1926 Stanford football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Rose Bowl

Main article: 1927 Rose Bowl

The 1927 Rose Bowl was held on January 1, 1927, in Pasadena, California. Stanford (10-0, 4-0 PCC) faced off against the Southern Conference Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0, 8-0 SoCon). The game would end in a 7–7, and was the last Rose Bowl game to end in a tie.

United Press called the 1927 Rose Bowl "the football championship of America", and the game was considered the most exciting in the series up to that time. The crowd of 68,000 set an attendance record. Stanford's George Bogue missed an 18-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, then threw a touchdown pass to Ed Walker and kicked the point after to put Stanford up, 7-0. Stanford held that lead through most of the rest of the game, but in the final minutes, they were forced to punt on fourth down. Frankie Wilton's kick was blocked, and Alabama took over 14 yards from goal. Four plays later, and with a minute left, Jimmy Johnson carried the ball for a touchdown, making it 7-6. The two-point conversion, and overtime, were decades in the future. Stanford's only hope was to block the point after, but Alabama ran the play quickly and Herschel Caldwell's kick tied Stanford, and took away a Stanford victory in the final minute.

Roster

• George Bogue, HB
• Davidson, E
• Everett, T
• Freeman, T
• Graham, C
• Graves, HB
• Spud Harder, E
• Leo Harris, T
• Hill, HB
• Biff Hoffman, FB
• Richard Hyland, HB
• Kazanjian, G
• Leistner, HB
• Spud Lewis, QB
• McCreery, C
• Millage, QB
• Moomaw, T
• Murphy, HB
• Ernest Lynn Patchett, FB
• Post, QB
• Poulson, T
• Price, E
• Don Robesky, G
• Sellman, T
• Ted Shipkey, E
• Sholes, G
• Sims, HB
• Fred H. Swan, G
• Symonds, G
• Trombetta, HB
• Vermilya, C
• Vincenti, E
• Ed Walker, FB
• Frank Wilton, HB
• Work, HB

Awards

Six Stanford players received mention on the 1926 All-America college football team and/or the 1926 All-Pacific Coast football team:

• End Ted Shipkey :* First-team All-America honors from the All-America Board and Red Grange. :* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP)
• Halfback Dick Hyland :* First-team All-America honors from Lawrence Perry. :* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the UP and second-team honors from the AP.
• Guard Fred H. Swan :* First-team All-America honors from Charles E. Parker for the New York World News Service :* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP
• Halfback/fullback George Bogue :* Third-team All-America honors from Billy Evans and Walter Eckersall. :* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP
• End Edgar Walker :* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the AP and UP
• Tackle Sellman :* First-team All-Pacific Coast honors from the UP

References

References

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