#13/13 Stanford Cardinal 0-0 overall • 0-0 Pac-12 Date Opponent Time • Result August 31, 2018 • 6 p.m. PT 8.31 San Diego State ................................................... 6 p.m. Stanford Stadium (52,424) • Stanford, Calif. 9.8 USC* ................................................................ 5:30 p.m. FS1 • Justin Kutcher, Demarco Murray and Petros Papadakis 9.15 UC Davis ............................................................. 11 a.m. KNBR 680 AM • Scott Reiss ’93, Todd Husak ’00 and John Platz ’84 9.22 at Oregon* ...............................................................TBA #13/13 Stanford Cardinal (0-0) KZSU 90.1 FM 9.29 at Notre Dame ................................................ 4:30 p.m. vs. 10.6 Utah* ........................................................................TBA San Diego State Aztecs (0-0) Director of Athletic Communications • Alan George 10.18 at Arizona State* ................................................. 6 p.m. [email protected] • 574.340.3977 • @treeSIDjorge 10.27 Washington State* ..................................................TBA GoStanford.com 11.3 at Washington* ........................................................TBA Twitter • @StanfordFBall Assistant Director • Eric Dolan 11.10 Oregon State* ..........................................................TBA Instagram • @StanfordFBall [email protected] • 585.260.8322 • @EJDolan 11.17 at Cal* ......................................................................TBA Snapchat • StanfordFBall 11.24 at UCLA* ...................................................................TBA Facebook • StanfordFootball * Pac-12 contest • All times PT In-game notes • @GoStanfordNotes 124 • Stanford opens its 124th season with a nonconference game against San Diego State. 8 • Stanford (9) and San Diego State (8) each have advanced to bowl games the past eight seasons. The Cardinal and Aztecs are the only football teams in California -- FBS or NFL -- to advance to the postseason in each of the past eight seasons. 10 • Stanford’s success in home openers has mirrored its rise as a football program. In 2008, Stanford began a winning streak in home openers that has reached 10. In those years, the Cardinal has accumulated a 98-35 record and reached bowl games the past nine seasons, including three Rose Bowls. 6 • Stanford is 4-1 all-time in August. Dating to the program’s first season in 1892, this is just the sixth football game played by Stanford in the month of August. The last five came in 2017 (vs. Rice in Sydney, Australia), 2014 (vs. UC Davis), 2012 (vs. San Jose State), 2008 (vs. Oregon State) and 1992 (vs. Texas A&M in Anaheim, Calif.). Stanford’s season-opening contest in 2012 against San Jose State was the first Friday night game at Stanford Stadium. 14 • Stanford is 14-0 at home under David Shaw against nonconference opponents. The Cardinal has won its past 19 home nonconference games -- outscoring opponents 38-16 over that stretch -- with the last loss coming against Notre Dame in 2007. 8 • Stanford (13th) is ranked in the AP preseason poll for the eighth time in as many seasons under head coach David Shaw. 73 • Head coach David Shaw has 73 career wins, the most in Stanford history. 85 • Stanford’s 85 wins this decade rank fourth nationally and the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (75), USC (73), Notre Dame (69), Navy (66) and Baylor (65). 8 • Stanford has won at least eight games for a school-record nine straight years. .821 • Stanford is 23-5 (.821) against in-state opponents under head coach David Shaw. .823 • Stanford is 51-11 (.823) in games played on California soil under head coach David Shaw. 24 • Stanford, which operates on the academic quarter calendar, will have 24 days between its season opener (Aug. 31) and the first day of classes (Sept. 24). The Cardinal will play three home games (vs. San Diego State, vs. USC, vs. UC Davis) before students return to campus for the fall quarter. 3 • Three members of the Stanford staff spent time at the University of San Diego -- Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football David Shaw (passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach), Willie Shaw Director of Defense Lance Anderson (defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator) and Kissick Family Director of Sports Performance Shannon Turley (director of athletic performance). In 2006, San Diego won the Division I-AA Mid-Major national title and the Pioneer League championship with the nation’s top offense. The Toreros led all NCAA Division I-AA teams in passing offense (293.3 yards/game), total offense (494.25) and scoring offense (42.83). 8 • Eight Cardinal hail from San Diego County: Fifth-year cornerback Alijah Holder (Oceanside/Oceanside) Fifth-year inside linebacker Jordan Perez (Carlsbad/Carlsbad) Senior punter Jake Bailey (Solana Beach/Santa Fe Christian) Senior safety Frank Buncom (San Diego/St. Augustine) Senior outside linebacker Casey Toohill (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic) Junior kicker Collin Riccitelli (San Marcos/Carlsbad) Sophomore outside linebacker Caleb Phillips (Encinitas/Santa Fe Christian) Freshman outside linebacker Jake Lynch (Del Mar/Cathedral Catholic) 1921 • Built in 1921, Stanford Stadium is the eighth-oldest FBS facility. The current configuration includes a renovation completed prior to the 2006 season. The venue has a cozy seating capacity of 50,424, a considerable difference from the 85,000 that existed in what was previously the largest privately owned college football facility in the United States. Stanford Stadium has a long and storied history. In 1928, Herbert Hoover, a former Stanford football student manager, gave his acceptance speech there upon being nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. During the height of the Cold War, track coach Payton Jordan brought the USA-USSR dual meet to Stanford in 1962 in “the greatest track meet of all time.” The stadium was the site of the 1985 Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins. The 1994 World Cup, including a July 4 showdown between the U.S. and Brazil and the 1999 Women’s World Cup semifinal between the U.S. and Brazil took place at Stanford Stadium. Series History • Series: Stanford leads, 3-2-0 (.600) • At Stanford: Stanford leads, 2-0-0 (1.000) • At San Diego State: San Diego State leads, 2-1-0 (.333) • First meeting: 1985 at San Diego State - Stanford 22, San Diego State 41 • Last meeting: 2017 at San Diego State - Stanford 17, San Diego State 20 • Last Stanford win: 1988 at Stanford - Stanford 31, San Diego State 10 • Last San Diego State win: 2017 at San Diego State - Stanford 17, San Diego State 20 • Longest Stanford win streak: 3 (1986-88) • Longest San Diego State win streak: 1 (multiple) • Largest Stanford win: 31-10 (1988 at Stanford) • Largest San Diego State win: 41-22 (1985 at San Diego State) • Series streak: San Diego State - W1 1985 • The Cardinal offense moved the ball well but could only produce one touchdown, while the defense couldn’t stop the San Diego State attack. The Aztecs reached the Cardinal end zone on five of their first six possessions en route to a 41-22 win. 1986 • The Cardinal recorded its first win against San Diego State with a 17-10 home victory. 1987 • Despite the absence of 1986 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year Brad Muster, the Cardinal offense put up 44 points on the Aztec defense and Stanford escaped with a 44-40 road victory. 1988 • The Cardinal closed out a four-year series with an emphatic 31-10 win, the largest margin of victory by any team in the series. 2017 • Christian Chapman threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Wells with 54 seconds left, capping a wild ending sparked by a darkness delay in San Diego State’s 20-17 victory over No. 19 Stanford. Six plays before Wells’ score, the game was delayed nearly 25 minutes when most of the lights went out at 50-year-old San Diego Stadium. The game resumed with the Aztecs on the Stanford 42, and San Diego State quickly moved in for the score. On the winner, Chapman rolled right and found Wells, who slammed into Brandon Simmons and tumbled into the end zone. The comeback by San Diego State overshadowed a huge night by Stanford’s Bryce Love. He gained 184 yards on just 13 carries, including touchdown runs of 53 and 51 yards, plus a 47-yarder that set up a field goal. Love’s 53- yard scoring run came on the first play of the fourth quarter, giving Stanford a 17-13 lead. 2 Offense 96 • Stanford’s offense returns over 96 pct. of its total scoring from 2017 (435 of 453 points). 200 • Stanford has rushed for 200 or more yards in nine of its past 20 games (9-0 in those games). 18,827 • Stanford has rushed for 18,827 yards since 2011, 19th-best nationally. That’s 13.4 trips across the Golden Gate Bridge. 148 • Stanford has scored in 148 consecutive games, dating to Nov. 11, 2006. 68 • Stanford has recorded at least one rushing touchdown 68 times in its past 76 games. Stanford has won 31 of its past 37 games when recording at least one rushing touchdown. 46 • Stanford has 46 rushing touchdowns in its past 19 games. 2.01 • Stanford has 191 rushing touchdowns in David Shaw’s 95 games as head coach, an average of 2.01/game. 9 • Stanford has allowed only nine sacks over the past 10 games (277 pass attempts). 17 • Stanford returns the nucleus of an offensive line that paved the way for Bryce Love’s record-breaking junior season in 2017. The Cardinal also allowed only 17 sacks in 14 games last season, fifth-fewest among all Power 5 program. 32:27 • At 32:27, Stanford’s average time of possession per game since 2011 ranks fifth nationally. The average millennial spends over 32 minutes a day on Instagram. 2,833 • Stanford’s 2,833 rushing yards in 2017 ranked fourth in program history. 5.902 • Stanford’s 5.902 rushing yards/attempt in 2017 ranked first in program history.