1894 Stanford football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming   –   3 – 0 – 0
USC   –   1 – 0 – 0
Stanford   –   6 – 3 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   2 – 2 – 0
Washington Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 0
Washington   –   1 – 1 – 1
Utah   –   1 – 2 – 0
California   –   0 – 1 – 2
New Mexico A&M   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1894 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1894 college football season and was coached by Walter Camp, who had previously coached the team in 1892.[1]

Herbert Hoover, later the 31st president of the United States, was team manager.[2]

Season summary

Pop Bliss had coached Stanford the previous season at Stanford; Walter Camp, who had coached Stanford in 1892, returned to Stanford for this season and Bliss moved on to coach Haverford College.[3]

After two consecutive tie games, Stanford defeated California 6–0 in the fourth Big Game. Future Stanford head coach Charles Fickert blocked a punt, which was run into the end zone by Guy Cochran for the game's only score.[3] The game with Chicago was the first intersectional contest.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20vs. Reliance Athletic Club
L 4–12
October 27vs. Stanford[note 1]Santa Cruz, CAW 14–4
November 3vs. Reliance Athletic Club
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–12
November 10at Sacramento Athletic Club
W 6–0
November 14Reliance Athletic ClubStanford, CAW 20–0
November 29vs. California
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco, CA (rivalry)
W 6–0
December 25vs. Chicago
L 4–244,000[6][7]
December 29vs. Chicago
W 12–0
January 1, 1895at Los Angeles Athletic Club
  • Athletic Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–0

Notes

  1. ^ Split squad game; first team defeated second team.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1934). Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1934. New York: American Sports Publishing Co. p. 206.
  3. ^ a b Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 11–15. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Result of Camp's visit". San Francisco Call. Vol. 76, no. 150. October 28, 1894. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Pigskin Kickers". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 43, no. 17. October 28, 1894. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Stagg's Men Victors". The Inter Ocean. December 26, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Chicago Won It". The San Francisco Call. December 26, 1894. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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