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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: Clark D. Shaughnessy
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1891  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2010
1940 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 The Cardinal won the Pacific Coast Championship.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ San Francisco  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oregon  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Santa Clara  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Washington State  26   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Southern California  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ UCLA  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Washington  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon State  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ California  13   7   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Nebraska  21   13   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored196
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed85
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record36-34
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
29-0-0 AP
  
1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 4-684128  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Idaho 1-7-130214  Theodore P. Ted Bank
Oregon 4-4-110058  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Oregon State 5-3-112880  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California 3-4-28898  Howard H. Jones
Stanford 10-019685  Clark D. Shaughnessy
UCLA 1-979174  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Washington 7-216954  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Washington State 4-4-2131147  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Stanford Players on File.

1940 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Stanford Players on File.


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