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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: Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Washington State  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Santa Clara  6   14   L    @ San Francisco, CA   
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Notre Dame  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Idaho  54   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Southern California  14   6   W    @ San Francisco, CA   
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ UCLA  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Washington  20   7   W    @ San Francisco, CA   
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Oregon State  49   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ California  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. St. Marys Pre-Flight  28   13   W       
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored204
  Scoring Average20.4
  Points Allowed121
  Defense Average12.1
  Opponents Record38-26
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-2
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 6-4-0 AP
  
1942 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-417498Lost  0-95-110745  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Stanford 6-4204121 4-211660  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State 6-2-215795 3-1-15139  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Southern California 5-5-1184128 3-2-110047  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
California 5-598107 2-46194  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon State 4-5-1157142 2-485128  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Washington 4-3-311360 2-3-25160  W. Ralph Pest Welch
Oregon 2-667138 1-530128  John A. Warren

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 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.