1920 Stanford football team

American college football season

1920 Stanford football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–3 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach	Walter D. Powell (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Field
Seasons← 1919 1921 →

1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
California $	3	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Stanford	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Washington State	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	1	–	0
Oregon	1	–	1	–	1	3	–	2	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	2	–	1	2	–	2	–	2
Washington	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1920 Stanford football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1920 college football season. Led by Walter D. Powell in his first and only season as head coach, the Stanford compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the PCC. Home games were played on campus at Stanford Field.

On November 6, Stanford defeated Washington, 3–0, in Seattle. It was the final game ever at Denny Field, the predecessor of Husky Stadium, which opened three weeks later.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 2	Saint Mary's*	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 41–0
October 9	Olympic Club*	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	L 7–10
October 16	at USC*	Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–10	8,000
October 23	at Santa Clara*	Santa Clara Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 21–7	10,000
October 30	Oregon	Stanford Field Stanford, CA	W 10–0
November 6	at Washington	Denny Field Seattle, WA	W 3–0	9,000
November 20	California	California Field Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 0–38
*Non-conference game

References

Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
"Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1920–1923". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Stanford wins over Washington when Templeton's toe scores goal". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1920. p. 3, part 4.
Jack James (October 24, 1920). "Stanford Shows Form Reversal; Beats Santa Clara, 21-7; Mission Tally Is Scored on Fumble". San Francisco Examiner. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
Dick Van Horn (October 24, 1920). "Stanford Varsity Eleven Defeats Santa Clara in Their Annual Gridiron Battle: Cards Defeat Mission Team by 21-7 Score". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"California Goal Line Never In Any Peril During Game". The San Francisco Examiner. November 21, 1920. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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