History
Saturday’s game is the 28th meeting between Notre Dame and Stanford;
the series began in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1925.
The Irish lead the series 18-9 (.667), although the series
is knotted at 6-6 at Stanford Stadium.
Prior to last fall's 20-13 overtime win for the Irish, the
Cardinal had won three straight meetings, its longest winning streak in the
series.
The winner of the Notre Dame-Stanford series receives the
Legends Trophy, a combination of Irish crystal and California redwood. The
trophy was presented for the first time in 1989 by the Notre Dame Club of the
San Francisco Bay Area.
Notable Head-to-Head
Statistical Matchups
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Notre
Dame Fighting Irish
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Stanford
Cardinal
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National Rank 78th, Rushing Offense (157.1 yards per game)
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Rushing Defense, National Rank 3rd (89.5 yards allowed per game)
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National Rank 116th, Kickoff Return Defense (25.17 yards allowed per kickoff)
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Kickoff Returns, National Rank 1st (27.21 yards gained per kickoff)
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National Rank 103rd, Sacks (1.36 sacks game)
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vs.
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Sacks Allowed , National Rank 10th (0.91 sacks allowed per game)
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National Rank 107th, Red Zone Offense (75%)
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vs.
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Red Zone Defense, National Rank 21st (75.8%)
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National Rank 40th, Passing Offense (254.1 yards per game)
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vs.
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Passing Defense, National Rank 101st (259 yards allowed per game)
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Top Notre Dame
Performances vs. Stanford
Rushing Yards Julius Jones, 23-218, 1 TD; 11.29.03
Passing Yards Brady Quinn, 25-38-432, 3 TD;
11.26.05
Receptions Golden Tate, 10-201, 3 TD; 11.28.09
Receiving Yards Golden Tate, 10-201, 3 TD;
11.28.09
Touchdowns Jimmy Clausen, 5 (passing);
11.28.09
Interceptions Pat Terrell, 2-42;
10.7.89
Team Points Scored 57 (W 57-7);
2003 in Stanford
Team Points Allowed 45 (L38-45);
2009 in Stanford
NOTRE DAME - STANFORD
CONNECTIONS
Stanford defensive line coach Randy Hart spent the 2009
season at Notre Dame in a similar capacity.
Stanford Assistant Director of Media Relations Alan George
served Notre Dame in a similar capacity from 2007-2012.
Notre Dame’s Tony Springmann, DE and Stanford’s Remound Wright,
RB both attended Bishop Dwenger H.S. in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Notre Dame’s Isaac Rochell, DL and Stanford’s Ra'Chard
Pippins, CB both attended Tucker H.S. Stone in Mountain, Ga.
Notre Dame’s Chris Watt, OG and Stanford’s Johnny Caspers,
OG both attended Glenbard West H.S in Glen
Ellyn, IL.
Notre Dame’s Cole Luke, CB and Stanford’s Devon Carrington,
FS/CB both attended Hamilton H.S. in
Chandler, Ariz.
Notre Dame’s Joe Schmidt, LB and Stanford’s David Bright, OL
both attended Mater Dei H.S.
Notre Dame’s Eamon McOsker, S and Stanford’s Conrad
Ukropina, P/K and Anthony Wilkerson, RB all attended Loyola (Calif.) H.S.
REGULAR SEASON
FINALES
Notre Dame has all-time record of 65-45-12 (.582) in
regular-season finales (excludes 1887, 1889 seasons when the Irish played just
one game).
Notre Dame’s longest winning streak in regular-season
finales is six (1912-1918). The Irish actually posted an unbeaten streak of 10
games. Notre Dame went unbeaten in regular-season finales from 1912-21 because of
the 1918 tie against Nebraska (0-0).
The longest losing streak is four games (1961-1965).
The largest margin of victory in a regular-season finale was
69-0 against Marquette on Nov. 28, 1912.
A VICTORY OVER Stanford...
Gives Notre Dame a fourth victory over a top 25 opponent
this season (most in college football).
Improves Notre Dame's all-time record to 19-9 (.679), all-time
road record to 7-6 (.538), against Stanford.
Improves Notre Dame's all-time record to 2-5 (.286) against
ranked Stanford.
HOW
DO THEY STACK UP?
Average
weight of the offensive and defensive lines:
Notre Dame OL 312.8 lbs. vs. Stanford DL 293.3 lbs. 19.5lb average difference Advantage Irish
Notre Dame DL 301.7 lbs. vs. Stanford OL 305.5 lbs. 3.8lb average
difference Advantage Cardinal
Average height of the
receivers and the secondaries:
Notre Dame WR/TE 6'0 3/4" vs. Stanford DB 6'1/2" .25
average difference Advantage Irish
Notre Dame DB 5'11 3/8"
vs. Stanford WR 6'3" 3 5/8 average difference
Advantage Cardinal
ON THIS DATE
Notre Dame has played 14
previous games in its history on Nov. 30. The Irish are 6-6-2 (.500) all-time
on this date.
Irish Milestones Within Reach
George Atkinson III needs 58
rushing yards to reach 1,000 for his career.
TJ Jones needs 1 TD
receptions to move into 6th all-time in school history.
TJ Jones Receptions needs 2
receptions to move into 10th, 4 for 9th, 9 for 8th
and 11 for 7th in single-season school history.
TJ Jones needs 14 receiving
yards to reach 1,000 for the season.
TJ Jones needs 32 receiving
yards to move into 9th, 40 for 8th, 95 for 7th
in single-season school history.
TJ Jones needs a 100-yd game
to move into 7th all-time in school history and 3rd in single-season school
history.
Tommy Rees needs 3 pass
attempts to move into 3rd all-time in school history. (33 attempts would give
him 1000 for his career).
Tommy Rees needs 2 pass
completions to move into 9th, 4 for 8th, 7 for 7th
and 11 for 6th in single-season history.
Tommy Rees Pass Yards 2,739
261 pass yards to reach 3,000 for the season (third QB).
Troy Niklas needs 1 TD
reception to move into 1st in single-season tight end history.
Stephon Tuitt needs1.0 sacks
to move into tie for 4th, 2 for a tie for 3rd and 3 for a
tie for 2nd all-time in school history.
Zack Martin needs 1 start to
move into 1st place on Notre Dame’s All-Time career starts list at
51.
Notable “The Last Time” Notre Dame against Stanford
Had 600 or more yards total
offense: at Stanford, 2005 (663)
Recorded seven sacks: at
Stanford, 2005 (7)
Returned two or more
interceptions for TDs: vs. Stanford, 2002 (2) (Shane Walton - 18 yards,
Courtney Watson - 34 yards).
Had 10 or more penalties: at
Stanford, 2011 (10)
A player rushed for 200-249 yards: Julius Jones at
Stanford, 2003 (218)
A player recorded 4.0 or more sacks: Victor Abiamiri at
Stanford, 2005 (4.0)
A player had 200 or more
yards receiving: Golden Tate at Stanford, 2009 (201)
A player completed a pass of
70-79 yards: Jimmy Clausen at Stanford, 2009 (78)
All Time Notre Dame Records against Stanford
Sacks – Game: Victor
Abiamiri 4.0 at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2005
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