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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: Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1932 <- 1933 -> 1934 --> 2024
1933 Season Highlights
 Claude E. Tiny Thornhill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 The Cardinal won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1933 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. San Jose State  27   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. UCLA  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Santa Clara  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Northwestern  0   0   T    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ San Francisco  20   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Washington  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Olympic Club  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Southern California  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Montana  33   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. California  7   3   W       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Columbia  0   7   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1933 Season Totals
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored131
  Scoring Average11.9
  Points Allowed43
  Defense Average3.9
  Opponents Record32-21
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-1 -1
1933 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1933 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 10-1-125730 4-1-18523  Howard H. Jones
Oregon 9-116550 3-12629  Prince G. Prink Callison
Stanford 8-2-113143Lost  0-73-12316  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington 5-48881 2-42969  James M. Jimmy Phelan
California 6-3-216139 1-2-24519  William A. Bill Ingram
Oregon State 6-2-28848 1-1-1513  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 6-4-112362 1-3-1720  William H. Bill Spaulding
Washington State 5-3-112267 1-3-12354  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1933 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1933 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.