
1939 Stanford
1–7–1 (0–6–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Tiny Thornhill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dartmouth 14–3Dec 2
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs | L 0–12 | 56% |
| Oct 7 | at | L 0–10 | 43% |
| Oct 14 | vs | T 14–14 | 41% |
| Oct 28 | at | L 5–8 | 44% |
| Nov 4 | vsSanta Clara | L 7–27 | 30% |
| Nov 11 | at | L 0–33 | 13% |
| Nov 18 | vs | L 0–7 | 56% |
| Nov 25 | vs | L 14–32 | 47% |
| Dec 2 | vs | W 14–3 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 14–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
Players on this team
Frankie AlbertQuarterback
Norm StandleeFullback
Hugh GallarneauRunning back- Pete KmetovicRunning back
- Bruno BanducciGuard
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 1939.
- Record
- 1–7–1
- Conference
- 0–6–1 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 54–146
- Coach
- Tiny Thornhill
- Elo
- 1408 −91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.3 No. 89 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Stan Andersen
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Pacific Coast
2 second teamSecond team
Norm StandleeFBAP-2
Uell Stanley AndersenOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0–2 | 8–0–2 | 3 | |
| 6–1–1 | 9–1–1 | ||
| 5–0–3 | 6–0–4 | 7 | |
| 4–4 | 4–5 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | ||
| 3–5 | 4–5 | ||
| 1–2 | 3–6 | ||
| 2–5 | 3–7 | ||
| 0–6–1 | 1–7–1 | ||
| 0–3 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.