Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry
| First meeting | January 1, 1925 Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | October 15, 2016 Stanford 17, Notre Dame 10 |
| Next meeting | November 25, 2017 |
| Trophy | Legends Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 31 |
| All-time series | Notre Dame leads, 19–12 |
| Largest victory | Notre Dame, 57–7 (2003) |
| Longest win streak | Notre Dame, 7 (2002–2008) |
| Current win streak | Stanford, 2 (2015–present) |
The Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame and Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. As of 2016, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stanford Cardinal have met 31 times, beginning in 1925 (though the modern series began in 1988). The Notre Dame–Stanford game has been played annually since 1997, with the teams meeting at Notre Dame Stadium in October in even-numbered years, and Stanford Stadium on the weekend following Thanksgiving in odd-numbered years.
The winner of the game gains the Legends Trophy, a Dublin Irish crystal bowl resting on a California redwood base. The trophy was presented for the first time in 1989 by the Notre Dame Club of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The series began on January 1, 1925 (the end of the 1924 season) when Notre Dame's Four Horsemen and head coach Knute Rockne faced Stanford's Ernie Nevers and head coach Pop Warner at the 1925 Rose Bowl. Notre Dame's 27–10 victory earned their first-ever national title and the first of four national titles to come via bowl victories.
After the two teams' first meeting at the 1925 Rose Bowl, they did not play each other again until 1942. They did not meet again until playing two games in 1963 and 1964. Those four games were the only games before the modern series began. Notre Dame and Stanford have played the modern series annually since 1988 (except in 1995 and 1996).
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