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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  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 The Cardinal won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Oregon  27   20   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. San Jose State  26   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Michigan  23   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. UCLA  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Santa Clara  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Washington  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Washington State  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Southern California  27   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Oregon State  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. California  7   20   L       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Illinois  7   40   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored229
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record51-43
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-0
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 9-1-0 AP
7 9-1-0 Coaches
7 9-1-0 UP
  
1951 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-2229181Lost  7-406-1152101  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California 8-2307166 5-2183152  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California 7-3224168 4-2115110  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 5-3-1188120 4-1-111755  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State 7-3280187 3-3163138  Forest Evashevski
Oregon State 4-6204180 2-5109140  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1273218 1-5-1170164  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 2-8130317 0-665214  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 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.