April 20, 2011
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford's Jaquish and Kenninger Director of Athletics Bob Bowlsby announced today Stanford Football will commence a four game series with Northwestern University beginning in the 2019 season.
The two schools will meet in four consecutive seasons, with the first game set for Sept. 14, 2019 in Evanston, Ill. The series will then shift to Stanford for the 2020 campaign. The 2021 game will be contested on Sept. 18 in Evanston before moving back to Stanford Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022.
"We are very excited to be commencing a football series with Northwestern," said Bowlsby. "Like Stanford, Northwestern is an elite academic institution, from a great conference with a major football program. Pat Fitzgerald and Jim Phillips also represent the best values in intercollegiate athletics so they are the kind of people with whom we like to compete."
Stanford and Northwestern have played six times previously with Stanford holding a 3-1-2 advantage in the series. The two schools last met in 1994, as the Cardinal and Wildcats played to a 41-41 tie in Evanston. Other meetings occured in 1933 (0-0), 1934 (20-0 Stanford), 1957 (26-6 Stanford), 1958 (28-0 Northwestern) and 1992 (35-24 Stanford).
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