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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: Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights
 Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ Pacific  13   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Oregon  18   13   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Illinois  12   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Navy  0   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ UCLA  0   72   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Washington  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Washington State  26   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Southern California  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. San Jose State  14   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ California  20   28   L       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored123
  Scoring Average12.3
  Points Allowed229
  Defense Average22.9
  Opponents Record50-40
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1954 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-036740 6-025626  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 8-4258159Lost  7-206-118882  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon 6-4218159 4-3145145  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 5-5249177 4-3178129  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6149225 3-3111121  Alton S. Al Kircher
Stanford 4-6123229 2-484171  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 2-878215 1-664161  John Cherberg
Oregon State 1-860296 0-634225  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.