Stanford football
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| First season | 1891 | ||
| Athletic director | Bernard Muir | ||
| Head coach |
David Shaw 6th year, 64–17 (.790) |
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| Stadium | Stanford Stadium | ||
| Field | Foster Field | ||
| Year built | 1921 | ||
| Seating capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Stanford, California | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Pac-12 (1959–Present) | ||
| Division | North (2011–Present) | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1891–1905) PCC (1919–1942, 1946–1958) |
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| All-time record | 635–450–49 (.582) | ||
| Bowl record | 14–13–1 (.518) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 2 (1926, 1940) | ||
| Conference titles | 15 | ||
| Division titles | 3 | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 34 | ||
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| Colors | Cardinal and White |
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| Fight song | "Come Join The Band" (official) "All Right Now" (de facto) |
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| Mascot | Stanford Tree (unofficial) | ||
| Marching band | Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band | ||
| Rivals |
California Golden Bears USC Trojans Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
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| Website | GoStanford.com | ||
| Stanford players in the NFL | |
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| NFL Draft selections | |
| Total selected: | 241 |
| 1st Round: | 21 |
| First overall selections | |
| 1954 | QB Bobby Garrett, CLE |
| 1971 | QB Jim Plunkett, NE |
| 1983 | QB John Elway, BAL |
| 2012 | QB Andrew Luck, IND |
| NFL achievements | |
| Pro Bowlers | 21 |
| Hall of Famers: | 3 |
| Hall of Famers | |
| Class of 1963 | FB Ernie Nevers |
| Class of 2003 | WR James Lofton |
| Class of 2004 | QB John Elway |
The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with a FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The team is currently known as the Cardinal, adopted prior to the 1982 season. Stanford was known as the "Indians" from 1930 to January 1972, and the "Cardinals" from 1972 through 1981. A student vote in December 1975 to change the nickname to "Robber Barons" was not approved by administrators.
Stanford has fielded football teams every year since 1892 with a few exceptions. Like a number of other teams from the era concerned with violence in the sport, the school dropped football in favor of rugby from 1906 to 1917. The school also did not field a team in 1918 (due to World War I) or in 1943, 1944, and 1945 (due to World War II).
The school participated in the first-ever Rose Bowl against Michigan in 1902, in which they were routed 49-0. Its annual Big Game against California is the oldest and most storied rivalry in the Pac-12 and western United States. The Cardinal also compete for the Legends Trophy against independent rival Notre Dame.
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