No. 14/15 Stanford Cardinal (9-3)
No. 11/9 USC Trojans (10-2)
December 1, 2017 • 5 p.m. PT
Levi's Stadium (68,500) • Santa Clara, California
Television
Live national broadcast on ESPN with Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline).Radio
Live 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 Web
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- 4 • For the fourth time in seven seasons, Stanford finds itself in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game where the Cardinal will square off with USC at Levi's Stadium. Stanford's four appearances in the Pac-12 title game are the most of any program.
- 4 • With a win, Stanford would be the nation's only program with at least four victories and no losses in Power 5 conference championship games.
- 3 • Since the start of the 2012 season, Stanford is one of six FBS programs with at least three conference titles.
- 3 • Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 3-0 in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
- 15 • The Cardinal has won 15 conference crowns since the program's inception, most recently in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
- 59 • Stanford is 59-10 this decade in games played in California. Three of those losses came at the hands of USC (2013, 2014, 2017).
- 20 • Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 20-3 against USC, UCLA and Cal. In the six seasons before Shaw: 7-11.
- 9 • Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 9-1 on Friday.
- 4 • Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 4-0 in December.
- 5 • Stanford has won five straight neutral site contests, and is 7-2 on neutral turf under head coach David Shaw.
- 9 • Stanford has won nine of its past 12 against AP-ranked opponents.
- 8 • Stanford has won at least eight games for a school-record nine straight years.
- 73 • Head coach David Shaw has 73 career wins, the most in Stanford history. Against Cal (Nov. 18), Shaw eclipsed the previous record set by Glenn "Pop" Warner (71 from 1924-32).
- 85 • Stanford's 85 wins this decade rank fourth nationally and the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (74), USC (72), Notre Dame (68), Baylor (65) and Navy (65).
- 83 • Stanford's 83 wins against FBS opponents this decade ranks second nationally. Only Alabama (89) has more.
- 49 • Stanford's 49 regular-season conference wins are third-most nationally since David Shaw became head coach in 2011, behind Oklahoma (51) and Alabama (50).
- 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 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 with their current team.