1928 Stanford football team

The 1928 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1928 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Pop Warner, Stanford played its home games on campus at Stanford Stadium and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference.

1928 Stanford football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1928 record8–3–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
Head coachPop Warner (5th season)
Offensive schemeDouble wing
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
USC $ 4 0 1  9 0 1
California ^ 3 0 2  6 2 2
Stanford 4 1 1  8 3 1
Oregon 4 2 0  9 2 0
Washington State 4 3 0  7 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 0  6 3 0
Idaho 2 3 0  3 4 1
Washington 2 4 0  7 4 0
UCLA 0 4 0  4 4 1
Montana 0 5 0  4 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined)

After playing in the Rose Bowl for the last two seasons, and three of the last four, Stanford did not play a postseason game, but did end its season on a high note with a shutout over Army before 86,000 at Yankee Stadium.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Young Men's Institute*L 0–7
September 22West Coast Army*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–8
September 29Olympic Club*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–12
October 6at OregonW 26–12
October 13UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 45–7
October 20vs. Idaho
W 47–0
October 27Fresno State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 47–0
November 3at USCL 0–10
November 10Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 31–0
November 17Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 12–0
November 24at CaliforniaT 13–13
December 1vs. Army*W 26–0
  • *Non-conference game

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Stanford smothers Army team in international classic of grid season". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 2, 1928. p. 17. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. "Stanford checks Army in intersectional tilt". Milwaukee Journal. December 2, 1928.
  3. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 19281932". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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