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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: James F. Lanagan
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1903 <- 1904 -> 1905 --> 2024
1904 Season Highlights
 James F. Lanagan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1904 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 19  vs. Olympic Club  0   5   L       
 Mon., Sep. 26  vs. USS Pensacola  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Olympic Club  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Sherman Institute  0   5   L       
 Wed., Oct. 12  vs. Multnomah AC  0   0   T       
 Thu., Oct. 20  vs. Nevada  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Oregon  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Utah Agricultural  57   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ California  18   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Colorado  33   0   W       
 
1904 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored188
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed10
  Defense Average1.0
  Opponents Record20-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2 -1
  Away Record2-0
1904 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1904 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 8-1-117938   A.R. Bert Kennedy
Iowa State 7-224848   A.W. Ristine
Connecticut 5-3-18385   E.O. Smith
New Mexico 1-0110   Walter McEwan
Pittsburgh 10-04075   Arthur St. L. Texas Mosse
Army 7-213627   Robert E. Boyers
Cincinnati 7-118210   Amos P. Foster
Navy 7-2-114938   Paul J. Dashiell
Nebraska 7-329352   Walter C. Bummy Booth
Stanford 7-2-118810   James F. Lanagan
California 6-1-17524   James Hopper
Penn State 6-419572   Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Southern California 6-120027   Harvey R. Holmes
Syracuse 6-340557   Dr. Charles P. Hutchins
Virginia 6-37854   George Foster Sanford
West Virginia 6-396233   Anthony W. Chez
North Carolina 5-2-217034   Robert R. Brown
Northern Illinois 5-09017   Dixie Fleager
Notre Dame 5-394127   Louis J. Red Salmon
Oregon 5-36459   R.S. Dick Smith
Virginia Tech 5-312127   John C. OConnor
Arizona State 4-01160   Frederick M. Irish
Arkansas 4-36255   A.D. Brown
Oklahoma 4-3-120496   Fred Ewing
Oregon State 4-211922   Dr. Allen C. Steckle
South Carolina 4-3-16243   Christie Benet
Washington 4-2-111366   James Knight
Wyoming 4-1-19735   William McMurray
Arizona 3-1-26648   Orin A. Kates
Louisiana State 3-43838   Dan A. Killian
Missouri 3-650130   John F. Mclean
Nevada 3-25043   Bruce C. Shorts
Temple 3-26523   H. Shindle Wingert
Baylor 2-5-134106   Sol S. Metzger
Maryland 2-4-23362   D. John Markey
Ohio 2-4-15783   Henry Hart
Washington State 2-24626   Everett M. Sweeley
Jacksonville State 1-437153   C.A. Holton
Kansas State 1-648186   A.A. Booth
Louisiana 1-0114   No Team
Louisiana Tech 1-31160   E.G. Pierce
Marshall 1-3-31626   Alfred McCary
Miami Ohio 1-612289   Arthur F. Art Smith
New Mexico State 1-2-14233   John O. Miller
Rutgers 1-6-216204   A. Ellet Hitchner
Texas Christian 1-4-1590   C.E. Cronk
Central Michigan 0-1660   Charles Tambling
Oklahoma State 0-4-10115   No Coach

1904 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1904 All Independent 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.