Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

First contested	January 1, 1925 Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10
Number of meetings	33
Most recent meeting	September 29, 2018 Notre Dame 38, Stanford 17
Next meeting	November 30, 2019 in Palo Alto
All-time series	Notre Dame leads, 19–13 (.594)
Largest victory	Notre Dame, 57–7 (2003)
Longest win streak	Notre Dame, 7 (2002–2008)
Current streak	Notre Dame, 1 (2018–present)
Stadiums	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana, U.S. Stanford Stadium Palo Alto, California, U.S.

The Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry is an American college football rivalry^{[citation needed]} between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame and Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. As of 2018, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stanford Cardinal have met 33 times, beginning in 1925 (though the modern series began in 1988). The Notre Dame–Stanford game has been played annually since 1997, with the teams meeting at Notre Dame Stadium earlier in the season (late September to mid-October) in even-numbered years, and at Stanford Stadium on the weekend following Thanksgiving in odd-numbered years since 1999. The game typically alternates positions in Notre Dame's schedule with its other Pac-12 opponent, USC.

Trophy

File:Legends Trophy reconditioned in 2014.jpg

The Legends Trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual Notre Dame–Stanford football game, and currently resides with Notre Dame. The trophy was reconditioned in 2014 to allow for display of another 20+ future game score plates, and to honor the 90th anniversary of the first meeting of the two teams in the 1925 Rose Bowl.

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Close up of new game score plate for Notre Dame vs. Stanford 1925 Rose Bowl

The winner of the game gains the Legends Trophy, a Dublin Irish crystal bowl resting on a California redwood base. The trophy was presented for the first time in 1989 by the Notre Dame Club of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Series history

The series began on January 1, 1925 (the end of the 1924 season) when Notre Dame's Four Horsemen and head coach Knute Rockne faced Stanford's Ernie Nevers and head coach Pop Warner at the 1925 Rose Bowl. Notre Dame's 27–10 victory earned their first-ever national title and the first of four national titles to come via bowl victories.

After the two teams' first meeting at the 1925 Rose Bowl, they did not play each other again until 1942. They did not meet again until playing two games in 1963 and 1964. Those four games were the only games before the modern series began. Notre Dame and Stanford have played the modern series annually since 1988 (except in 1995 and 1996). The series has been renewed through the 2024 season.

Game results

As of 2018, Notre Dame leads the series 19–13, though the Cardinal lead 7–3 in the last ten games. The Fighting Irish hold the longest win-streak in the series, with 7 wins from 2002–2008. The Cardinal's longest win streak were a pair of 3-win streaks from 2009 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2017. The back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010 were the school's first consecutive victories in the series. Notre Dame is 12–4 at home while Stanford is 9–6 at home. Notre Dame won the only game played at a neutral site at the 1925 Rose Bowl.

Notre Dame victories

Stanford victories

Vacated wins

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score	Notes
1	January 1, 1925	Pasadena, CA	Notre Dame	27–10
2	October 10, 1942	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	27–0
3	October 26, 1963	Palo Alto, CA	Stanford	24–14
4	October 24, 1964	South Bend, IN	#2 Notre Dame	28–6
5	October 1, 1988	South Bend, IN	#5 Notre Dame	42–14
6	October 7, 1989	Palo Alto, CA	#1 Notre Dame	27–17
7	October 6, 1990	South Bend, IN	Stanford	36–31
8	October 5, 1991	Palo Alto, CA	#8 Notre Dame	42–26
9	October 3, 1992	South Bend, IN	#18 Stanford	33–16
10	October 2, 1993	Palo Alto, CA	#4 Notre Dame	48–20
11	October 1, 1994	South Bend, IN	#8 Notre Dame	34–15
12	October 4, 1997	Palo Alto, CA	#19 Stanford	33–15
13	October 3, 1998	South Bend, IN	#23 Notre Dame	35–17
14	November 27, 1999	Palo Alto, CA	Stanford	40–37
15	October 7, 2000	South Bend, IN	#25 Notre Dame	20–14
16	November 24, 2001	Palo Alto, CA	#13 Stanford	17–13
17	October 5, 2002	South Bend, IN	#9 Notre Dame	31–7
18	November 29, 2003	Palo Alto, CA	Notre Dame	57–7

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score	Notes
19	October 9, 2004	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	23–15
20	November 26, 2005	Palo Alto, CA	Notre Dame	38–31
21	October 7, 2006	South Bend, IN	#12 Notre Dame	31–10
22	November 24, 2007	Palo Alto, CA	Notre Dame	21–14
23	October 4, 2008	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	28–21
24	November 28, 2009	Palo Alto, CA	Stanford	45–38
25	September 25, 2010	South Bend, IN	#16 Stanford	37–14
26	November 26, 2011	Palo Alto, CA	#4 Stanford	28–14
27	October 13, 2012	South Bend, IN	#7 Notre Dame†	20–13OT
28	November 30, 2013	Palo Alto, CA	#8 Stanford	27–20
29	October 4, 2014	South Bend, IN	#9 Notre Dame	17–14
30	November 28, 2015	Palo Alto, CA	#13 Stanford	38–36
31	October 15, 2016	South Bend, IN	Stanford	17–10
32	November 25, 2017	Palo Alto, CA	#20 Stanford	38–20
33	September 29, 2018	South Bend, IN	#8 Notre Dame	38–17
34	November 30, 2019	Palo Alto, CA
Series: Notre Dame leads 19–13
† Vacated by Notre Dame. Rankings from AP Poll. Source:

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games