[Mick]

This was the worst loss by a Stanford football team in my lifetime.  And, I ain't no spring chicken.

Same here. I was born in 1962. Worst loss ever was 72-0 in 1954 against UCLA. But UCLA was 9-0 in 1954 and won the NCAA championship that season (with tOSU) according to the AP. Wake Forest isn't winning the NCAA championship this year. Not by a long shot.

Interestingly, UCLA didn't go to the Rose Bowl that season because the Pac-8 had a rule that a team couldn't go to the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons. USC (who lost to UCLA 34-0 that season) went instead and lost to tOSU 20-7.

BTW, Stanford wasn't that bad in 1954. They started 3-0 and were ranked #17, ultimately went 4-6 and beat #16 Oregon that year. That season was sandwiched between two 6-3-1 seasons in which they were ranked in the top 20 both times. This year's Stanford team couldn't see the Top 20 with the Hubble telescope. Maybe with the JWST...

[Mick]

This was the worst loss by a Stanford football team in my lifetime.  And, I ain't no spring chicken.

Same here. I was born in 1962. Worst loss ever was 72-0 in 1954 against UCLA. But UCLA was 9-0 in 1954 and won the NCAA championship that season (with tOSU) according to the AP. Wake Forest isn't winning the NCAA championship this year. Not by a long shot.

Interestingly, UCLA didn't go to the Rose Bowl that season because the Pac-8 had a rule that a team couldn't go to the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons. USC (who lost to UCLA 34-0 that season) went instead and lost to tOSU 20-7.

BTW, Stanford wasn't that bad in 1954. They started 3-0 and were ranked #17, ultimately went 4-6 and beat #16 Oregon that year. That season was sandwiched between two 6-3-1 seasons in which they were ranked in the top 20 both times. This year's Stanford team couldn't see the Top 20 with the Hubble telescope. Maybe with the JWST...