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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. San Jose State  46   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Northwestern  26   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Rice  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Washington State  18   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Washington  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. UCLA  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Oregon  26   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Southern California  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Oregon State  14   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. California  14   12   W       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored227
  Scoring Average22.7
  Points Allowed158
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record44-56
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 8-2203129 5-2127110  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 8-219090 5-210684  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon 7-416097Lost  7-105-211575  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Stanford 6-4227158 4-3148111  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 6-4193161 4-3125116  James Jim Sutherland
Washington 3-6-1120212 3-4100125  James Jim Owens
California 1-9109176 1-697123  Peter R. Elliot
Southern California 1-986204 1-654128  Don R. Clark

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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.