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South to San Diego

#19/19 Stanford Cardinal (1-1)
San Diego State Aztecs (2-0)

September 16, 2017 • 7:30 p.m. PT
San Diego Stadium (54,000) • San Diego, California

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TelevisionLive national broadcast on CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden (play-by-play), Jay Feely (analyst) and John Schriffen (sideline).

RadioLive coverage on Stanford's flagship station -- KNBR 1050 AM -- with Scott Reiss '93 (play-by-play), Todd Husak '00 (analyst) and John Platz '84 (sideline). The broadcast begins one hour before kickoff with the Cardinal Tailgate Show and concludes with the postgame Cardinal Locker Room Report. The game can be heard on Stanford student radio -- KZSU 90.1 FM -- and online at kzsulive.stanford.edu.

On the WebGoStanford.com • GoAztecs.com • #GoStanford

Notes

  • 16,452 • As the crow flies, Stanford will have traveled 15,381 miles before kicking off its second game on the season at USC. The trip from Stanford's campus to Sydney's Allianz Stadium, where the Cardinal opened the season against Rice, spanned 14,864 miles. A mere 321 miles separated Stanford Stadium from the Los Angeles Coliseum, and 429 from San Diego Stadium.
  • 2,085 • Of the 44,073 applicants -- the largest application pool in school history -- for Stanford's class of 2021, only 2,085 were admitted. The admitted students came from all 50 states and 82 countries.
  • 1988 • The 2017 meeting between Stanford and San Diego State will be the first since a 31-10 Cardinal victory in 1988.
  • 656 • Stanford's 656 total yards against Rice in the season opener were the seventh-most in program history, and best total since 1999 (672 vs. #18 UCLA).
  • 651 • Stanford's 651 tackles for loss this decade ranks sixth nationally.
  • 625 • There are over 625 registered student organizations at Stanford.
  • 602 • Stanford's true freshmen accounted for 602 snaps during the 2016 season, 10th-fewest nationally. That included offensive guard Nate Herbig, who started the final six games of 2016 (Stanford was 6-0). Four true freshmen -- tight end Colby Parkinson, wide receiver Connor Wedington and offensive tackles Walker Little and Foster Sarell -- received significant playing time in Stanford's first two games.
  • 500 • Stanford has gained over 500 yards of total offense four times in its past six games.
  • 309 • Stanford has scored at least 25 points in seven of its past eight games, and outscored opponents, 309-172, over that stretch.
  • 280 • Stanford leads the nation with 280 sacks since 2011.
  • 340 • Junior running back Bryce Love ranks first among Pac-12 players -- and fifth nationally -- with 340 yards rushing.
  • 180 • Stanford has made 180 consecutive extra-point attempts, the fourth-longest streak in the nation (Michigan - 291, Memphis - 213, Texas A&M - 208). The streak dates to Stanford's matchup at Oregon State on Oct. 26, 2013.
  • 137 • Stanford claimed five national team championships during the past academic year, increasing its overall total to 137, including 113 NCAA titles. Recent NCAA crowns came in men's soccer, women's volleyball, women's swimming and diving, and women's water polo.
  • 136 • Stanford has a streak of scoring in 136 consecutive games, dating to Nov. 11, 2006.
  • 134 • Stanford held USC without a single punt or kickoff return yard, a first for the Cardinal special teams units in 134 games, dating to the 2006 regular season finale against Cal. Stanford special teams coordinator Pete Alamar was the Golden Bears' special teams coordinator for that 2006 affair.
  • 129 • Stanford will be the 129th and final FBS program to begin its home season Sept. 23 against UCLA at Stanford Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT.
  • 123 • Stanford opened its 123rd season with a nonconference game against Rice.
  • 113 • The Cardinal and UCLA share the NCAA lead with 113 team titles.
  • 99 • Stanford received a graduation success rate of 99 percent from the NCAA for the third consecutive year in 2016, a total that paced all FBS institutions and ranked 11 points higher than the next Pac-12 school (UCLA - 88 percent).
  • 97 • Nearly 97 percent of Stanford undergraduates live on campus, and there are an estimated 13,000 bikes at Stanford daily.
  • 96 • Stanford's 8,180-acre campus is large enough to contain 96 Disneylands.
  • 87 • The Cardinal has at least one tackle for loss in each of its past 88 contests, and at least one sack in 70 of its past 76.
  • 77 • Stanford's 77 wins this decade are the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (66), Baylor (64), USC (64) and Notre Dame (60).
  • 75 • Stanford's 75 wins against FBS opponents this decade ranks second nationally. Only Alabama (81) has more.
  • 65 • Head coach David Shaw has 65 career wins, six shy of matching the school record set by Glenn "Pop" Warner (71 from 1924-32).
  • 60 • Stanford has rushed for at least 100 yards in 60 of its past 66 games. Stanford has not recorded fewer than 100 yards rushing in a victory since the second game of 2012 (92 yards vs. Duke).
  • 57 • Stanford has recorded at least one rushing touchdown 57 times in its past 64 games. Stanford has won 24 of its past 26 games when recording at least one rushing touchdown.
  • 55 • The 55-point margin of victory in Stanford's 62-7 season-opening win over Rice was the second-largest since 1949, and largest since a 58-0 win against Washington State in 2008.
  • 49 • Stanford's 62 points scored against Rice were the most in an opener in 49 years (62-20 win over San Jose State in 1968) and the most in any game since 2013 (63-13 win over Cal).
  • 41 • Stanford, which sponsors 36 varsity sports, has won at least one NCAA team title in each of the past 41 academic years, representing the longest streak in history.
  • 40 • Stanford has scored at least 40 points in four of its past six games.
  • 38 • Stanford has held opponents to fewer than 400 yards of total offense in 38 of its past 50 games.
  • 38 • Stanford's 38 first-half points in its opener against Rice tied for the most in a half over the past four seasons.
  • 35 • During the 2016 season, 35 former Cardinal received an NFL paycheck.
  • 33:45 • At 33:45, Stanford's average time of possession per game since 2011 ranks third nationally.
  • 33 • Stanford has produced 33 NFL draft picks since 2010, 12th-most by any program over that span.
  • 30 • The Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center is at the forefront of concussion and traumatic brain injury research, and is incorporating state of the art eye-tracking tests -- EYE-SYNC -- in all of its studies. The EYE-SYNC test is administered with customized eye tracking technology, called Dynamic Visual Synchronization (DVS) Goggles. The eye tracking test lasts 30 seconds, and the results show the ability to focus -- a key problem after a concussion.
  • 30 • Stanford, which operates on the academic quarter calendar, will have 30 days between its season opener (Aug. 26) and the first day of classes (Sept. 25).
  • 30 • Stanford's 2017 roster includes student-athletes from 30 states, and Austria.
  • 30 • No Pac-12 Conference team has had more NFL draftees over the past five years than Stanford's 30.
  • 30 • Stanford has allowed fewer than 30 points 55 times in its past 62 games.
  • 28 • The Cardinal has won the time-of-possession battle in 28 of its past 35 games.
  • 26 • Stanford returned 26 players who started at least one game in 2016.
    • Offense (13) -- quarterbacks Ryan Burns (7) and Keller Chryst (6); running back Bryce Love (2); fullback Daniel Marx (1); wide receivers JJ Arcega-Whiteside (2) and Trent Irwin (13); tight end Dalton Schultz (12); linemen Casey Tucker (7), A.T. Hall (13), Jesse Burkett (13), David Bright (10), Nate Herbig (6) and Brandon Fanaika (5).
    • Defense (13) -- tackle Harrison Phillips (12); end Dylan Jackson (4); outside linebackers Joey Alfieri (13) and Peter Kalambayi (13); inside linebackers Bobby Okereke (13) and Kevin Palma (13); cornerbacks Quenton Meeks (11), Alameen Murphy (9), Alijah Holder (4), Terrence Alexander (1) and Frank Buncom (1); safeties Justin Reid (10) and Ben Edwards (3).
  • 25 • Stanford is one of 10 teams to have allowed fewer than 25 points/game for four straight seasons.
  • 25 • Stanford's 25 fifth- and fourth-year seniors are the most of any Pac-12 program.
  • 24 • Stanford has scored at least 24 points in eight straight games.
  • 24 • Stanford's defense has recorded at least one sack in 24 of the past 28 games.
  • 23 • Stanford won the 2016-17 Division I Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, extending its streak to 23 years of capturing the award presented to the most successful intercollegiate athletic department in the nation.
  • 22.4 • As of 2016, Stanford's endowment eclipsed $22.4 billion.
  • 22 • Stanford requires students to declare a major before their junior year. Among the team's upperclassmen, 22 majors are represented. Majors are: civil engineering, communication, computer science, economics, history, human biology, international relations, Japanese, mechanical engineering, media studies, management science and engineering, philosophy, political science, product design, psychology, public policy, sociology, sustainable design and construction, symbolic systems, urban studies, and science, technology and society.
  • 19 • The Stanford community includes 19 Nobel laureates.
  • 17 • Stanford's defense has at least one takeaway in 17 of the past 21 games (11 forced fumbles, 17 interceptions).
  • 16 • Junior wide receiver Trent Irwin has at least one reception in each of the past 16 games.
  • 14.66 • Senior quarterback Keller Chryst ranks second among Pac-12 players with 14.66 yards/completion.
  • 11.33 • Junior running back Bryce Love ranks first among Pac-12 players -- and second nationally -- with 11.33 yards/carry.
  • 11 • Senior defensive tackle Harrison Phillips had a career-high 11 tackles at USC.
  • 11 • Stanford is one of 11 teams nationally without a turnover on the season.
  • 10 • Stanford has scored on each of its 10 trips to the red zone. Only Louisiana-Lafayette and Washington (11 of 11) have more conversions without an unsuccessful trip to the red zone on the season.
  • 9 • Coaching continuity remains a hallmark of the program. Nine of 10 full-time coaches returned for 2017, the only change coming at running back, where Ron Gould replaced Lance Taylor, who became the Carolina Panthers' wide receivers coach.
  • 8 • Eight Cardinal hail from the greater San Diego area:
    • Senior cornerback Alijah Holder (Oceanside/Oceanside)
    • Senior inside linebacker Jordan Perez (Carlsbad/Carlsbad)
    • Junior punter Jake Bailey (Solana Beach/Santa Fe Christian)
    • Junior safety Frank Buncom (San Diego/St. Augustine)
    • Junior cornerback Quenton Meeks (San Diego/Del Norte)
    • Junior outside linebacker Casey Toohill (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic)
    • Sophomore kicker Collin Riccitelli (San Marcos/Carlsbad)
    • Freshman outside linebacker Caleb Phillips (Encinitas/Santa Fe Christian)
  • 8 • Stanford has won at least eight games for a school-record eight straight years.
  • 8 • Stanford advanced to a school-record eighth straight bowl game in 2016, a streak that leads the Pac-12.
  • 7.94 • Running back Bryce Love is Stanford's career leader with 7.94 yards/rush. Love had 13.8 yards/carry in the opener against Rice.
  • 7 • Stanford has allowed 200 or more rushing yards only eight times in its past 54 outings (2013 at Army, 2014 at Oregon, 2015 at Northwestern, 2015 vs. Oregon, 2015 vs. Notre Dame, 2016 at Washington, 2016 vs. Colorado, 2016 at Oregon, 2017 at USC).
  • 7 • Stanford has not thrown an interception in its past seven games, a span of 451:40 in game time and 186 pass attempts. Its last interception thrown came at Arizona on Oct. 29, 2016. Quarterback Keller Chryst has not been intercepted in his past 158 pass attempts, a stretch that includes 13 touchdown throws.
  • 6 • At least six foreign languages are spoken by the Cardinal -- French (Sean Barton, Peter Kalambayi and Osiris St. Brown), Samoan (Gabe Reid), Japanese (Jesse Burkett), German (Devery Hamilton and Osiris St. Brown) and Austrian German (Thomas Schaffer). Multiple student-athletes are fluent in Spanish.
  • 6 • Stanford and Alabama lead the nation as the only programs with six seasons of 10 or more wins against FBS opponents since 2010.
  • 6 • Stanford is one of six programs with at least one national championship in football, baseball and men's basketball. It is the only program with at least one national championship in football, baseball, men's basketball and women's basketball.
  • 6 • Stanford has not turned the ball over in a school-record six straight games, a span of 418:43 in game time. The Cardinal's last turnover was a lost fumbled snap against Oregon State on Nov. 5, 2016.
  • 6 • Stanford has advanced to six bowl games in as many seasons under head coach David Shaw. Only Alabama's Nick Saban (10), Clemson's Dabo Swinney (9) and Florida State's Jimbo Fisher (7) have longer consecutive streaks dating to the tenure's start with their current team.
  • 5 • Stanford (Asia, Australia and North America) is one of five programs to play a college football game on three different continents, joining Boston College, BYU, Cal and Notre Dame.
  • 5 • Senior quarterback Keller Chryst has multiple touchdown passes in five of the past six games.
  • 4 • Junior running back Bryce Love is the first Cardinal ever with 100 yards rushing in each of his first four career starts.
  • 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), Will 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).
  • 3 • Since the start of the 2012 season, Stanford is one six FBS programs with at least three conference titles.
  • 3 • Stanford signed three of the nation's top-10 recruits in the 2017 class. The Cardinal had corralled two such signees in the combined 15 previous years. Stanford is the first school in the modern era of college football recruiting services to sign the No. 1 quarterback, No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 1 tight end in the same class, earning the trifecta from both Scout and 247Sports.
  • 3 • Three Stanford quarterbacks accounted for at least one touchdown in Stanford's season-opening win over Rice, a program-first since 1998 against Washington State. Senior Keller Chryst threw for three scores, fifth-year senior Ryan Burns threw for one score, and sophomore K.J. Costello ran for a 25-yard score.
  • 2.0 • Stanford has 166 rushing touchdowns in David Shaw's 83 games as head coach, an average of 2.0/game.
  • 2 • The brothers Holder -- twins Alijah (Stanford) and Mikah (San Diego State) -- may face each other for the first time Saturday. Alijah, a cornerback, had an interception at USC while Mikah, a wide receiver, had one catch for seven yards at Arizona State.
  • 2 • Former Cardinal John Elway (Denver Broncos) and John Lynch (San Francisco 49ers) are NFL general managers. The other two schools with two NFL general managers? Connecticut and John Carroll.
  • 2 • With two touchdown receptions against Rice, tight end Colby Parkinson became the first Cardinal true freshman with multiple touchdown catches in a season opener.
  • 2 • Along with Oregon State, Stanford is one of two Power 5 programs with two byes this season.
  • 1 • Stanford has turned the ball over only once in its past eight games (7-1 over that stretch) and has not had multiple turnovers since a four-turnover outing against Colorado on Oct. 22, 2016.
  • .897 • Stanford is 26-3 (.897) against in-state opponents in this decade.
  • .880 • Stanford is 22-3 (.880) against in-state opponents under head coach David Shaw.
  • .855 • Stanford is 53-9 (.855) this decade in games played on California soil.
  • .802 • Stanford is 77-19 (.802) in this decade.
  • .773 • Stanford is 17-5 (.773) in September under head coach David Shaw.
  • .714 • Stanford is 25-10 (.714) in road games under head coach David Shaw.
  • .645 • Of 46 Power 5 head coaches that have completed at least five seasons, David Shaw's .645 (20-11) career winning percentage against ranked teams is second.
  • 0 • Stanford's opener against Rice was one of five games played during the season's Week 0.