1894 Stanford football team

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]

1894 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Seasons
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1895 →
1894 Far West college football independents records
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

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

Season summary

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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20vs. Reliance Athletic ClubL 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. ChicagoW 12–0
January 1, 1895at Los Angeles Athletic Club
  • Athletic Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–0

Notes

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

References

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  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.  
  7. ^ "Chicago Won It". The San Francisco Call. December 26, 1894. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.