1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game
| 1894 Chicago Maroons vs. Stanford football game | |||||||||||||
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| Predecessor of Bowl games | |||||||||||||
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| Date | December 25, 1894 | ||||||||||||
| Season | 1894 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Haight Street Grounds | ||||||||||||
| Location | San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 4,000 | ||||||||||||
The 1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game, played on December 25, 1894 was a college football game between the Chicago Maroons and Stanford. Chicago won 24 to 4.[1] The game was played in San Francisco, California. It was the first postseason intersectional contest, foreshadowing the modern bowl game.[2][3] Herbert Hoover was Stanford's student financial manager.[4]
Game summary
[edit]Neither team scored in the first half.[5] Freshman Clarence Herschberger played well.[6]
Teams of Stanford (left) and Chicago of 1894
Aftermath
[edit]Stanford won a rematch in Los Angeles on December 29 by 12 to 0.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Gary Migdol (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. p. 15. ISBN 9781571671165.
- ^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg and Football at Chicago". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Edwin Pope (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 232.
- ^ David M. Nelson (1994). The Anatomy of a Game. p. 70. ISBN 9780874134551.
- ^ "Stagg's Men Victors". The Inter Ocean. December 26, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chicago Won It". The San Francisco Call. December 26, 1894. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford Defeats Stagg's Eleven". Chicago Tribune. December 30, 1894. p. 5.
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