1921 Stanford football team

The 1921 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1921 college football season. They were coached by Eugene Van Gent in his only season as head coach. The team played most of its home games at the 15,000-seat Stanford Field while construction on the new 60,000-seat Stanford Stadium was being completed.[1] Stanford Stadium officially opened for the final game, the Big Game against California, in which the Bears defeated Stanford 42–7.[1][2]

1921 Stanford football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–2–2 (1–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Field
Stanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 4 0 0 9 0 1
Washington State 2 1 1 4 2 1
Stanford 1 1 1 4 2 2
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 1 4 3 2
Oregon 0 1 2 5 1 3
Washington 0 3 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Mare Island Marines*W 41–0
October 8Saint Mary's*
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 10–7> 5,000[3]
October 15Olympic Club*
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 7–0
October 22Pacific Fleet*
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–27
October 29Oregon Agricultural
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 14–710,000[4]
November 5at WashingtonT 0–012,653
November 12Nevada*
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
T 14–14[5]
November 19CaliforniaL 7–4257,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b "San Francisco Football Stadiums" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. XV (II): 6. February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1921–1925". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "St. Mary's Loses To Stanford at Palo Alto After a Brilliant Display of Football: Cardinal Wins Game in Last Quarter on Patrick's Drop Kick". Oakland Tribune. p. A9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford's fighting spirit upsets Oregon Aggies, 14 to 7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1921. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nevada Ties Stanford: Rabbit Bradshaw Snatches the Game from Cards by Spectacular Play in Final Quarter". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack James (November 20, 1921). "U.C. Victorious, 42 to 7: Cardinals Defeated by Wonder Team". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.