1893 Stanford football team

The 1893 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1893 college football season. Led by C. D. Bliss, Stanford was undefeated, with one tie against rival California.[1]

1893 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
1893 record8–0–1
Head coach
1893 Far West college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Mary's      1 0 0
Wyoming      1 0 0
Stanford      8 0 1
Oregon Agricultural      5 1 0
California      5 1 1
USC      3 1 0
Washington      1 3 1
San Jose State      0 1 0

Season summary

The previous season, Stanford was coached by Walter Camp, who had agreed to coach the team on the condition that he complete coaching Yale's football season first.[2] For the 1893 season, Camp returned to the East Coast and Stanford hired C. D. "Pop" Bliss, who had played halfback for Camp's team at Yale and had just graduated.[2][3] Led by Bliss, Stanford dominated its opponents, outscoring them 284–17 with seven shutouts and only one blemish: a tie with rival California.[2]

This was Bliss's only season at Stanford; Camp returned to Stanford the next season and Bliss moved on to coach Haverford College.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 4vs. Olympic ACW 46–0
November 11at Reliance ACSan Jose, CaliforniaW 34–0
November 18at Olympic Club
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco
W 24–11
November 30vs. California
T 6–6
December 16vs. Reliance Club
  • Haight Street Grounds
  • San Francisco
W 18–0
December 25at Tacoma ACTacoma, WAW 48–0
December 27at Port Townsend ACPort Townsend, WAW 50–0
December 29at WashingtonSeattle, WAW 40–0
January 1, 1894at Multnomah ACW 18–0

References

  1. Results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 11–13. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. "Football: Retrospective and Perspective" (PDF). Outing. 23 (2): 126. November 1893. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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