1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game

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

Neither team scored in the first half.^[5] Freshman Clarence Herschberger played well.^[6]

Stanford won a rematch in Los Angeles on December 29 by 12 to 0.^[7]

^ Gary Migdol. Stanford: Home of Champions. p. 15.
^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg and Football at Chicago".
^ Edwin Pope. Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 232.
^ David M. Nelson. The Anatomy of a Game. p. 70.
^ "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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