1928 Stanford football team

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1928 Stanford football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Double-wing
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1927
1929  →
1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 USC $ 4 –0 –19 –0 –1
No. 2 California ^ 3 –0 –26 –2 –2
No. 4 Stanford 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
Oregon 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Washington State 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Oregon State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Idaho 2 –3 –03 –4 –1
Washington 2 –4 –07 –4 –0
UCLA 0 –4 –04 –4 –1
Montana 0 –5 –04 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined)
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1928 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Pop Warner, Stanford played its home games on campus at Stanford Stadium and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928. [1]

Contents

After playing in the Rose Bowl for the last two seasons, and three of the last four, Stanford did not play a postseason game, but did end its season on a high note with a shutout over Army before 86,000 at Yankee Stadium}

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Young Men's Institute *
L 0–7
September 22 West Coast Army *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–8
September 29 Olympic Club *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–12
October 6at Oregon
W 26–12
October 13 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 45–7
October 20vs. Idaho
W 47–019,000 [2] [3] [4] [5]
October 27 Fresno State *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 47–0
November 3at USC
L 0–1080,000 [6]
November 10 Santa Clara *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 31–015,000
November 17 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 12–030,000
November 24at California
T 13–13
December 1vs. Army *
W 26–086,000 [7] [8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 9, 1928. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Idaho battles Stanford today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 19, 1928. p. 17.
  3. ↑ "Stanford wins from Idaho, 47-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 20, 1928. p. 15.
  4. ↑ Waldorf, Stan (October 20, 1928). "Cards display great offense against Idaho". San Jose Evening News. (California). p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Late rampage crushes Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 20, 1928. p. 8.
  6. ↑ Paul Lowry (November 4, 1928). "Trojans Surprise Stanford, 10 to 0: Cards Repulsed Four Times on Goal Line". Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Stanford smothers Army team in international classic of grid season". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 2, 1928. p. 17. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  8. ↑ Getty, Frank (November 2, 1928). "Stanford scores smashing victory over Army, 26 to 0". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  9. ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1928–1932". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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