| First meeting | January 1, 1925 Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 |
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| Latest meeting | October 12, 2024 Notre Dame 49, Stanford 7 |
| Next meeting | November 29, 2025 |
| Stadiums | Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame,Indiana,U.S. Stanford Stadium Stanford,California, U.S. |
| Trophy | None (1925–1988) Legends Trophy (1989–present) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 38 |
| All-time series | Notre Dame leads, 23–14 (.622)[1] |
| Trophy series | Notre Dame leads, 20–13 (.606) |
| Largest victory | Notre Dame, 57–7 (2003) |
| Longest win streak | Notre Dame, 7 (2002–2008) |
| Current win streak | Notre Dame, 2 (2023–present) |
TheNotre Dame–Stanford football rivalry is an Americancollege footballrivalry between theNotre Dame Fighting Irish football team of theUniversity of Notre Dame andStanford Cardinal football team ofStanford University. As of 2024, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stanford Cardinal have met 38 times, beginning in 1925 (though the modern series began in 1988).[2] The Notre Dame–Stanford game has been played annually since 1997, with the teams meeting atNotre Dame Stadium earlier in the season (late September to mid-October) in even-numbered years, and atStanford Stadium on the weekend followingThanksgiving in odd-numbered years since 1999. The game typically alternates positions in Notre Dame's schedule with its other former Pac-12 opponent,USC.
The winner of the game gains the Legends Trophy, a Dublin Irishcrystal bowl resting on aCalifornia redwood base.[2][3][4][5] The trophy was presented for the first time in 1989 by the Notre Dame Club of theSan Francisco Bay Area.[2][6][7]
The series began on January 1, 1925 (the end of the1924 season) when Notre Dame'sFour Horsemen and head coachKnute Rockne faced Stanford'sErnie Nevers and head coachPop Warner at the1925 Rose Bowl.[8][9][10] Notre Dame's 27–10 victory earned their first-ever national title and the first of four national titles to come via bowl victories.[2]
After the two teams' first meeting at the 1925 Rose Bowl, they did not play each other again until 1942.[8] 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).[2] The series is renewed through at least the 2025 season, however the 2020 game was canceled as part of thePac-12 Conference's decision to cancel all non-conference games because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.
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As of 2024, Notre Dame leads the series 24–14, though the Cardinal lead 8–6 in the last fourteen games (8–7 if Notre Dame's vacated 2012 victory is included).[2] The Fighting Irish hold the longest win-streak in the series, with seven wins from 2002 to 2008.[2][8] The Cardinal's longest win streak were a pair of 3-win streaks from 2009 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2017. The back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010 were the school's first consecutive victories in the series.[2] Notre Dame is 13–5 at home (14–5 if Notre Dame's vacated 2012 victory is included) while the series is tied 9–9 at Stanford.[2][8] Notre Dame won the only game played at a neutral site at the1925 Rose Bowl.[8]
| Notre Dame victories | Stanford victories | Vacated wins[n 1] |
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