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1928 Stanford

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pop Warner.

Photograph taken from the November 3, 1928 football game between Stanford University and the University of Southern California.
Photograph taken from the November 3, 1928 football game between Stanford University and the University of Southern California.Photo: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1928, game by game: lost vs. YMI 0–7; won vs. West Coast Army 21–8; lost vs. Olympic Club 6–12; won at Oregon 26–12; won vs. UCLA 45–7; won vs. Idaho 47–0; won vs. Fresno State 47–0; lost at USC 0–10; won vs. Santa Clara 31–0; won vs. Washington 12–0; tied at California 13–13; won at Army 26–0+47−10Lost 0–7 vs. YMI-7YMIWon 21–8 vs. West Coast Army+13West Coast ArmyLost 6–12 vs. Olympic Club-6Olympic ClubWon 26–12 at Oregon+14OregonWon 45–7 vs. UCLA+38UCLAWon 47–0 vs. Idaho+47IdahoWon 47–0 vs. Fresno State+47Fresno StateLost 0–10 at USC-10USCWon 31–0 vs. Santa Clara+31Santa ClaraWon 12–0 vs. Washington+12WashingtonTied 13–13 at California0CaliforniaWon 26–0 at Army+26Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsYMIL 0–⁠792%
Sep 22vsWest Coast ArmyW 21–⁠889%
Sep 29vsOlympic ClubL 6–⁠1288%
Oct 6atOregonW 26–⁠1249%
Oct 13vsUCLAW 45–⁠790%
Oct 20vsIdahoW 47–⁠061%
Oct 27vsFresno StateW 47–⁠095%
Nov 3atUSCL 0–⁠1027%
Nov 10vsSanta ClaraW 31–⁠090%
Nov 17vsWashingtonW 12–⁠063%
Nov 24atCaliforniaT 13–⁠1344%
Dec 1atArmyW 26–⁠028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 26–⁠0; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1928.

2 consensus All-AmericansSeraphim Post, OG; Don Robesky, OG

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
274–⁠69
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1611 +48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.4 No. 2 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Double-wing

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
California3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Stanford4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠29–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠36–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Washington2–⁠47–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠54–⁠5–⁠1

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