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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: Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1891  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Glenn Scobey Pop Warner enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. YMI  0   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. West Coast Army  21   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Olympic Club  6   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Oregon  26   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. UCLA  45   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Idaho  47   0   W    @ San Francisco, CA   
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Fresno State  47   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Southern California  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Santa Clara  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Washington  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ California  13   13   T       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Army  26   0   W    @ Bronx, NY   
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored274
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed69
  Defense Average5.8
  Opponents Record45-19
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record2-1 -1
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon 9-223459 3-27745  John J. McEwan
Southern California 9-0-126759 3-0-15613  Howard H. Jones
Stanford 8-3-127469 3-1-19642  Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
California 6-2-214136Lost  7-83-0-24516  Clarence M. Price
Washington State 7-320265 2-36353  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Washington 7-418874 1-4674  Enoch Bagshaw
Oregon State 6-320653 1-33640  Paul J. Schissler
UCLA 4-4-1171136 0-313109  William H. Bill Spaulding

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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