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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


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1891  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Glenn Scobey Pop Warner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 The Cardinal won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 The Cardinal won the National Championship.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Fresno State  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. California Tech  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Occidental  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Olympic Club  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Nevada  33   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Oregon  29   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Southern California  13   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Santa Clara  33   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington  29   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ California  41   6   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Alabama  7   7   T    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record10-0 -1
  Points Scored268
  Scoring Average24.4
  Points Allowed73
  Defense Average6.6
  Opponents Record39-21
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-0
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 10-0-126873Tied  7-74-011240  Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Southern California 8-231752 3-17227  Howard H. Jones
Washington 8-221360 2-25254  Enoch Bagshaw
Oregon State 7-122130 2-15024  Paul J. Schissler
Washington State 6-18528 2-12322  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Oregon 2-4-18688 1-44288  John J. McEwan
California 3-6105167 0-533129  Clarence M. Price

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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