1893 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gonzaga   –   1 – 0 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   1 – 0 – 0
Wyoming   –   1 – 0 – 0
Stanford   –   8 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
California   –   5 – 1 – 1
USC   –   3 – 1 – 0
Washington   –   1 – 3 – 1
San Jose State   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1893 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1893 college football season. Led by C. D. Bliss, Stanford was undefeated, with one tie against rival California.[1]

Season summary

The previous season, Stanford was coached by Walter Camp, who had agreed to coach the team on the condition that he complete coaching Yale's football season first.[2] For the 1893 season, Camp returned to the East Coast and Stanford hired C. D. "Pop" Bliss, who had played halfback for Camp's team at Yale and had just graduated.[2][3] Led by Bliss, Stanford dominated its opponents, outscoring them 284–17 with seven shutouts and only one blemish: a tie with rival California.[2]

This was Bliss's only season at Stanford; Camp returned to Stanford the next season and Bliss moved on to coach Haverford College.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 4vs. Olympic Club
W 46–0
November 11at Reliance Athletic ClubSan Jose, CAW 34–0
November 18at Olympic Club
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco, CA
W 24–11
November 30vs. California
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco, CA (rivalry)
T 6–6
December 16vs. Reliance Athletic Club
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco, CA
W 18–0
December 25at Tacoma Athletic ClubTacoma, WAW 48–0
December 27at Port Townsend Athletic ClubPort Townsend, WAW 50–0
December 29at WashingtonSeattle, WAW 40–0600[4]
January 1, 1894at Multnomah Athletic Club
W 18–0

References

  1. ^ Results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 11–13. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Football: Retrospective and Perspective" (PDF). Outing. 23 (2): 126. November 1893. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Forty to nothing, Universities fail to score against Stanfords". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 30, 1893. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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