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The 1940 Stanford Indians football team, nicknamed the "Wow Boys", [b] represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. First-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy inherited a team that finished with a 1–7–1 record the previous season. [ 2 ]
Stanford claims two national championships: in 1926 and 1940. From its inception through the 1930 season, the team had no formal nickname. Beginning with the 1931 season, the team adopted the mascot "Indian." The Indian symbol and name were dropped in 1972 after objections from Native American students. From 1972 to 1981, the official nickname ...
The 1940 college football season was the 72nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference, the Southern Conference, the Southwestern Conference, and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs.
Norman S. Standlee (July 19, 1919 – January 5, 1981) was an American football fullback and, later in his career, linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted out of Stanford University in the first round with the third overall pick by the Chicago Bears in 1941. [ 1 ]
The Stanford Cardinal football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Stanford Cardinal football program in various categories, [1] [2] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, all-purpose yardage, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.
The 1941 Rose Bowl was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday, January 1.The undefeated and second-ranked Stanford Indians of the Pacific Coast Conference defeated the #7 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Six Conference, 21–13.
The 1960 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1960 college football season. Stanford was led by third-year head coach Jack Curtice, and played their home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the second winless season in Stanford history, after the 1947 season; these were the only ...
The 1936 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1936 college football season.After winning three consecutive PCC championships the three prior seasons and the 1936 Rose Bowl on January 1, the Indians won only two games in head coach Tiny Thornhill's fourth season at Stanford.