Reign #85 of 335 · Stanford’s 3rd reign
Stanford, 1940–1941
350Days held
7Defenses
#56Longest of 335
#63Most defended of 335
How it started
October 26, 1940
Took the belt from USC 21–7 at home on October 26, 1940.
Stanford was No. 3 in the AP poll going into that game, USC was unranked. While holding the belt: ranked in 3 of 4 poll weeks, best No. 9. The belt vs. the polls →
Head coach: Clark Shaughnessy · 1 reign started, 350 days with the belt.
Defenses
The belt on the line, 7 times
November 2, 1940 · at UCLA 20–14DefendedNovember 9, 1940 · vs. Washington 20–10DefendedNovember 16, 1940 · vs. Oregon State 28–14DefendedNovember 30, 1940 · at California 13–7DefendedJanuary 1, 1941 · vs. Nebraska 21–13DefendedSeptember 27, 1941 · vs. Oregon 19–15DefendedOctober 4, 1941 · vs. UCLA 33–0Defended
How it ended
October 11, 1941
Lost the belt to Oregon State 0–10 on the road on October 11, 1941, after 350 days.