraska  21   13   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored196
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed85
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record36-34
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
29-0-0 AP
  
1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 10-019685Won  21-137-014166  Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington 7-216954 6-113435  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State 5-3-112880 3-3-16180  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California 4-684128 3-47568  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon 4-4-110058 2-4-15056  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California 3-4-28898 2-3-26981  Howard H. Jones
Washington State 4-4-2131147 1-4-278140  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA 1-979174 1-667149  Edwin C. Babe Horrell

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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.