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
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1954 record	4–6 (2–4 PCC)
Head coach	Chuck Taylor (4th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 17 USC ^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 17	at Pacific (CA)		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 13–12
September 25	vs. No. 16 Oregon		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 18–13
October 2	Illinois*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 12–2
October 9	No. 19 Navy*	No. 17	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–25
October 16	at No. 3 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–72
October 23	Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 13–7
October 30	Washington State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 26–30
November 6	No. 10 USC		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 7–21
November 13	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 14–19
November 20	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (57th Big Game)	L 20–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Don Sanders	Back	28	332	San Francisco 49ers

[3]

References

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1954–1958". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
2. 2013 Stanford Football Media Guide (PDF). Stanford Department of Athletics. p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-19. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
3. "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved April 18, 2014.