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
ConfOverall
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 17 Fresno State *W 44–7
September 24 Olympic Club *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 7–6
October 1 Saint Mary's *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–1638,000 [1]
October 8 Nevada *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–2
October 15 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
T 13–1352,285
October 22at Oregon State W 20–6 [2]
October 29 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 19–0 [3]
November 5at Washington W 13–728,172
November 12 Santa Clara *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–13 [4]
November 19 California
W 13–6
January 2, 1928vs. Pittsburgh *W 7–658,000–65,000 [5] [6]
  • *Non-conference game

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