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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Pacific  20   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Oregon  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Illinois  21   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Oregon State  21   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. UCLA  21   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Washington  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Washington State  48   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Southern California  20   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. San Jose State  54   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. California  21   21   T       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored246
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed148
  Defense Average14.8
  Opponents Record43-37
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-2
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 6-3-1 AP
17 6-3-1 Coaches
17 6-3-1 UP
  
1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 8-222476Lost  20-286-117241  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 6-3-1246148 5-1-115190  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California 6-3-1199161 4-2-114192  Jesse T. Jess Hill
California 4-4-2220170 2-2-212798  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6146256 2-471148  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State 3-639187 2-514153  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1154217 2-4-1113132  John Cherberg
Oregon 4-5-19185 1-5-11954  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 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.