1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game
| 1894 Chicago Maroons vs. Stanford football game | |||||||||||||
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| Date | December 25, 1894 | ||||||||||||
| Season | San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 4,000 | ||||||||||||
The 1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game, played on December 25, 1894 was a
San Francisco, California. It was the first postseason intersectional contest, foreshadowing the modern bowl game.[2][3] Herbert Hoover was Stanford's student financial manager.[4]
Game summary
Neither team scored in the first half.[5] Freshman Clarence Herschberger played well.[6]
Aftermath
Stanford won a rematch in Los Angeles on December 29 by 12 to 0.[7]
References
- ISBN 9781571671165.
- ^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg and Football at Chicago".
- ^ Edwin Pope (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 232.
- ISBN 9780874134551.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford Defeats Stagg's Eleven". Chicago Tribune. December 30, 1894. p. 5.
