#14/14 Stanford Cardinal (4-1)
Utah Utes (2-2)
Oct. 6, 2018 • 7:30 p.m. PT
Stanford Stadium (50,424) • Stanford, Calif.
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TelevisionLive national broadcast on ESPN with Adam Amin (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (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 • UtahUtes.com • #GoStanford
What You Need to Know
- 11 • Stanford, winners of 11 straight home games, returns home Saturday to face Utah in a Pac-12 Conference matchup at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. The Cardinal's 11-game home winning streak is tied for third-best nationally with Clemson and Washington (trailing Alabama's 22 and USC's 18).
- 17 • Stanford's active home winning streak is the longest since a 17-game run from 2011-14.
- .333 • Head Coach David Shaw has a winning record over every Pac-12 program except for Utah, going 1-2 (.333) against the Utes in three matchups since 2013.
- 1902 • In a series that dates to 1902, Stanford has won four of eight games played against Utah.
- 4 • This will the fourth time Stanford and Utah meet as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
- 1924 • The two programs played in Berkeley, California, for their 1924 matchup. Stanford prevailed with the lone shutout in the series, 30-0.
- 3 • In three tries, the Cardinal has yet to defeat Utah at Stanford Stadium (losses in 1989, 1996 and 2014).
- 8 • Stanford has played Utah fewer times (8) than any other Pac-12 opponent.
- 2011 • Since Shaw's first season in 2011, Stanford's ...
• 77 wins represent the winningest stretch in program history
• 77 wins ranks sixth nationally
• .770 winning pct. ranks seventh nationally
• .878 home winning pct. ranks fifth nationally
• .785 conference winning pct. is the best of any Pac-12 program
• 51 conference wins are the most of any Pac-12 program - 89 • Stanford's 89 wins this decade rank fourth nationally and the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (78), USC (76) and Notre Dame (74).
- .786 • Head coach David Shaw is 22-6 (.786) in October.
- 51 • With a Sept. 22 victory over Oregon, head coach David Shaw earned his 51st Pac-12 win, tying him with Washington's James Phelan (1930-41) at 15th for most conference victories. Shaw needed only 65 games to achieve 50 conference wins, tied for second-fastest in Pac-12 history (USC's Pete Carroll reached the 50-win mark through 60 league games).
- 0 • Stanford has not lost a fumble through the season's first five games, one of only four teams nationally without a lost fumble.
- .706 • Stanford's red zone offense ranks 17th nationally with a .706 clip in the red zone, third-best among Pac-12 programs.
- 18.4 • Stanford's defense has allowed only 18.4 points/game, a figure that ranks 22nd nationally. The 2014 squad ranked second nationally with 16.4 points allowed/game, and the 1971 unit steered Stanford to a Pac-8 title and Rose Bowl win over Michigan behind a school-record 11.3 points allowed/game.
- 2.4 • Sophomore cornerback Paulson Adebo ranks second nationally -- and first among Pac-12 players -- with 2.4 passes defended/game.
- 8 • Senior wide receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside ranks second nationally -- and first among Pac-12 players -- with eight receiving touchdowns. Dating to the 2017 regular season finale against Notre Dame, Arcega has 12 receiving scores over the past eight games.
- 253 • Senior inside linebacker Ryan Beecher was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Dec. 21, 2017. His final chemotherapy session came on June 4, 2018, and he returned to action in Stanford's season opener against San Diego State on Aug. 31, 2018, a span of 253 days after his diagnosis.
- 24 • Stanford, which operates on the academic quarter calendar, had 24 days between its season opener (Aug. 31) and the first day of classes (Sept. 24).
- 2 • Stanford will host its second Set The Expectation game on Saturday. The game is meant to raise awareness for sexual and relationship violence. Stanford coaches and student-athletes will wear ribbons—half purple and half teal—on their helmets. Teal represents sexual violence prevention, and purple represents prevention of relationship/domestic violence.
- 8,000 • The first 8,000 fans through the gates will receive a complimentary "Set the Expectation" t-shirt (one per person, with a valid ticket). Additionally, there will also be a few thousand t-shirts for students in the Red Zone sections.
- 1 • Fans can sign the Set the Expectation pledge at GoStanford.com/sign.