1954 Stanford Indians football team explained

Year:1954
Team:Stanford Indians
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Record:4–6
Conf Record:2–4
Head Coach:Chuck Taylor
Hc Year:4th
Stadium:Stanford Stadium

The 1954 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1954 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his fourth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

Stanford's loss to San Jose State was the team's first-ever loss in the rivalry series that began in 1900. The team's 72–0 loss to UCLA remains Stanford's largest-ever margin of defeat.[2]

Players drafted by the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Don Sanders Back28 332 San Francisco 49ers
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1954 - 1958. College Football Data Warehouse. April 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025229/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1954. 2014-04-19. dead.
  2. Book: 2013 Stanford Football Media Guide. Stanford Department of Athletics. April 18, 2014. 142. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015225/http://www.gostanford.com/pdf9/2428588.pdf. 2014-04-19. dead.
  3. Web site: 1955 NFL Draft. April 18, 2014. November 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122091201/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1955.htm. dead.