Cardinal and White Spring Game
April 14, 2018 • 1 p.m. (PT)
Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
Television • Live national broadcast on the Pac-12 Network with Troy Clardy (play-by-play) and Evan Moore (analyst).
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 spring scrimmage can be heard on Stanford student radio -- KZSU 90.1 FM -- and online at kzsulive.stanford.edu.
On the Web • GoStanford.com • Pac-12.com • #GoStanford
Inside the Huddle
• Stanford returns to the field Saturday for its annual Cardinal and White Spring Game. The controlled scrimmage marks the end of spring practice, and the last time the Cardinal will be in action until it re-assembles for training camp in July.
• Stanford made its 29th bowl appearance when it faced TCU in the 2017 Alamo Bowl.
• Stanford is coming off a season in which it advanced to a school-record ninth straight bowl game, a streak that leads the Pac-12.
• The Cardinal returns 80 student-athletes from its 2017 roster.
• Stanford's offense returns over 96 pct. of its total scoring from 2017 (435 of 453 points)
• Stanford has 73 victories since 2011, the winningest stretch in program history
• Bobby Okereke's 94 tackles last season are tops among 2018 returners, and the most by any returning player since 2008
• Bryce Love's 2,118 rushing yards in 2017 were the most in program history, and second in Pac-12 history
• Cameron Scarlett and Bryce Love combined for 2,507 rushing yards in 2017. The top rushing tandem in program history returns for the 2018 campaign.
• JJ Arcega-Whiteside's nine receiving touchdowns in 2017 were the most since Doug Baldwin's same total in 2010. With 14 career receiving scores, Arcega-Whiteside is two shy from cracking the program's top-10 all-time list.
• Jet Toner (117) and Bryce Love (114) ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, on Stanford's single-season scoring list.
• Cameron Scarlett returned a school-record 39 kickoffs in 2017, and ranked first nationally with 12 kickoff returns of 30 or more yards.
• Jake Bailey's 43.67 career punting average ranks first in program history.
• Stanford's 2,833 rushing yards in 2017 ranked fourth in program history.
• Stanford's 5.902 rushing yards/attempt in 2017 ranked first in program history.
• Stanford's 32.4 points/game in 2017 ranked eighth in program history, and the Cardinal has averaged 30 or more points in four of head coach David Shaw's nine seasons.
• Here's a snapshot of Stanford's national statistical rankings since 2011, the first for Shaw as Cardinal head coach:
73 wins are tied for fifth-most nationally.
.768 winning pct. ranks eighth nationally.
.870 home winning pct. ranks sixth nationally.
23 wins against AP-ranked opponents are tied for third nationally.
.622 winning pct. against AP-ranked opponents is tied for fifth nationally.
49 conference wins are the most of any Pac-12 program.
.778 conference winning pct. is the best of any Pac-12 program.
Cardinalpalooza
• Several Cardinal teams will be competing Saturday, in what is being called Cardinalpalooza, a free Stanford sports festival, highlighted by the Cardinal and White Spring Football Game at 1 p.m. at Cagan Stadium. Admission is free to every event throughout the day, with the exception of baseball.
• Free parking is available throughout the entire day in Lot 2, Galvez Lot, Sunken Diamond Varsity Lot and the Track House Lot.
• Following the game, football student-athletes will be available for autographs at Cagan Stadium. Free posters will also be distributed.
