1951 Stanford Indians football team

The 1951 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1951 college football season. Stanford was led by first-year head coach Chuck Taylor. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

1951 Stanford Indians football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 7–40 vs. Illinois
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Stanford $ 6 1 09 2 0
No. 17 UCLA 4 1 15 3 1
No. 12 California 5 2 08 2 0
USC 4 2 07 3 0
No. 18 Washington State 4 3 07 3 0
Oregon State 3 5 04 6 0
Washington 1 5 13 6 1
Oregon 1 6 02 8 0
Idaho 0 3 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 season had ended in disappointing fashion after high expectations and a fast start. Head coach Marchmont Schwartz had resigned following the season, and to replace him, Stanford hired Chuck Taylor, a former Stanford All-American guard and member of Stanford's undefeated 1940 team which defeated Nebraska in the 1941 Rose Bowl.

Led by the passing attack of senior quarterback Gary Kerkorian and senior end Bill McColl, Stanford ran out to a 9–0 start and took a #3 ranking into the Big Game, where they were 13-point favorites over rival California. Cal upset the Indians 20–7, but as PCC champions, Stanford was invited to the 1952 Rose Bowl against Big Ten champion and 4th-ranked Illinois. The Indians led at halftime 7–6 and trailed only 13–7 to start the fourth quarter, but a 27-point scoring outburst gave the Fighting Illini a convincing 40–7 victory.

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