| 1921 Stanford football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–2–2 (1–1–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium |
Stanford Field Stanford Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | Mare Island Marines* | W 41–0 | |||
| October 8 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 10–7 | > 5,000 | [3] |
| October 15 | Olympic Club* |
| W 7–0 | ||
| October 22 | Pacific Fleet* |
| L 7–27 | ||
| October 29 | Oregon Agricultural |
| W 14–7 | 10,000 | [4] |
| November 5 | at Washington | T 0–0 | 12,653 | ||
| November 12 | Nevada* |
| T 14–14 | [5] | |
| November 19 | California |
| L 7–42 | 57,000 | [6] |
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1921–1925". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stanford's fighting spirit upsets Oregon Aggies, 14 to 7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1921. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.