1927 Stanford football team

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1927 Stanford football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 7–6 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Double-wing
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1926
1928  →
1927 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stanford ^ +4–0–18–2–1
No. 10 USC +4–0–18–1–1
Idaho +2–0–24–1–3
Washington 4–2–09–2–0
Oregon State 2–3–03–3–1
California 2–3–07–3–0
Washington State 1–3–13–3–2
Oregon 0–4–12–4–1
Montana 0–4–03–4–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1927 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's fourth season, Stanford was undefeated in the Pacific Coast Conference, with a tie in the game against USC. With a three-way tie for the conference championship, Stanford was chosen to represent the conference in the 1928 Rose Bowl against Pittsburgh, with Stanford winning its first Rose Bowl in its fourth attempt, 7–6.

The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific Coast Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Fresno State *
W 33–015,000 [1]
September 24 Olympic Club *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 7–615,000 [2]
October 1 Saint Mary's *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–1638,000 [3]
October 8 Nevada *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–2 [4]
October 15 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
T 13–1365,000 [5]
October 22at Oregon State
W 20–620,000 [6] [7] [8]
October 29 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 19–0 [9]
November 5at Washington
W 13–728,172 [10]
November 12 Santa Clara *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–13 [11]
November 19 California
W 13–688,000 [12]
January 2, 1928vs. Pittsburgh *
W 7–658,000 [13] [14] [15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Card reserves defeat Fresno State College". Oakland Tribune. September 25, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Stanford football team defeats Olympic Club and Fresno State". San Francisco Chronicle. September 25, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ William Leiser (October 2, 1927). "Saints Down Cards, 16-0: Bettencourt, Hicks Make Touchdowns for Madigan". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cardinals trim Nevada Wolves by 20–2 score". The San Francisco Examiner. October 9, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Stanford, Trojans battle to 13–13 tie". The Fresno Bee. October 16, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ George Bertz, "Big Stanford Cards Smash Aggies, 20–6: Pop Warner's Shifty Team Tears Great Holes Through Beaver Line; Outplays Opponents in Contest Replete with Thrills," Oregon Sunday Journal, Oct. 23, 1927, pp. XX, 4.
  7. ↑ Porter Yett, "Speed and Shiftiness of Stanford Ball Carriers Entrall Crowds at the Stadium: Play-by-Play Description of Stanford–Aggie Battle," The Oregonian, Oct. 23, 1927, section 6, pp. 1-2.
  8. ↑ "Cardinals take Oregon Aggies by 20–6 score". The Fresno Bee. October 23, 1926. Retrieved October 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Oregon drops hard-fought game to Stanford, 19 to 0". Eugene Guard. Oregon. October 29, 1927. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Stanford trounces Washington, 13–7". The Sunday Oregonian. November 6, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ A.K. (November 7, 1927). "Olympic Club Beats Broncos, 6-0: Kutsch Makes Lone Tally in Third Period". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1P, 3P – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Stanford trounces Bears, 13 to 6". Stockton Daily Independent. November 20, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ The Los Angeles Times estimated the crowd at 58,000. The Pasadena Evening Post indicates the attendance was "over 70,000."
  14. ↑ "Cards Win For West: Pitt Vanquished By 7–6 Score". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1928. p. 1.
  15. ↑ "Cards, Pitt in Rose Bowl Grid Classic". Pasadena Evening Post. January 2, 1928. p. 1.
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