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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 <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024

1941 Season Highlights

Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1941 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Oregon	19	15	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. UCLA	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Oregon State	0	10	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. San Francisco	42	26	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Washington	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Santa Clara	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Southern California	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Washington State	13	14	L
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. California	0	16	L

1941 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	160
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	10.6
Opponents Record	35-31
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-1

1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1941 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oregon State	8-2	143	49		5-2	63	33	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Stanford	6-3	160	95		4-3	91	62	Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington State	6-4	157	63		4-3	72	56	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Washington	5-4	120	94		4-3	93	80	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon	5-5	136	184		3-4	87	87	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
California	4-5	107	71		3-4	76	58	Leonard B. Stub Allison
UCLA	5-5-1	128	178		2-4-1	42	113	Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Southern California	2-6-1	64	134		2-4-1	46	81	Justin M. Sam Barry

1941 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1941 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.