| 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 | ||||||||||||
The1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game, played on December 25, 1894 was acollege football game between theChicago Maroons andStanford. Chicago won 24 to 4.[1] The game was played inSan Francisco, California. It was the first postseason intersectional contest, foreshadowing the modernbowl game.[2][3]Herbert Hoover was Stanford's student financial manager.[4]
Neither team scored in the first half.[5] FreshmanClarence Herschberger played well.[6]
Stanford won a rematch inLos Angeles on December 29 by 12 to 0.[7]
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