1921 Stanford football team

1921 Stanford football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–2–2 (1–1–1 PCC)
Head coach	Eugene Van Gent (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Field Stanford Stadium
Seasons ←  1920 1922  →

1921 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Washington State	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Stanford	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Oregon	0	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	3
Washington	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1921 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1921 college football season. They were coached by Eugene Van Gent in his only season as head coach. The team played most of its home games at the 15,000-seat Stanford Field while construction on the new 60,000-seat Stanford Stadium was being completed. ^[1] Stanford Stadium officially opened for the final game, the Big Game against California, in which the Bears defeated Stanford 42–7. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Mare Island Marines *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 41–0		[3]
October 8	Saint Mary's *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 10–7	> 5,000	[4]
October 15	at Olympic Club *	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 7–0		[5]
October 22	Pacific Fleet *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	L 7–27		[6]
October 29	Oregon Agricultural	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 14–7	10,000	[7]
November 5	at Washington	Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	T 0–0	12,653	[8]
November 12	Nevada *	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	T 14–14		[9]
November 19	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 7–42	57,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "San Francisco Football Stadiums" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. XV (II): 6. February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
2. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1921–1925". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
3. "Stanford opens up grid season with a 41–0 victory over Mare Island". The San Francisco Examiner. October 2, 1921. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
4. "St. Mary's Loses To Stanford at Palo Alto After a Brilliant Display of Football: Cardinal Wins Game in Last Quarter on Patrick's Drop Kick". Oakland Tribune. p. A9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Stanford beats Olympic Club by 7–0 score". San Francisco Chronicle. October 16, 1921. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fleet scores 27 to 7 win over Stanford". Oakland Tribune. October 23, 1921. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Stanford's fighting spirit upsets Oregon Aggies, 14 to 7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1921. Retrieved October 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Stanford and Washington battle fiercely to scoreless tie". The Sacramento Union. November 6, 1921. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Nevada Ties Stanford: Rabbit Bradshaw Snatches the Game from Cards by Spectacular Play in Final Quarter". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Jack James (November 20, 1921). "U.C. Victorious, 42 to 7: Cardinals Defeated by Wonder Team". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.