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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: C. Eugene Van Gent
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1891  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 C. Eugene Van Gent enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. U.S. Marines  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. St. Marys  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Olympic Club  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Pacific Fleet  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Oregon State  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Washington  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Nevada  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. California  7   42   L       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record4-2 -2
  Points Scored100
  Scoring Average12.5
  Points Allowed97
  Defense Average12.1
  Opponents Record20-10
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record4-2 -1
  Away Record0-0 -1
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 9-0-131233Tied  0-05-020517  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Southern California 10-136252 2-14245  Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Washington State 4-2-110962 2-2-13552  Gustavius A. Gus Welch
Oregon State 4-3-223142 1-3-13428  R.B. Rutherford
Stanford 4-2-210097 1-1-12149  C. Eugene Van Gent
Oregon 5-1-314575 0-1-2746  Ellery C. Shy Huntington
Washington 3-4-169145 0-3-13110  Enoch Bagshaw

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 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.