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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-

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1891 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. San Jose State	46	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Northwestern	26	6	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Rice	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Washington State	18	21	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Washington	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. UCLA	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Oregon	26	27	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Southern California	35	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Oregon State	14	24	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. California	14	12	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	227
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	158
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	44-56
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oregon State	8-2	203	129		5-2	127	110	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA	8-2	190	90		5-2	106	84	Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon	7-4	160	97	Lost 7-10	5-2	115	75	Leonard J. Len Casanova
Stanford	6-4	227	158		4-3	148	111	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State	6-4	193	161		4-3	125	116	James Jim Sutherland
Washington	3-6-1	120	212		3-4	100	125	James Jim Owens
California	1-9	109	176		1-6	97	123	Peter R. Elliot
Southern California	1-9	86	204		1-6	54	128	Don R. Clark

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 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.