1927 Stanford football team

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1927 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stanford ^ + 4 0 1 8 2 1
No. 10 USC + 4 0 1 8 1 1
Idaho + 2 0 2 4 1 3
Washington 4 2 0 9 2 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 3 3 1
California 2 3 0 7 3 0
Washington State 1 3 1 3 3 2
Oregon 0 4 1 2 4 1
Montana 0 4 0 3 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1927 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's fourth season, Stanford was undefeated in the Pacific Coast Conference, with a tie in the game against USC. With a three-way tie for the conference championship, Stanford was chosen to represent the conference in the 1928 Rose Bowl against Pittsburgh, with Stanford winning its first Rose Bowl in its fourth attempt, 7–6.

The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific Coast Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Fresno State*W 44–7
September 24Olympic Club*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 7–6
October 1Saint Mary's*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–1638,000[1]
October 8Nevada*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–2
October 15
rivalry
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T 13–1352,285
October 22at Oregon StateW 20–6[2]
October 29Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 19–0[3]
November 5at WashingtonW 13–728,172
November 12Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–13[4]
November 19California
W 13–6
January 2, 1928vs. Pittsburgh*W 7–658,000–65,000[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  3. ^ "Oregon drops hard-fought game to Stanford, 19 to 0". Eugene Guard. Oregon. October 29, 1927. p. 1.
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  6. ^ "Cards, Pitt in Rose Bowl Grid Classic". Pasadena Evening Post. January 2, 1928. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1927–1931". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.