Next meeting November 25, 2017 Meetings total 31 | Trophy Legends Trophy | |
First meeting January 1, 1925
Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 Latest meeting October 15, 2016
Stanford 17, Notre Dame 10 All-time series Notre Dame leads, 19–12 | ||
The Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame and Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. As of 2016, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stanford Cardinal have met 31 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 in October in even-numbered years, and Stanford Stadium on the weekend following Thanksgiving in odd-numbered years.
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Trophy
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).
Game results
As of 2016, Notre Dame leads the series 19–12, though the Cardinal lead 6–2 in the last eight games. The Fighting Irish hold the longest win-streak in the series, with 7 wins from 2002–2008. The Cardinal's longest win streak was 3 wins from 2009–2011. The back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010 were the school's first consecutive victories in the series Notre Dame is 12–3 at home while Stanford is 8–6 at home. Notre Dame won the only game played at a neutral site at the 1925 Rose Bowl. Notre Dame victories are shaded ██ blue. Stanford victories are shaded ██ cardinal.