Stanford

FBS

Atlantic Coast · Palo Alto, San Francisco-San Jose, California

National titles: 1926

605-498-34

All-time

0.532

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

The Big GameCalifornia

Greatest games

Stanford's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1927	1926	Rose Bowl	Stanford 7-7 Alabama Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.01
2	Nov 22, 1924	1924		Stanford 20-20 California California Memorial Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	1.01
3	Jan 1, 1941	1940	Rose Bowl	#2 Stanford 21-13 #7 Nebraska Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.99
4	Jan 2, 2012	2011	Fiesta Bowl	#4 Stanford 38-41 #3 Oklahoma State (OT) University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.97
5	Jan 1, 2014	2013	Rose Bowl	#5 Stanford 20-24 #4 Michigan State Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.91
6	Nov 7, 2013	2013		#5 Stanford 26-20 #2 Oregon Stanford Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.86
7	Nov 10, 1951	1951		#7 Stanford 27-20 #6 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.82
8	Jan 1, 1972	1971	Rose Bowl	#16 Stanford 13-12 #4 Michigan Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.79
9	Jan 1, 1936	1935	Rose Bowl	Stanford 7-0 SMU Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.79
10	Nov 24, 1923	1923		Stanford 0-9 California California Memorial Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.78

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Stanford	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	Stanford	4-8	Atlantic Coast		3-5
2024	Stanford	3-9	Atlantic Coast		2-6
2023	Stanford	3-9	Pacific-12		2-7
2022	Stanford	3-9	Pacific-12		1-8
2021	Stanford	3-9	Pacific-12	North	2-7
2020	Stanford	4-2	Pacific-12	North	4-2
2019	Stanford	4-8	Pacific-12	North	3-6					#23
2018	Stanford	9-4	Pacific-12	North	6-3					#7	Sun Bowl (W)
2017	Stanford	9-5	Pacific-12	North	7-3	✓		#20	#19	#14	Alamo Bowl (L)
2016	Stanford	10-3	Pacific-12	North	6-3			#12	#12	#7	Sun Bowl (W)
2015	Stanford	12-2	Pacific-12	North	8-1	✓	★	#3	#3	#3	Rose Bowl (W)MajorCFP
2014	Stanford	8-5	Pacific-12	North	5-4					#11	San Francisco Bowl (W)
2013	Stanford	11-3	Pacific-12	North	7-2	✓	★	#11	#10	#4	Rose Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2012	Stanford	12-2	Pacific-12	North	8-1	✓	★	#7	#6	#7	Rose Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2011	Stanford	11-2	Pacific-12	North	8-1			#7	#7	#3	Fiesta Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2010	Stanford	12-1	Pacific-10		8-1			#4	#4	#4	Orange Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2009	Stanford	8-5	Pacific-10		6-3					#14	Sun Bowl (L)
2008	Stanford	5-7	Pacific-10		4-5
2007	Stanford	4-8	Pacific-10		3-6
2006	Stanford	1-11	Pacific-10		1-8
2005	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		4-4
2004	Stanford	4-7	Pacific-10		2-6
2003	Stanford	4-7	Pacific-10		2-6
2002	Stanford	2-9	Pacific-10		1-7
2001	Stanford	9-3	Pacific-10		6-2			#16	#17	#10	Seattle Bowl (L)
2000	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		4-4
1999	Stanford	8-4	Pacific-10		7-1		★		#24	#22	Rose Bowl (L)MajorBCS
1998	Stanford	3-8	Pacific-10		2-6
1997	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		3-5					#16
1996	Stanford	7-5	Pacific-10		5-3						Sun Bowl (W)
1995	Stanford	7-4-1	Pacific-10		5-3					#16	Liberty Bowl (L)
1994	Stanford	3-7-1	Pacific-10		2-6					#24
1993	Stanford	4-7	Pacific-10		2-6					#15
1992	Stanford	10-3	Pacific-10		6-2		★	#9	#9	#8	Blockbuster Bowl (W)
1991	Stanford	8-4	Pacific-10		6-2			#22	#22	#17	Aloha Bowl (L)
1990	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		4-4
1989	Stanford	3-8	Pacific-10		3-5
1988	Stanford	3-6-2	Pacific-10		1-5-2
1987	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		4-4
1986	Stanford	8-4	Pacific-10		5-3					#16	Gator Bowl (L)
1985	Stanford	4-7	Pacific-10		3-5
1984	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		3-5
1983	Stanford	1-10	Pacific-10		1-7
1982	Stanford	5-6	Pacific-10		3-5
1981	Stanford	4-7	Pacific-10		4-4					#18
1980	Stanford	6-5	Pacific-10		3-4					#11
1979	Stanford	5-5-1	Pacific-10		3-3-1					#13
1978	Stanford	8-4	Pacific-10		4-3			#17	#16	#17	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1977	Stanford	9-3	Pacific-8		5-2			#15	#15	#15	Sun Bowl (W)
1976	Stanford	6-5	Pacific-8		5-2
1975	Stanford	6-4-1	Pacific-8		5-2					#18
1974	Stanford	5-4-2	Pacific-8		5-1-1					#19
1973	Stanford	7-4	Pacific-8		5-2
1972	Stanford	6-5	Pacific-8		2-5					#13
1971	Stanford	9-3	Pacific-8		6-1		★	#10	#16	#10	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1970	Stanford	9-3	Pacific-8		6-1		★	#8	#10	#3	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1969	Stanford	7-2-1	Pacific-8		5-1-1			#19	#14	#13
1968	Stanford	6-3-1	Pacific-8		3-3-1				#20	#14
1967	Stanford	5-5	AAWU		3-4
1966	Stanford	5-5	AAWU		1-4
1965	Stanford	6-3-1	AAWU		2-3
1964	Stanford	5-5	AAWU		3-4
1963	Stanford	3-7	AAWU		1-4
1962	Stanford	5-5	AAWU		2-3
1961	Stanford	4-6	AAWU		1-3
1960	Stanford	0-10	AAWU		0-4
1959	Stanford	3-7	AAWU		0-4
1958	Stanford	2-8	Pacific Coast		2-5
1957	Stanford	6-4	Pacific Coast		4-3					#16
1956	Stanford	4-6	Pacific Coast		3-4					#10
1955	Stanford	6-3-1	Pacific Coast		3-2-1			#16	#20	#16
1954	Stanford	4-6	Pacific Coast		2-4					#17
1953	Stanford	6-3-1	Pacific Coast		5-1-1			#19	#17	#11
1952	Stanford	5-5	Pacific Coast		2-5					#13
1951	Stanford	9-2	Pacific Coast		6-1		★	#7	#7	#3	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1950	Stanford	5-3-2	Pacific Coast		2-2-2					#6
1949	Stanford	7-3-1	Pacific Coast		4-2					#12	Pineapple Bowl (W)
1948	Stanford	4-6	Pacific Coast		3-4
1947	Stanford	0-9	Pacific Coast		0-7
1946	Stanford	6-3-1	Pacific Coast		3-3-1					#17
1942	Stanford	6-4	Pacific Coast		5-2			#12		#12
1941	Stanford	6-3	Pacific Coast		4-3					#6
1940	Stanford	10-0	Pacific Coast		7-0		★	#2		#2	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1939	Stanford	1-7-1	Pacific Coast		0-6-1
1938	Stanford	3-6	Pacific Coast		2-5
1937	Stanford	4-3-2	Pacific Coast		4-2-1					#13
1936	Stanford	2-5-2	Pacific Coast		2-3-2
1935	Stanford	8-1	Pacific Coast		4-1		★				Rose Bowl (W)Major
1934	Stanford	9-1-1	Pacific Coast		5-0		★				Rose Bowl (L)Major
1933	Stanford	8-2-1	Pacific Coast		4-1		★				Rose Bowl (L)Major
1932	Stanford	6-4-1	Pacific Coast		1-3-1
1931	Stanford	7-2-2	Pacific Coast		2-2-1
1930	Stanford	9-1-1	Pacific Coast		4-1
1929	Stanford	9-2	Pacific Coast		5-1
1928	Stanford	8-3-1	Pacific Coast		4-1-1
1927	Stanford	8-2-1	Pacific Coast		4-0-1		★				Rose Bowl (W)Major
1926	Stanford	10-0-1	Pacific Coast		4-0		★				Rose Bowl (T)Major	National
1925	Stanford	7-2	Pacific Coast		4-1
1924	Stanford	7-1-1	Pacific Coast		3-0-1		★				Rose Bowl (L)Major
1923	Stanford	7-2	Pacific Coast		2-2
1922	Stanford	4-5	Pacific Coast		1-3
1921	Stanford	4-2-2	Pacific Coast		1-1-1
1920	Stanford	4-3	Pacific Coast		2-1
1919	Stanford	4-3	Pacific Coast		1-1
1918	Stanford	0-4	Pacific Coast		0-1

Award winners

59 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2017	Bryce Love	RB	Consensus All-American
2017	Bryce Love	RB	Doak Walker Award
2017	Bryce Love	RB	Heisman Finalist
2017	Bryce Love	RB	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
2015	Joshua Garnett	OL	Consensus All-American
2015	Christian McCaffrey	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2015	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Heisman Finalist
2015	Joshua Garnett	G	Outland Trophy
2013	David Yankey	OL	Consensus All-American
2013	Trent Murphy	LB	Consensus All-American
2013	Ty Montgomery	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2012	Zach Ertz	TE	Consensus All-American
2012	David Yankey	OL	Consensus All-American
2011	David DeCastro	OL	Consensus All-American
2011	Andrew Luck	QB	Heisman Finalist
2011	Andrew Luck	QB	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
2011	Andrew Luck	QB	Maxwell Award
2011	Andrew Luck	QB	Walter Camp Award
2010	Chase Beeler	OL	Consensus All-American
2010	Andrew Luck	QB	Heisman Finalist
2009	Toby Gerhart	RB	Consensus All-American
2009	Toby Gerhart	RB	Doak Walker Award
2009	Toby Gerhart	RB	Heisman Finalist
1999	Troy Walters	WR	Consensus All-American
1999	Troy Walters	WR	Fred Biletnikoff Award
1991	Bob Whitfield	OL	Consensus All-American
1986	Brad Muster	RB	Consensus All-American
1982	John Elway	QB	Consensus All-American
1982	John Elway	QB	Heisman Finalist
1980	Ken Margerum	WR	Consensus All-American
1979	Ken Margerum	WR	Consensus All-American
1977	Guy Benjamin	QB	Consensus All-American
1974	Pat Donovan	DL	Consensus All-American
1971	Jeff Siemon	LB	Consensus All-American
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Consensus All-American
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Heisman Trophy★
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Maxwell Award
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Walter Camp Award
1956	John Brodie	QB	Consensus All-American
1951	Chuck Taylor	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1951	Bill McColl	E	Consensus All-American
1951	Bill McColl	E	Heisman Finalist
1950	Bill McColl	E	Consensus All-American
1942	Chuck Taylor	G	Consensus All-American
1941	Frank Albert	B	Consensus All-American
1941	Frankie Albert	QB	Heisman Finalist
1940	Clark Shaughnessy	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1940	Frank Albert	B	Consensus All-American
1940	Frankie Albert	QB	Heisman Finalist
1935	Bobby Grayson	B	Consensus All-American
1935	James Moscrip	E	Consensus All-American
1934	Bob Reynolds	T	Consensus All-American
1934	Bobby Grayson	B	Consensus All-American
1933	Bill Corbus	G	Consensus All-American
1932	Bill Corbus	G	Consensus All-American
1928	Don Robesky	G	Consensus All-American
1928	Seraphim Post	G	Consensus All-American
1925	Ernie Nevers	B	Consensus All-American
1924	Jim Lawson	E	Consensus All-American