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1927 Stanford

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1927, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 44–7; won vs. Olympic Club 7–6; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–16; won vs. Nevada 20–2; tied vs. USC 13–13; won at Oregon State 20–6; won vs. Oregon 19–0; won at Washington 13–7; lost vs. Santa Clara 6–13; won vs. California 13–6; won vs. Pittsburgh 7–6+37−16Won 44–7 vs. Fresno State+37Fresno StateWon 7–6 vs. Olympic Club+1Olympic ClubLost 0–16 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-16Saint Mary’s (C…Won 20–2 vs. Nevada+18NevadaTied 13–13 vs. USC0USCWon 20–6 at Oregon State+14Oregon StateWon 19–0 vs. Oregon+19OregonWon 13–7 at Washington+6WashingtonLost 6–13 vs. Santa Clara-7Santa ClaraWon 13–6 vs. California+7CaliforniaWon 7–6 vs. Pittsburgh+1Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsFresno StateW 44–⁠796%
Sep 24vsOlympic ClubW 7–⁠692%
Oct 1vsSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠1692%
Oct 8vsNevadaW 20–⁠290%
Oct 15vsUSCT 13–⁠1347%
Oct 22atOregon StateW 20–⁠639%
Oct 29vsOregonW 19–⁠078%
Nov 5atWashingtonW 13–⁠735%
Nov 12vsSanta ClaraL 6–⁠1395%
Nov 19vsCaliforniaW 13–⁠668%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghRose BowlW 7–⁠639%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 7–⁠6 in the Rose Bowl; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Pacific Coast Conference champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Idaho and USC

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
162–⁠82
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1595 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.9 No. 6 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Double-wing

All-Pacific Coast

5 first team

First team

  • Richard HylandRBAP-1; UP-1
  • Biff HoffmanFBAP-1; UP-1
  • John PrestonEUP-1
  • Seraphim PostOGAP-1
  • John H. “Hal” McCreeryCUP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Washington4–⁠29–⁠2
California2–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠1
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1

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