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1930 Stanford

9–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1930, game by game: won vs. West Coast Army 32–0; won vs. Olympic Club 18–0; won vs. Santa Clara 20–0; tied at Minnesota 0–0; won vs. Oregon State 13–7; lost vs. USC 12–41; won vs. UCLA 20–0; won vs. Washington 25–7; won vs. California Tech 57–7; won at California 41–0; won vs. Dartmouth 14–7+50−29Won 32–0 vs. West Coast Army+32West Coast ArmyWon 18–0 vs. Olympic Club+18Olympic ClubWon 20–0 vs. Santa Clara+20Santa ClaraTied 0–0 at Minnesota0MinnesotaWon 13–7 vs. Oregon State+6Oregon StateLost 12–41 vs. USC-29USCWon 20–0 vs. UCLA+20UCLAWon 25–7 vs. Washington+18WashingtonWon 57–7 vs. California Tech+50California TechWon 41–0 at California+41CaliforniaWon 14–7 vs. Dartmouth+7Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsWest Coast ArmyW 32–⁠093%
Sep 27vsOlympic ClubW 18–⁠091%
Oct 4vsSanta ClaraW 20–⁠092%
Oct 11atMinnesotaT 0–⁠048%
Oct 18vsOregon StateW 13–⁠768%
Oct 25vsUSCL 12–⁠4144%
Oct 31vsUCLAW 20–⁠084%
Nov 8vsWashingtonW 25–⁠768%
Nov 15vsCalifornia TechW 57–⁠795%
Nov 22atCaliforniaW 41–⁠059%
Nov 29vsDartmouthW 14–⁠759%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 14–⁠7; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Photographs from 1930

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

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 1930.

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
252–⁠69
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1661 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.2 No. 30 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Double-wing

All-Pacific Coast

1 second team

Second team

  • Harlow RothertFBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State6–⁠09–⁠1
USC5–⁠18–⁠2
Stanford4–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon3–⁠17–⁠2
Washington3–⁠45–⁠4
Oregon State2–⁠37–⁠3
Montana1–⁠35–⁠3
California1–⁠44–⁠5
UCLA1–⁠43–⁠5
Idaho0–⁠54–⁠7

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