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1926 Stanford

10–⁠0–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1926, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 44–0; won vs. California Tech 13–0; won vs. Occidental 19–0; won vs. Olympic Club 7–3; won vs. Nevada 33–9; won at Oregon 29–12; won at USC 13–12; won vs. Santa Clara 33–14; won vs. Washington 29–10; won at California 41–6; tied vs. Alabama 7–7+44Won 44–0 vs. Fresno State+44Fresno StateWon 13–0 vs. California Tech+13California TechWon 19–0 vs. Occidental+19OccidentalWon 7–3 vs. Olympic Club+4Olympic ClubWon 33–9 vs. Nevada+24NevadaWon 29–12 at Oregon+17OregonWon 13–12 at USC+1USCWon 33–14 vs. Santa Clara+19Santa ClaraWon 29–10 vs. Washington+19WashingtonWon 41–6 at California+35CaliforniaTied 7–7 vs. Alabama0Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsFresno StateW 44–⁠095%
Sep 25vsCalifornia TechW 13–⁠092%
Oct 2vsOccidentalW 19–⁠092%
Oct 9vsOlympic ClubW 7–⁠388%
Oct 16vsNevadaW 33–⁠985%
Oct 23atOregonW 29–⁠1264%
Oct 30atUSCW 13–⁠1235%
Nov 6vsSanta ClaraW 33–⁠1494%
Nov 13vsWashingtonW 29–⁠1053%
Nov 20atCaliforniaW 41–⁠671%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsAlabamaRose BowlT 7–⁠734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Alabama 7–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Photographs from 1926

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

National championsa title the school claims

Pacific Coast Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
268–⁠73
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1662 +104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.2 No. 3 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Double-wing

All-Pacific Coast

6 first team

First team

  • Dick HylandRBAP-2; UP-1
  • George BogueFBAP-1; UP-1
  • Ted ShipkeyEAP-1; UP-1
  • Edgar WalkerE
  • SellmanOTUP-1
  • Fred H. SwanOGAP-1; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1926 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford4–⁠010–⁠0–⁠1
USC5–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon State4–⁠17–⁠1
Washington State4–⁠16–⁠1
Washington3–⁠28–⁠2
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠5
California0–⁠53–⁠6

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