The Stanford Cardinal football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Stanford University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Prior to 1930, the team had no official nickname. From 1930 to 1972, the team was known as the Indians; from 1972 to 1981, the team was known as the Cardinals; since 1982, the team has competed as the Cardinal.
Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Stanford has appeared in 27 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are 15 appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and six Bowl Championship Series (BCS)/New Year's Six game appearances with an overall record of 13 wins, 13 losses, and one tie.[1]
Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, date, winning team, score, losing team, stadium, location, attendance, head coach, and MVP
# |
Bowl |
Date |
Winning team |
Score |
Losing team |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance |
Head coach |
MVP |
1 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1902 |
Michigan |
L 0–49 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
8,500 |
Charles Fickert |
Neil Snow (Michigan) |
2 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1925 |
Notre Dame |
L 10–27 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
53,000 |
Glenn "Pop" Warner |
Ernie Nevers (Stanford)
Elmer Layden (Notre Dame) |
3 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1927 |
Stanford |
T 7–7 |
Alabama |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
57,417 |
Glenn "Pop" Warner |
Fred Pickhard (Alabama) |
4 |
Rose Bowl |
January 2, 1928 |
Stanford |
W 7–6 |
Pittsburgh |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
70,000 |
Glenn "Pop" Warner |
Biff Hoffman (Stanford) |
5 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1934 |
Columbia |
L 0–7 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
35,000 |
Claude E. Thornhill |
Cliff Montgomery (Columbia) |
6 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1935 |
Alabama |
L 13–29 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
84,474 |
Claude E. Thornhill |
Dixie Howell (Alabama) |
7 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1936 |
Stanford |
W 7–0 |
SMU |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
84,784 |
Claude E. Thornhill |
Jim Moscrip (Stanford)
Keith Topping (Stanford) |
8 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1941 |
Stanford |
W 21–13 |
Nebraska |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
92,000 |
Clark Shaughnessy |
Pete Kmetovic (Stanford) |
9 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1952 |
Illinois |
L 7–40 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
96,825 |
Chuck Taylor |
Bill Tate (Illinois) |
10 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1971 |
Stanford |
W 27–17 |
Ohio State |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
103,839 |
John Ralston |
Jim Plunkett (Stanford) |
11 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 1972 |
Stanford |
W 13–12 |
Michigan |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
103,154 |
John Ralston |
Don Bunce (Stanford) |
12 |
Sun Bowl |
December 31, 1977 |
Stanford |
W 24–14 |
LSU |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
31,318 |
Bill Walsh |
Gordy Ceresino (Stanford)
Charles Alexander (LSU) |
13 |
Bluebonnet Bowl |
December 31, 1978 |
Stanford |
W 25–22 |
Georgia |
Astrodome |
Houston, TX |
34,084 |
Bill Walsh |
Steve Dils (Stanford)
Gordy Ceresino (Stanford) |
14 |
Gator Bowl |
December 27, 1986 |
Clemson |
L 21–27 |
Stanford |
Gator Bowl Stadium |
Jacksonville, FL |
80,104 |
Jack Elway |
Brad Muster (Stanford)
Rodney Williams (Clemson) |
15 |
Aloha Bowl |
December 25, 1991 |
Georgia Tech |
L 17–18 |
Stanford |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu, HI |
34,433 |
Dennis Green |
Tommy Vardell (Stanford)
Shawn Jones (Georgia Tech) |
16 |
Blockbuster Bowl |
January 1, 1993 |
Stanford |
W 24–3 |
Penn State |
Joe Robbie Stadium |
Miami Gardens, FL |
45,554 |
Bill Walsh |
Darrien Gordon (Stanford) |
17 |
Liberty Bowl |
December 30, 1995 |
East Carolina |
L 13–19 |
Stanford |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
Memphis, TN |
47,398 |
Tyrone Willingham |
Kwame Ellis (Stanford) |
18 |
Sun Bowl |
December 31, 1996 |
Stanford |
W 38–0 |
Michigan State |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
42,721 |
Tyrone Willingham |
Chad Hutchinson (Stanford) |
19 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 2000 |
Wisconsin |
L 9–17 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
93,731 |
Tyrone Willingham |
Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) |
20 |
Seattle Bowl |
December 27, 2001 |
Georgia Tech |
L 14–24 |
Stanford |
Safeco Field |
Seattle, WA |
30,144 |
Tyrone Willingham |
George Godsey (Georgia Tech) |
21 |
Sun Bowl |
December 31, 2009 |
Oklahoma |
L 27–31 |
Stanford |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
53,713 |
Jim Harbaugh |
Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma) |
22 |
Orange Bowl |
January 3, 2011 |
Stanford |
W 40–12 |
Virginia Tech |
Sun Life Stadium |
Miami Gardens, FL |
65,453 |
Jim Harbaugh |
Andrew Luck (Stanford) |
23 |
Fiesta Bowl |
January 2, 2012 |
Oklahoma State |
L 38–41 (OT) |
Stanford |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
Glendale, AZ |
69,927 |
David Shaw |
Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State)
Justin Gilbert (Oklahoma State) |
24 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 2013 |
Stanford |
W 20–14 |
Wisconsin |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
93,359 |
David Shaw |
Stepfan Taylor (Stanford)
Usua Amanam (Stanford) |
25 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 2014 |
Michigan State |
L 20–24 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
95,173 |
David Shaw |
Connor Cook (Michigan State)
Kyler Elsworth (Michigan State) |
26 |
Foster Farms Bowl |
December 30, 2014 |
Stanford |
W 45–21 |
Maryland |
Levi's Stadium |
Santa Clara, CA |
34,780 |
David Shaw |
Kevin Hogan (Stanford)
James Vaughters (Stanford) |
27 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 2016 |
Stanford |
W 45–16 |
Iowa |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
94,268 |
David Shaw |
Christian McCaffrey (Stanford)
Aziz Shittu (Stanford) |
References
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