1954 Stanford Indians football team

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]

1954 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 UCLA $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 17 USC ^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
Oregon 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
California 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Idaho 1 –2 –04 –5 –0
Washington 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    UCLA won rivalry game over USC,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 17at Pacific (CA)
W 13–12
September 25vs. No. 16 Oregon
W 18–13
October 2Illinois*
W 12–2
October 9No. 19 Navy*No. 17
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–25
October 16at No. 3 UCLA
L 0–72
October 23Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 13–7
October 30Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 26–30
November 6No. 10 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 7–21
November 13San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 14–19
November 20at California
L 20–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Conference opponents not played this season: Idaho, Oregon State

Players drafted by the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Don SandersBack28332San Francisco 49ers

[3]

References
  1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1954–1958". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  2. 2013 Stanford Football Media Guide (PDF). Stanford Department of Athletics. p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. "1955 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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