1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game

1894 Chicago Maroons vs. Stanford football game
12 Total
Chicago 024 24
Stanford 04 4
DateDecember 25, 1894
Season1894
StadiumHaight Street Grounds
LocationSan Francisco, California
Attendance4,000

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]

  1. ^ Gary Migdol (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. p. 15. ISBN 9781571671165.
  2. ^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg and Football at Chicago".
  3. ^ Edwin Pope (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 232.
  4. ^ David M. Nelson (1994). The Anatomy of a Game. p. 70. ISBN 9780874134551.