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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: John Ralston
Conference: Pac 10-

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1891 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

John Ralston enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. San Jose State	63	21	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Oregon	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Purdue	35	36	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Southern California	24	26	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Washington State	49	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. UCLA	20	20	T
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Oregon State	33	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Washington	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Air Force	47	34	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. California	29	28	W

1969 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -1
Points Scored	349
Scoring Average	34.9
Points Allowed	172
Defense Average	17.2
Opponents Record	52-47
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	5-0 -1
Away Record	2-2

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	7-2-1	AP
14	7-2-1	Coaches
14	7-2-1	UPI

1969 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	10-0-1	261	128	Won 10-3	6-0	129	66	John McKay
UCLA	8-1-1	329	103		5-1-1	217	72	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Stanford	7-2-1	349	172		5-1-1	204	81	John Ralston
Oregon State	6-4	175	148		4-3	100	120	Dee Andros
California	5-5	180	182		2-4	101	123	Ray Willsey
Oregon	5-5-1	271	242		2-3	64	82	Jerry Frei
Washington	1-9	116	304		1-6	84	191	James Jim Owens
Washington State	1-9	143	339		0-7	69	233	Jim Sweeney

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.