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Stanford

PAC · 1974 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–2
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
5–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Stanford head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 20–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–4–1L 7–41
6Week 6 · Oct 1San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3–1T 21–21
7Week 7 · Oct 8Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 16–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15UCLAH2HPAC6–3–2T 13–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–6W 34–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 20–18
11Week 11 · Nov 5Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 17–13
12Week 12 · Nov 12USCH2HPAC10–1–1L 10–34
13Week 13 · Nov 19Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 17–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC7–3–1W 22–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.791
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-8+19
  • California +7
  • Washington +5
  • Oregon State +3
  • Washington State +2
  • Oregon +2
  • San José State 0
  • UCLA 0
  • Michigan -1
  • USC -1
  • Penn State -2
  • Illinois -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #51Better than 64%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.545 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#53Post-Season W3#51Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
-34
0
-11
0
+17
+2
+4
-24
+17
+2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#211969#131970#191971#491972#321973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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