No. 15/16 Stanford Cardinal (9-4)
No. 13/13 TCU Horned Frogs (10-3)
December 28, 2017 • 6 p.m. PT
Alamodome (65,000) • San Antonio, Texas
Notes Profiles Statistics History and Records Media Guide Live Stats Tickets
TelevisionLive national broadcast on ESPN with Rece Davis (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), David Pollack (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline).
RadioLive coverage on Stanford's flagship station -- KNBR 680 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 • GoFrogs.com • #GoStanford
What You Need to Know
- 29 • Stanford makes its 29th all-time -- and school-record ninth straight -- bowl appearance Dec. 28 when it faces TCU in the Alamo Bowl. It is the third meeting between the programs and first since 2008.
- 14 • Stanford is 14-13-1 in bowl games, 0-2 against TCU and 6-9 against current Big 12 Conference programs.
- 3 • TCU is Stanford's third bowl opponent originating from what is now the Big 12 Conference. Stanford is 0-2 in the previous matchups (2009 Sun Bowl vs. Oklahoma, 2011 Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma State). Stanford faced Nebraska, then a member of Big 6 Conference, in the 1941 Rose Bowl.
- 7 • The Alamo Bowl will be the seventh bowl game for head coach David Shaw, the most bowl appearances by any Cardinal coach.
- 4 • Head coach David Shaw's four bowl wins (4-2) are the most in Stanford history.
- 5 • Stanford has won five of its past six neutral-site contests, and is 7-3 on neutral turf under head coach David Shaw.
- 5 • The Alamo Bowl will be only the fifth Stanford game played indoors. The other four? 1977 at Tulane (Superdome), 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl (Astrodome), 1979 at Tulane (Superdome) and 2012 Fiesta Bowl (University of Phoenix Stadium).
- 9 • Stanford has won nine of its past 13 games 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 record held 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 (73), 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.
- 6 • Stanford and Alabama lead the nation as the only programs with six seasons of 10 or more wins against FBS opponents since 2010.
- 7 • Stanford has advanced to seven bowl games in as many seasons under head coach David Shaw. Only Alabama's Nick Saban (11) and Clemson's Dabo Swinney (10) have longer consecutive streaks with their current team.
- 3 • Stanford's basketball teams have made a combined three trips to San Antonio for postseason play: 1998 NCAA Men's Final Four, 2006 NCAA Women's Regional and 2010 NCAA Women's Final Four.
- 6 • The Alamo Bowl will be Stanford's sixth bowl game played in Texas.
- 9 • Texas continues to have a huge impact on the success of Stanford, with nine players hailing from the Lone Star State, second only to California.
- 5 • Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 5-1 in December.