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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: C. Eugene Van Gent
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1891 <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024

1921 Season Highlights

C. Eugene Van Gent enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.

1921 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. U.S. Marines	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. St. Marys	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Olympic Club	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Pacific Fleet	7	27	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Oregon State	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Washington	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Nevada	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. California	7	42	L

1921 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -2
Points Scored	100
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	97
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	20-10
Conference Record	1-1
Home Record	4-2 -1
Away Record	0-0 -1

1921 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1921 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
California	9-0-1	312	33	Tied 0-0	5-0	205	17	Andrew L. Andy Smith
Southern California	10-1	362	52		2-1	42	45	Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Washington State	4-2-1	109	62		2-2-1	35	52	Gustavius A. Gus Welch
Oregon State	4-3-2	231	42		1-3-1	34	28	R.B. Rutherford
Stanford	4-2-2	100	97		1-1-1	21	49	C. Eugene Van Gent
Oregon	5-1-3	145	75		0-1-2	7	46	Ellery C. Shy Huntington
Washington	3-4-1	69	145		0-3-1	3	110	Enoch Bagshaw

1921 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1921 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.