1893 Stanford football team

1893 Stanford football
Conference Independent
1893 record 8–0–1
Head coach Pop Bliss

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

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

Date Opponent Site Result
November 4 vs. Olympic AC Haight Street Grounds • San Francisco, CA W 46–0  
November 11 at Reliance AC San Jose, CA W 34–0  
November 18 at Olympic Club Haight Street Grounds • San Francisco, CA W 24–11  
November 30 vs. California Haight Street Grounds • San Francisco, CA (3rd Big Game) T 6–6  
December 16 vs. Reliance Club Haight Street Grounds • San Francisco, CA W 18–0  
December 25 at Tacoma AC Tacoma, WA W 48–0  
December 27 at Port Townsend AC Port Townsend, WA W 50–0  
December 29 at Washington Seattle, WA W 40–0  
January 1 at Multnomah AC Multnomah Field • Portland, OR W 18–0  

References

  1. ↑ Results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. Retrieved May 1, 2014.