1926 Stanford Indians football team

The 1926 Stanford Indians football team was an American football team that represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1926 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's third season at Stanford, the team compiled a 10–0 record during the regular season, outscored its opponents by a total of 261 to 66, and won the PCC championship. Stanford then faced undefeated Alabama in the 1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie.

1926 Stanford football
National champion (Dickinson)
Co-national champion (Helms, NCF, and Sagarin)
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record10–0–1 (4–0 PCC)
Head coach
  • Pop Warner (3rd season)
Offensive schemeDouble-wing
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
1926 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Stanford $ 4 0 010 0 1
No. 6 USC 5 1 08 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 4 1 07 1 0
Washington State 4 1 06 1 0
Washington 3 2 08 2 0
Oregon 1 4 02 4 1
Idaho 1 4 03 4 1
Montana 0 4 03 5 0
California 0 5 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

In December 1926, prior to the Rose Bowl, Stanford was selected as the national champion under the Dickinson System. Stanford garnered 22.5 points from Dickinson. Navy ranked second with 21.88 points, and Alabama was ranked No. 10 with 16.67 points, due to weak schedule strength.

In later retroactive ratings, Stanford was chosen as a co-national champion with Alabama by the Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin (using the ELO-Chess methodology).

The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

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