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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  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Santa Clara  28   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Washington State  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Michigan  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Oregon State  41   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ UCLA  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Washington  14   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. San Jose State  35   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Southern California  7   54   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Oregon  20   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ California  0   26   L       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored187
  Scoring Average18.7
  Points Allowed226
  Defense Average22.6
  Opponents Record51-35
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record1-2
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 10-125447Won  7-06-017432  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 8-122055 5-116648  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 7-3248201 5-2176126  Howard Howie Odell
California 7-3247127 3-310980  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Stanford 5-5187226 2-5110193  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 4-6171215 2-4112136  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon 2-7-1112234 1-559164  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Oregon State 2-7123267 1-589216  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 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.