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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-

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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
Record	10-0
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	19.6
Points Allowed	85
Defense Average	8.5
Opponents Record	36-34
Conference Record	7-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-0

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
2	9-0-0	AP

1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	10-0	196	85	Won 21-13	7-0	141	66	Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington	7-2	169	54		6-1	134	35	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State	5-3-1	128	80		3-3-1	61	80	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California	4-6	84	128		3-4	75	68	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon	4-4-1	100	58		2-4-1	50	56	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California	3-4-2	88	98		2-3-2	69	81	Howard H. Jones
Washington State	4-4-2	131	147		1-4-2	78	140	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA	1-9	79	174		1-6	67	149	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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.