1929 Stanford football team

1929 Stanford football
PCC co-champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	9–2 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Pop Warner (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Double-wing
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ←  1928 1930  →

1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 USC ^ +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Stanford +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 4 California +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Oregon +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
UCLA	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Washington	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1929 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's sixth season, Stanford finished as a Pacific Coast Conference co-champion. ^{[1] [2]} The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	West Coast Army *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 45–0	14,000	[3]
September 28	Olympic Club *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 6–0	23,000	[4]
October 5	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–7		[5]
October 12	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 57–0	20,000	[6]
October 19	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 40–7		[7]
October 26	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 0–7	89,000	[8]
November 2	Caltech *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 39–0		[9]
November 9	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 6–0	15,474	[10]
November 16	Santa Clara *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–13		[11]
November 23	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 21–6	90,000	[12]
December 28	Army *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 34–13	70,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Source: [14]

References

1. "Coast Season Ends with Four-Way Tie". The Oregonian . December 2, 1929. Retrieved December 9, 2024. The Pacific coast conference football season ended last week with four teams, Southern California, Stanford, California, and Oregon tied for first place.
2. Leiser, William (December 18, 1929). "Move to Open Grid Season Earlier Killed By Conference". The San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved December 9, 2024. The 1929 football championship was officially designated a four-way tie between Oregon, California, Stanford and USC.
3. "Stanford smears Coast Army, 45 to 0". San Francisco Chronicle. September 22, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Olympics lose by 6–0 score". The San Francisco Examiner. September 29, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cards swamp Webfooters by score of 33–7". The Morning Astorian. October 6, 1929. Retrieved June 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Paul Lowry (October 13, 1929). "Stanford Warriors Easily Rout Bruins, 57 to 0". Los Angeles Times– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Stanford's Cardinals roll up 40 to 7 score on Oregon State". The Fresno Morning Republican. October 20, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Trojans defeat Cards in grid classic, 7–0". Press-Telegram. October 27, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Caltech bows to Stanford 39 to 0". Oakland Tribune. November 3, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Stanford held to 6–0 win by Washington". The Fresno Bee. November 10, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
11. Jack Hodges (November 17, 1929). "Santa Clara Upsets Stanford Cardinals, Score, 13–7: Aerial Attack Nets Broncs Both Scores; Victorious Pass, Mettler to Simoni, Comes in Fourth Period of Contest". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 39, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Stanford outclasses Bears in annual gridiron battle before 90,000 football fans". Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel. November 24, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Stanford stops Cagle; Beats Army, 34–13". The Sacramento Union. December 29, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1929 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved January 11, 2026.