No. 13/13 Stanford Cardinal (0-0)
San Diego State Aztecs (0-0)
August 31, 2018 • 6 p.m. PT
Stanford Stadium (50,424) • Stanford, Calif.
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TelevisionLive national broadcast on FS1 with Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Demarco Murray (analyst) and Petros Papadakis (analyst).
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
What You Need to Know
- 124 • Stanford opens its 124th season with a nonconference game against San Diego State.
- 8 • Stanford (9) and San Diego State (8) each have advanced to bowl games the past eight seasons. The Cardinal and Aztecs are the only football teams in California -- FBS or NFL -- to advance to the postseason in each of the past eight seasons.
- 10 • Stanford's success in home openers has mirrored its rise as a football program. In 2008, Stanford began a winning streak in home openers that has reached 10. In those years, the Cardinal has accumulated a 98-35 record and reached bowl games the past nine seasons, including three Rose Bowls.
- 6 • Stanford is 4-1 all-time in August. Dating to the program's first season in 1892, this is just the sixth football game played by Stanford in the month of August. The last five came in 2017 (vs. Rice in Sydney, Australia), 2014 (vs. UC Davis), 2012 (vs. San Jose State), 2008 (vs. Oregon State) and 1992 (vs. Texas A&M in Anaheim, Calif.). Stanford's season-opening contest in 2012 against San Jose State was the first Friday night game at Stanford Stadium.
- 14 • Stanford is 14-0 at home under David Shaw against nonconference opponents. The Cardinal has won its past 19 home nonconference games -- outscoring opponents 38-16 over that stretch -- with the last loss coming against Notre Dame in 2007.
- 8 • Stanford (13th) is ranked in the AP preseason poll for the eighth time in as many seasons under head coach David Shaw.
- 73 • Head coach David Shaw has 73 career wins, the most in Stanford history.
- 85 • Stanford's 85 wins this decade rank fourth nationally and the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (75), USC (73), Notre Dame (69), Navy (66) and Baylor (65).
- 8 • Stanford has won at least eight games for a school-record nine straight years.
- .821 • Stanford is 23-5 (.821) against in-state opponents under head coach David Shaw.
- .823 • Stanford is 51-11 (.823) in games played on California soil under head coach David Shaw.
- 24 • Stanford, which operates on the academic quarter calendar, will have 24 days between its season opener (Aug. 31) and the first day of classes (Sept. 24). The Cardinal will play three home games (vs. San Diego State, vs. USC, vs. UC Davis) before students return to campus for the fall quarter.
- 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), Willie 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).
- 8 • Eight Cardinal hail from San Diego County:
Fifth-year cornerback Alijah Holder (Oceanside/Oceanside)
Fifth-year inside linebacker Jordan Perez (Carlsbad/Carlsbad)
Senior punter Jake Bailey (Solana Beach/Santa Fe Christian)
Senior safety Frank Buncom (San Diego/St. Augustine)
Senior outside linebacker Casey Toohill (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic)
Junior kicker Collin Riccitelli (San Marcos/Carlsbad)
Sophomore outside linebacker Caleb Phillips (Encinitas/Santa Fe Christian)
Freshman outside linebacker Jake Lynch (Del Mar/Cathedral Catholic) - 1921 • Built in 1921, Stanford Stadium is the eighth-oldest FBS facility. The current configuration includes a renovation completed prior to the 2006 season. The venue has a cozy seating capacity of 50,424, a considerable difference from the 85,000 that existed in what was previously the largest privately owned college football facility in the United States. Stanford Stadium has a long and storied history. In 1928, Herbert Hoover, a former Stanford football student manager, gave his acceptance speech there upon being nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. During the height of the Cold War, track coach Payton Jordan brought the USA-USSR dual meet to Stanford in 1962 in "the greatest track meet of all time." The stadium was the site of the 1985 Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins. The 1994 World Cup, including a July 4 showdown between the U.S. and Brazil and the 1999 Women's World Cup semifinal between the U.S. and Brazil took place at Stanford Stadium.