1926 Stanford football team

American college football season

1926 Stanford football

National champion (Dickinson)
Co-national champion (Helms, NCF, and Sagarin)
PCC champion

Rose Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Alabama

Conference| Pacific Coast Conference
Record| 10–0–1 (4–0 PCC)
Head coach|

* Pop Warner (3rd season)

Offensive scheme| Double-wing
Home stadium| Stanford Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

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1927 ->

1926 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Stanford $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 6 USC | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oregon Agricultural | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oregon | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Idaho | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Montana | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
California | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Dickinson System
Back and front panels of the game program for the Nov. 20, 1926 "Big Game" with Cal.

The 1926 Stanford Indians football team was an American football team that represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1926 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's third season at Stanford, the team compiled a 10–0 record during the regular season, outscored its opponents by a total of 261 to 66, and won the PCC championship. Stanford then faced undefeated Alabama in the 1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie.[1]

In December 1926, prior to the Rose Bowl, Stanford was selected as the national champion under the Dickinson System. Stanford garnered 22.5 points from Dickinson. Navy ranked second with 21.88 points, and Alabama was ranked No. 10 with 16.67 points, due to weak schedule strength.[2]

In later retroactive ratings, Stanford was chosen as a co-national champion with Alabama by the Helms Athletic Foundation,[3] National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin (using the ELO-Chess methodology).[4]

The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| Fresno State*|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 44–7| | [5]
September 25| Caltech*|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 13–0| | [6]
October 2| Occidental*|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 19–0| | [7]
October 9| Olympic Club*|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 7–3| | [8]
October 16| Nevada*|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 33–9| 10,000| [9]
October 23| at Oregon|

* Hayward Field
* Eugene, OR

| W 29–12| | [10]
October 30| at USC|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| W 13–12| 79,000–80,000| [11]
November 6| Santa Clara*|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 33–14| 18,000| [12]
November 13| Washington|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 29–10| 43,000| [13]
November 20| at California|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA (Big Game)

| W 41–6| 80,000, plus 10,000 (Tightwad Hill)| [14]
January 1, 1927| vs. Alabama*|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)

| T 7–7| 56,000| [15]

* *Non-conference game

## Game summaries

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### Rose Bowl

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| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Alabama  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Stanford  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7

Main article: 1927 Rose Bowl

The 1927 Rose Bowl was held on January 1, 1927, in Pasadena, California. Stanford (10-0, 4-0 PCC) faced off against the Southern Conference Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0, 8-0 SoCon). The game would end in a 7–7, and was the last Rose Bowl game to end in a tie.

United Press called the 1927 Rose Bowl "the football championship of America", and the game was considered the most exciting in the series up to that time. The crowd of 68,000 set an attendance record. Stanford's George Bogue missed an 18-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, then threw a touchdown pass to Ed Walker and kicked the point after to put Stanford up, 7-0. Stanford held that lead through most of the rest of the game, but in the final minutes, they were forced to punt on fourth down. Frankie Wilton's kick was blocked, and Alabama took over 14 yards from goal. Four plays later, and with a minute left, Jimmy Johnson carried the ball for a touchdown, making it 7-6. The two-point conversion, and overtime, were decades in the future. Stanford's only hope was to block the point after, but Alabama ran the play quickly and Herschel Caldwell's kick tied Stanford, and took away a Stanford victory in the final minute.[16]

## Awards

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Six Stanford players received mention on the 1926 All-America college football team and/or the 1926 All-Pacific Coast football team:

* End Ted Shipkey

* First-team All-America honors from the All-America Board and Red Grange.[17][18]
* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP)[19]

* Halfback Dick Hyland

* First-team All-America honors from Lawrence Perry.[20]
* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the UP and second-team honors from the AP.[19]

* Guard Fred H. Swan

* First-team All-America honors from Charles E. Parker for the New York World News Service[21]
* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP[19]

* Halfback/fullback George Bogue

* Third-team All-America honors from Billy Evans and Walter Eckersall.[22][23][24]
* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP[19]

* End Edgar Walker

* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP[19]

* Tackle Sellman

* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the UP

## References

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1. ^ "1926 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
2. ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "They Were Number One — College Football's National Championship Teams — * As Chosen By Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation" (Press release). Los Angeles: Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. March 15, 1973. "As the result of its 1973 appraisal, the Athletic Foundation took the privilege of granting co-championship recognition to Stanford with Alabama in 1926; Notre Dame with the U.S. Military in 1946; Michigan with Notre Dame in 1947; and Ohio State with UCLA in 1954."
4. ^ 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
5. ^ "Stanford Wins From Fresno State, 44 To 7: Bulldogs Put Up Stubborn Fight in Opening Tilt". The Fresno Bee. September 26, 1926. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Caltech Scares Cards: "Fox" Stanton's Engineers Hold Stanford Eleven to 13 to 6 Count at Palo Alto". The Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1926. pp. Sports 1, 2 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Willia Leiser (October 3, 1926). "Stanford Wins, 19-0: Biff Hoffman Scores First For Card Eleven". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Warner's Eleven Defeats Clubmen by 7-3 Margin". The San Francisco Examiner. October 10, 1926. pp. Sports 1, 4 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ William Leiser (October 17, 1926). "Stanford Eleven Hands Nevada 33-9 Beating: Warner Eleven Wins Out in Final Periods". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Stanford Comes To In Third Quarter: Takes Lead From Oregon, Gets 29 to 12 Score, to Chagrin of Home Team". Morning Register. October 24, 1926. pp. 1, 6 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Paul Lowry (October 31, 1926). "Stanford Corrals Thundering Herd, 13 to 12". The Los Angeles Times. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ William Leiser (November 7, 1926). "Stanford Smothers Broncos, 33-14: Shock Troops Give Cardinal Early Margin". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ William Leiser (November 14, 1926). "Stanford Cards Win, 29 to 10". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 4 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ William Leiser (November 21, 1926). "Stanford Crushes Cardinal, 41 to 6". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Main 1, Sports 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ Paul Lowry (January 2, 1927). "Alabamans Ties Cards: Rose Bowl Game Ends, 7 to 7". The Los Angeles Times. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Stanford and Alabama Play Tie," The Oakland Tribune, January 2, 1927, p D-1; http://www.rosebowlhistory.org Archived 2015-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
17. ^ "Warner, Rockne and Jones Choose All-American Team". The Courier Journal. December 19, 1926. p. 77 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "Four Easterners on Grange's All America". The Shreveport Times. Louisiana. December 1, 1926. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ a b c d e "Stanford and U.S.C. Well Represented on Coast Team". Altoona Tribune. December 2, 1926. p. 10.
20. ^ "Five Western Stars Get Place On Perry's All America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 12, 1926. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
21. ^ "Parker's All-American Football Selections". The Pittsburgh Post. November 28, 1926. p. 33 - via Newspapers.com.
22. ^ Evans, Billy (December 3, 1926). "Billy Evans' All-America". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD). p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
23. ^ "These Players Honored by Eckersall with Places on All-America Team". Detroit Free Press. December 12, 1926. p. 29.
24. ^ "Kaer On Eckersall's All-American Eleven". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 1926. p. 34 - via Newspapers.com.

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1926 Stanford football—national champions

* George Bogue
* Spud Harder
* Richard Hyland
* Spud Lewis
* Don Robesky
* Ted Shipkey
* Fred H. Swan
* Ed Walker
* Frank Wilton

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