1954 Stanford Indians football team

1954 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1954 record	4–6 (2–4 PCC)
Head coach	Chuck Taylor (4th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons

1954 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 UCLA †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#17 USC	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1954 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his fourth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Stanford's loss to San Jose State was the team's first-ever loss in the rivalry series that began in 1900. The team's 72–0 loss to UCLA remains Stanford's largest-ever margin of defeat.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 17	at Pacific		Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA	W 13–12
September 25	vs. #16 Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 18–13
October 2*	Illinois		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 12–2
October 9*	#19 Navy	#17	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–25
October 16	at #3 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–72
October 23	Washington		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 13–7
October 30	Washington State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 26–30
November 6	#10 USC		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–21
November 13*	San Jose State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	L 14–19
November 20	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (57th Big Game)	L 20–28
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Don Sanders	Back	28	332	San Francisco 49ers