1919 Stanford football team

1919 Stanford football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–3 (1–1 PCC)
Head coach	Bob Evans (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Field
Seasons ←  1905 1920  →

1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oregon ^ +	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Washington +	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Washington State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Stanford	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1919 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1919 college football season.

Season summary

This was the first time Stanford had fielded a football team since 1905. From 1905 to 1917, Stanford played rugby in place of football. In 1918, Stanford did not field an official team due to World War I, though an unofficial squad made up of volunteers from the Students' Army Training Corps stationed at Stanford (some of whom were not Stanford students) hurriedly organized to play several games, all blowout losses. ^{[1] [2]}

Bob Evans, who had coached Stanford men's basketball team the previous season, was named coach of the football team to go along with his basketball coaching duties. ^[3] In his only season as football coach, Evans led the team to a 4–3 overall record.

In their first conference game in the Pacific Coast Conference, Stanford won its first-ever game against Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State); the team lost its other conference game, the Big Game against rival California. ^{[4] [5]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 15	USS Boston *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 78–0	[6]
October 18	Olympic Club *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	L 0–13	[7]
October 25	at Oregon Agricultural	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	W 14–6	[8]
November 1	Saint Mary's *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 34–0	[9]
November 8	Santa Clara *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 13–0	[10]
November 22	California	Stanford Field Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 10–14	[11]
November 27	USC *	Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–13	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 58. ISBN   1-57167-116-1 . Retrieved June 13, 2014.
2. Swensen, H. G. (1918). "The Big Game". The Stanford Illustrated Review. 20 (3): 142.
3. "Name "Bob" Evans gridiron ruler of Stanford men". Spokane Daily Chronicle. April 23, 1919. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
4. Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
5. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1919–1924". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
6. "Whitewash of Gobs raises hopes of Cardinals". Daily Palo Alto Times. October 16, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Olympics beat Stanford team by 13–0 score". San Francisco Chronicle. October 19, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Oregon Aggies defeated by Stanford, 14–6". The San Francisco Examiner. October 26, 1919. Retrieved September 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Saints lose to Stanford eleven, 34–0". The San Francisco Examiner. November 2, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
10. Doug Montell (November 9, 1919). "Santa Clara Shut Out by Stanford After Brilliant Football Game at Palo Alto: Punting Duel Is Feature of the Big Game at Stanford". Oakland Tribune– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Berkeley wins at football 14 to 10 over Stanford". Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel. November 23, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Southern California gives Stanford drubbing". The Sacramento Bee. November 28, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.