1921 Stanford

4–⁠2–⁠2 (1–⁠1–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Conrad Van Gent.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1921, game by game: won vs. U.S. Marines 41–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 10–7; won vs. Olympic Club 7–0; lost vs. Pacific Fleet 7–27; won vs. Oregon State 14–7; tied at Washington 0–0; tied vs. Nevada 14–14; lost vs. California 7–42+41−35Won 41–0 vs. U.S. Marines+41U.S. MarinesWon 10–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+3Saint Mary’s (C…Won 7–0 vs. Olympic Club+7Olympic ClubLost 7–27 vs. Pacific Fleet-20Pacific FleetWon 14–7 vs. Oregon State+7Oregon StateTied 0–0 at Washington0WashingtonTied 14–14 vs. Nevada0NevadaLost 7–42 vs. California-35California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 42–⁠7; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
100–⁠97
Coach
Conrad Van Gent
Elo
1399 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.8 No. 39 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Dudley DeGrootOGGV-1

Second team

  • Robert ShlaudemanQBGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1921 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Washington State2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Oregon State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠3
Washington0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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