“Thanksgiving Throwback” November 27, 1999: Stanford 40, Notre Dame 37 One has to wonder, back in 1988, when the administrators at national college football powerhouse Notre Dame signed a contract to engage Stanford in football competition every other year - what were they thinking? Already in a long-term home-and-home scheduling relationship with Pacific Coast powerhouse USC, the Irish clearly wanted an opportunity to head west on Thanksgiving weekend every year in order to

Relive Stanford’s dramatic 36–30 overtime victory over Cal in the unforgettable 2000 Big Game.

November 7, 2009: Stanford 51, #8 Oregon 42 2009 was quite the year for Toby Gerhart and the “Tunnel Worker’s Union”. After redshirting a year, Andrew Luck, today our football program’s General Manager, was finally handed the keys at QB. The only real questions anyone had about Luck involved why he hadn’t played immediately, as a true freshman in 2008. In the opinion of some, #12 needed a year of “seasoning” and “learning the system” on the sideline about as much as our all-

Forty-three years ago this week, Stanford stunned #1 Washington in a rain-soaked thriller at Stanford Stadium. Led by John Elway’s brilliance and Vincent White’s unforgettable 76-yard punt return, the Cardinal stormed back with 30 unanswered points to take down the top-ranked Huskies. Relive one of the greatest upsets in Stanford football history.

“Throwback Thursday” October 20, 2001: Sure, traveling all the way across the country to Florida to play a top-10 Miami Hurricanes team that was ranked #2 in the country before a loss to Louisville this past weekend may at first seem like a pretty tall task for the ‘25 Cardinal. However, resilient past responses to formidable challenges have proven on several memorable occasions that Stanford Football can be a surprisingly stout road warrior. Arkansas in ’70, Oklahoma in 1980

“ Throwback Thursday” or “Flashback Friday ” October 13, 1979 46 years ago this week, the Stanford Cardinal, under the direction of first-year head coach Rod Dowhower and his instant classic “wide white belt and tight red polyester pants” signature wardrobe combination, made its annual trek down to smoggy Los Angeles to take on its most formidable Pac-10 Conference rival, the Trojans of the University of Southern California. To be honest, the Stanford-SC series had not really

Thirteen years ago, Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes led a thrilling 54–48 overtime comeback over Arizona in one of the most unforgettable games of the 2012 season. Relive the post-Andrew Luck era grit, record-breaking performances, and the defining win that propelled the Cardinal toward the Rose Bowl.

January 1, 1936 The 1936 Rose Bowl between Stanford and SMU was the 22nd Rose Bowl game, played on New Year's Day 1936 in Pasadena,...

In 1999, Stanford shocked #18 UCLA in a 42–32 thriller that became one of the program’s most unforgettable wins. Backup quarterback Joe Borchard came off the bench after starter Todd Husak’s injury and delivered a stunning performance - 324 yards and five touchdown passes in under three quarters. Star receiver Troy Walters shattered school records with 286 receiving yards, including a 98-yard score, cementing the game as a classic. For Borchard, it was the defining moment of

“Throwback Thursday” September 23, 1995 330 years ago this week, in the unfriendly confines of Autzen Stadium up in Eugene, the Stanford...

“ Throwback Thursday” September 15, 2012 The visiting “Men of Troy” were thinking they were home free. Finally, they were rid of Jim...

“Throwback Thursday” September 14, 1986: We have all heard it said, “You don’t mess with Texas ”, but in the fall of 1986 that’s exactly...

30 years ago, Tyrone Willingham kicked off his Stanford head coaching career with a culture reset, a new approach to the run game, and a statement win over San Jose State in the “Silicon Valley Kick-Off Classic.” We revisited that 1995 season—and spoke with Coach Willingham himself—about the lessons that still inspire Stanford Football today as the Cardinal head into BYU week.