1926 Stanford football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1926 Stanford football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 10–0–1 4–0 Pop Warner 3rd Double-wing Stanford Stadium National champion (Dickinson)Co-national champion (Helms, NCF, and Sagarin)PCC champion Rose Bowl T 7–7 vs. Alabama stanford20s.png thumb|right|400px|Back and front panels of the game program for the Nov. 20, 1926 "Big Game" with Cal. The 1926 Stanford Indians football team was an American football team that represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1926 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's third season at Stanford, the team compiled a 10–0 record during the regular season, outscored its opponents by a total of 261 to 66, and won the PCC championship. Stanford then faced undefeated Alabama in the 1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie.1926 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 27, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/stanford/1926-schedule.html In December 1926, prior to the Rose Bowl, Stanford was selected as the national champion under the Dickinson System. Stanford garnered 22.5 points from Dickinson. Navy ranked second with 21.88 points, and Alabama was ranked No. 10 with 16.67 points, due to weak schedule strength.Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams The Morning Post Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98552346/dickinson-rankings/ Newspapers.com In later retroactive ratings, Stanford was chosen as a co-national champion with Alabama by the Helms Athletic Foundation,March 15, 1973 They Were Number One — College Football's National Championship Teams — * As Chosen By Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation Los Angeles Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation As the result of its 1973 appraisal, the Athletic Foundation took the privilege of granting co-championship recognition to Stanford with Alabama in 1926; Notre Dame with the U.S. Military in 1946; Michigan with Notre Dame in 1947; and Ohio State with UCLA in 1954. National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin (using the ELO-Chess methodology).http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Schedule September 25 w y Fresno State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 44–7 Stanford Wins From Fresno State, 44 To 7: Bulldogs Put Up Stubborn Fight in Opening Tilt The Fresno Bee September 26, 1926 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98553221/stanford-wins-from-fresno-state-44-to/ Newspapers.com September 25 w y 1926 Caltech Beavers Caltech Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 13–0 Caltech Scares Cards: "Fox" Stanton's Engineers Hold Stanford Eleven to 13 to 6 Count at Palo Alto The Los Angeles Times September 26, 1926 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98553301/caltech-scares-cards-fox-stantons/ Newspapers.com October 2 w y 1926 Occidental Tigers Occidental Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 19–0 Stanford Wins, 19-0: Biff Hoffman Scores First For Card Eleven The San Francisco Examiner Willia Leiser October 3, 1926 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/457545883/?terms=stanford%20occidental&match=1 Newspapers.com October 9 w y Olympic Club Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 7–3 Warner's Eleven Defeats Clubmen by 7-3 Margin The San Francisco Examiner October 10, 1926 Sports 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98553635/warners-eleven-defeats-clubmen-by-7-3/ Newspapers.com October 16 w y Nevada Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 33–9 10,000 Stanford Eleven Hands Nevada 33-9 Beating: Warner Eleven Wins Out in Final Periods The San Francisco Examiner William Leiser October 17, 1926 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98553766/stanford-eleven-hands-nevada-33-9/ Newspapers.com October 23 w y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 29–12 Stanford Comes To In Third Quarter: Takes Lead From Oregon, Gets 29 to 12 Score, to Chagrin of Home Team Morning Register October 24, 1926 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98554308/stanford-comes-to-in-third-quarter/ Newspapers.com October 30 w y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 13–12 79,000–80,000 Stanford Corrals Thundering Herd, 13 to 12 The Los Angeles Times Paul Lowry October 31, 1926 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98554168/stanford-corrals-thundering-herd-13-to/ Newspapers.com November 6 w y Santa Clara Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 33–14 18,000 Stanford Smothers Broncos, 33-14: Shock Troops Give Cardinal Early Margin The San Francisco Examiner William Leiser November 7, 1926 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98553861/stanford-smothers-broncos-33-14/ Newspapers.com November 13 w Washington Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 29–10 43,000 Stanford Cards Win, 29 to 10 The San Francisco Examiner William Leiser November 14, 1926 Sports 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98553959/stanford-cards-win-29-to-10/ Newspapers.com November 20 w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Big Game 41–6 80,000, plus 10,000 (Tightwad Hill) Stanford Crushes California, 41 to 6 The San Francisco Examiner William Leiser November 21, 1926 Main 1, Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98554083/stanford-crushes-cardinal-41-to-6/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1927 t y y Alabama Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 7–7 56,000 Alabamans Ties Cards: Rose Bowl Game Ends, 7 to 7 The Los Angeles Times Paul Lowry January 2, 1927 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36210598/the-los-angeles-times/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Rose Bowl Alabama 0 0 0 7 Stanford 7 0 0 0 1927 Rose Bowl The 1927 Rose Bowl was held on January 1, 1927, in Pasadena, California. Stanford (10-0, 4-0 PCC) faced off against the Southern Conference Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0, 8-0 SoCon). The game would end in a 7–7, and was the last Rose Bowl game to end in a tie. United Press called the 1927 Rose Bowl "the football championship of America", and the game was considered the most exciting in the series up to that time. The crowd of 68,000 set an attendance record. Stanford's George Bogue missed an 18-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, then threw a touchdown pass to Ed Walker and kicked the point after to put Stanford up, 7-0. Stanford held that lead through most of the rest of the game, but in the final minutes, they were forced to punt on fourth down. Frankie Wilton's kick was blocked, and Alabama took over 14 yards from goal. Four plays later, and with a minute left, Jimmy Johnson carried the ball for a touchdown, making it 7-6. The two-point conversion, and overtime, were decades in the future. Stanford's only hope was to block the point after, but Alabama ran the play quickly and Herschel Caldwell's kick tied Stanford, and took away a Stanford victory in the final minute."Stanford and Alabama Play Tie," The Oakland Tribune, January 2, 1927, p D-1; http://www.rosebowlhistory.org https://web.archive.org/web/20150311153445/http://www.rosebowlhistory.org/ 2015-03-11 Roster George Bogue, HB Davidson, E Everett, T Freeman, T Graham, C Graves, HB Spud Harder, E Leo Harris, T Hill, HB Biff Hoffman, FB Richard Hyland, HB Kazanjian, G Leistner, HB Spud Lewis, QB McCreery, C Millage, QB Moomaw, T Murphy, HB Ernest Lynn Patchett, FB Post, QB Poulson, T Price, E Don Robesky, G Sellman, T Ted Shipkey, E Sholes, G Sims, HB Fred H. Swan, G Symonds, G Trombetta, HB Vermilya, C Vincenti, E Ed Walker, FB Frank Wilton, HB Work, HB Awards thumb|Jack F. Rissman National Intercollegiate Football Trophy — Awarded annually to the team ranked first in the Dickinson National Football Rating Six Stanford players received mention on the 1926 All-America college football team and/or the 1926 All-Pacific Coast football team: End Ted Shipkey First-team All-America honors from the All-America Board and Red Grange.Warner, Rockne and Jones Choose All-American Team The Courier Journal December 19, 1926 77 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6919163/warner_rockne_and_jones_choose/ Newspapers.com Four Easterners on Grange's All America The Shreveport Times Louisiana December 1, 1926 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6920146/four_easterners_on_granges_all_america/ Newspapers.com First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP)Stanford and U.S.C. Well Represented on Coast Team Altoona Tribune December 2, 1926 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2585787/1926_all_pacific_coast_team/ Halfback Dick Hyland First-team All-America honors from Lawrence Perry.Five Western Stars Get Place On Perry's All America Team St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 12, 1926 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6921008/five_western_stars_get_place_on_perrys/ Newspapers.com First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the UP and second-team honors from the AP. Guard Fred H. Swan First-team All-America honors from Charles E. Parker for the New York World News ServiceParker's All-American Football Selections The Pittsburgh Post November 28, 1926 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6919492/parkers_allamerican_football/ Newspapers.com First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP Halfback/fullback George Bogue Third-team All-America honors from Billy Evans and Walter Eckersall.Evans, Billy Billy Evans' All-America The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD) December 3, 1926 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6918884/billy_evans_all_america/ Newspapers.com These Players Honored by Eckersall with Places on All-America Team Detroit Free Press December 12, 1926 29Kaer On Eckersall's All-American Eleven Los Angeles Times December 12, 1926 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6919376/kaer_on_eckersalls_allamerican_eleven/ Newspapers.com First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP End Edgar Walker First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP Tackle Sellman First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the UP References Stanford Category:Stanford Cardinal football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Stanford football