1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game

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1894 Chicago Maroons vs. Stanford football game
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Chicago02424
Stanford044
DateDecember 25, 1894
Season 1894
Stadium Haight Street Grounds
Location San Francisco, California
Attendance4,000

The 1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game, played on December 25, 1894 was a college football game between the Chicago Maroons and Stanford. Chicago won 24 to 4. [1] The game was played in San Francisco, California. It was the first postseason intersectional contest, foreshadowing the modern bowl game. [2] [3] Herbert Hoover was Stanford's student financial manager. [4]

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Game summary

Neither team scored in the first half. [5] Freshman Clarence Herschberger played well. [6]

Aftermath

Stanford won a rematch in Los Angeles on December 29 by 12 to 0. [7]

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References

  1. Gary Migdol (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. p. 15. ISBN   9781571671165.
  2. "Amos Alonzo Stagg and Football at Chicago".
  3. Edwin Pope (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 232.
  4. David M. Nelson (1994). The Anatomy of a Game. p. 70. ISBN   9780874134551.
  5. "Stagg's Men Victors". The Inter Ocean. December 26, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Chicago Won It". The San Francisco Call. December 26, 1894. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Stanford Defeats Stagg's Eleven". Chicago Tribune. December 30, 1894. p. 5.