1894 Stanford football team explained

Year:1894
Team:Stanford
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–3
Head Coach:Walter Camp
Hc Year:2nd

The 1894 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1894 college football season and was coached by Walter Camp, who had previously coached the team in 1892.[1]

Herbert Hoover, later the 31st president of the United States, was team manager.[2]

Season summary

Pop Bliss had coached Stanford the previous season at Stanford; Walter Camp, who had coached Stanford in 1892, returned to Stanford for this season and Bliss moved on to coach Haverford College.[3]

After two consecutive tie games, Stanford defeated California 6–0 in the fourth Big Game. Future Stanford head coach Charles Fickert blocked a punt, which was run into the end zone by Guy Cochran for the game's only score.[3] The game with Chicago was the first intersectional contest.

Notes and References

  1. Official results from Web site: Stanford Football Media Guide. 142. May 6, 2014. March 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130307134606/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1934 . Walter R. . Okeson . Walter R. Okeson . American Sports Publishing Co. . New York . 1934 . 206.
  3. Book: Migdol, Gary. Stanford: Home of Champions. 11–15. Sports Publishing LLC. 1997 . 1-57167-116-1. May 1, 2014.