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1919 Stanford

4–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Bob Evans.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1919, game by game: won vs. USS Boston 59–0; lost vs. Olympic Club 0–13; won at Oregon State 14–6; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 34–0; won vs. Santa Clara 13–0; lost vs. California 10–14; lost at USC 0–13+59−13Won 59–0 vs. USS Boston+59USS BostonLost 0–13 vs. Olympic Club-13Olympic ClubWon 14–6 at Oregon State+8Oregon StateWon 34–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+34Saint Mary’s (C…Won 13–0 vs. Santa Clara+13Santa ClaraLost 10–14 vs. California-4CaliforniaLost 0–13 at USC-13USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 11vsUSS BostonW 59–⁠065%
Oct 18vsOlympic ClubL 0–⁠1368%
Oct 25atOregon StateW 14–⁠619%
Nov 1vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 34–⁠071%
Nov 8vsSanta ClaraW 13–⁠071%
Nov 22vsCaliforniaL 10–⁠1435%
Nov 27atUSCL 0–⁠1355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 13–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
130–⁠46
Coach
Bob Evans
Elo
1275 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.2 No. 34 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

4 first team

First team

  • HoltRBAS-1
  • Dink TempletonFBPS-1; HH-1
  • Edgar CaugheyOGHH-2; SH-1
  • SimpsonCAS-1

From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1919 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington2–⁠15–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠15–⁠2
California2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Washington State2–⁠25–⁠2
Stanford1–⁠14–⁠3
Oregon State1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.