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]
| 1893 Stanford football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–0–1 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season summary edit
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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| November 4 | vs. Olympic Club | W 46–0 | |||
| November 11 | at Reliance Athletic Club | San Jose, CA | W 34–0 | ||
| November 18 | at Olympic Club |
| W 24–11 | ||
| November 30 | vs. California |
| T 6–6 | ||
| December 16 | vs. Reliance Athletic Club |
| W 18–0 | ||
| December 25 | at Tacoma Athletic Club | Tacoma, WA | W 48–0 | ||
| December 27 | at Port Townsend Athletic Club | Port Townsend, WA | W 50–0 | ||
| December 29 | at Washington | Seattle, WA | W 40–0 | 600 | [4] |
| January 1, 1894 | at Multnomah Athletic Club | W 18–0 |
References edit
- ^ Results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Football: Retrospective and Perspective" (PDF). Outing. 23 (2): 126. November 1893. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Forty to nothing, Universities fail to score against Stanfords". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 30, 1893. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.