• Stanford continues its three-game home stand with Thursday night’s matchup against UCLA. The Cardinal has won back-to-back games entering the game against the Bruins.
• Stanford has won 11 consecutive games against UCLA. Under David Shaw, the Cardinal is a combined 22-5 (.815) against Cal, UCLA and USC.
• Thirteen Cardinal have made their first career starts through six games, including five true freshmen. Fourteen true freshmen have appeared in a game already this season for Stanford.
• Stanford’s six true freshman starters (five plus punter Ryan Sanborn) are third-most in the country. The Cardinal has started three true freshmen on the offensive line, two in the defensive secondary and Sanborn at punter. The Cardinal’s three true freshman offensive starters to date are tied for the most in the country with Arizona and Arkansas.
• Following the 23-13 win over No. 15 Washington, Stanford is now 26-18 (.591) against ranked foes under David Shaw.
• Of those 26 wins against ranked foes under Shaw, 15 of them have come against Top 15 teams, while 10 of them have been against teams inside the Top 10.
• Fifth-year running back Cameron Scarlett has been a workhorse for the Cardinal and leads the Pac-12 in rushing yards with 564 on 127 attempts. He also has 13 receptions for 138 yards.
• Stanford is averaging 34:58 in time of possession, fourth-best in the country. The Cardinal has won the time of possession battle in all six games and out-possessed Washington by 18:02 last time out.