Location: Stanford, California ▪ Colors: Cardinal & White
Stadium: Stanford Stadium (cap. 50,000)
Record: 92 Years, 520-420-34, .551 W-L% (Major School)
Conferences: Pac-12, Pac-10, Pac-8, AAWU and PCC
Conference Champion: 12 Times
Bowls: 23 Bowls, 11-11-1, .500 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 16 Times (Preseason), 16 Times (Final), 234 Weeks (Total)
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 1 | Air Force | 1958 | 1970 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 132 | 148 | -16 | 18.9 | 21.1 | -2.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 2 | Alabama | 1926 | 1934 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 10.0 | 18.0 | -8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 3 | Arizona | 1979 | 2012 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | .500 | 673 | 669 | 4 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 0.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 4 | Arizona State | 1978 | 2010 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 680 | 820 | -140 | 25.2 | 30.4 | -5.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 6 | Army | 1928 | 1979 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 249 | 156 | 93 | 24.9 | 15.6 | 9.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 7 | Boston College | 1979 | 2002 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 111 | 100 | 11 | 27.8 | 25.0 | 2.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 2003 | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 24 | 31 | 27.5 | 12.0 | 15.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 9 | California | 1918 | 2012 | 92 | 46 | 40 | 6 | .533 | 1665 | 1682 | -17 | 18.1 | 18.3 | -0.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 10 | Clemson | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 21.0 | 27.0 | -6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 11 | Colorado | 1977 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 220 | 144 | 76 | 31.4 | 20.6 | 10.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 12 | Columbia | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0.0 | 4.7 | -4.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 13 | Dartmouth | 1930 | 1939 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 83 | 29 | 54 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 13.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 14 | Duke | 1971 | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 107 | 42 | 65 | 26.8 | 10.5 | 16.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 15 | East Carolina | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13.0 | 19.0 | -6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 16 | Georgia | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 1991 | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 15.5 | 21.0 | -5.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 18 | Harvard | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 19 | Idaho | 1923 | 1949 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 245 | 33 | 212 | 35.0 | 4.7 | 30.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 20 | Illinois | 1951 | 1984 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 190 | 189 | 1 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 0.1 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 21 | Kansas | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 22 | Louisiana State | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 23 | Michigan | 1947 | 1976 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 115 | 252 | -137 | 12.8 | 28.0 | -15.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 24 | Michigan State | 1955 | 1996 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 78 | 103 | -25 | 15.6 | 20.6 | -5.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 25 | Minnesota | 1930 | 1966 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | -0.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 26 | Missouri | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 27 | Montana | 1924 | 1948 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 145 | 17 | 128 | 36.3 | 4.3 | 32.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 28 | Navy | 1954 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 57 | 107 | -50 | 14.3 | 26.8 | -12.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 29 | Nebraska | 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 30 | North Carolina | 1997 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 27.0 | 31.0 | -4.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 31 | Northwestern | 1933 | 1994 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 122 | 99 | 23 | 20.3 | 16.5 | 3.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 1924 | 2012 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 550 | 771 | -221 | 20.4 | 28.6 | -8.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 33 | Ohio State | 1955 | 1982 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 95 | 93 | 2 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 0.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 1978 | 2009 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 108 | 126 | -18 | 21.6 | 25.2 | -3.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 38.0 | 41.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 36 | Oregon | 1920 | 2012 | 73 | 42 | 30 | 1 | .582 | 1559 | 1482 | 77 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 1.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 37 | Oregon State | 1919 | 2012 | 79 | 51 | 25 | 3 | .665 | 1798 | 1206 | 592 | 22.8 | 15.3 | 7.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 38 | Pacific | 1953 | 1968 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 111 | 57 | 54 | 22.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 39 | Penn State | 1973 | 1992 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 76 | 96 | -20 | 15.2 | 19.2 | -4.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 1922 | 1932 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 4.7 | 9.7 | -5.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 41 | Purdue | 1969 | 1982 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 0.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 42 | Rice | 1957 | 1964 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 61 | 94 | -33 | 15.3 | 23.5 | -8.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 43 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 44 | San Diego State | 1985 | 1988 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 114 | 101 | 13 | 28.5 | 25.3 | 3.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 45 | San Francisco | 1932 | 1950 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 210 | 60 | 150 | 26.3 | 7.5 | 18.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 46 | San Jose State | 1950 | 2012 | 59 | 44 | 14 | 1 | .754 | 1948 | 1086 | 862 | 33.0 | 18.4 | 14.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 47 | Santa Clara | 1932 | 1952 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .556 | 224 | 228 | -4 | 12.4 | 12.7 | -0.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 48 | Southern California | 1922 | 2012 | 87 | 28 | 56 | 3 | .339 | 1395 | 2055 | -660 | 16.0 | 23.6 | -7.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 49 | Southern Methodist | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 50 | Texas | 1985 | 2000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 109 | 151 | -42 | 27.3 | 37.8 | -10.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7.0 | 10.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 52 | Texas Christian | 2007 | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 25.0 | 34.5 | -9.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 53 | Tulane | 1961 | 1980 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 131 | 102 | 29 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 3.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 54 | UCLA | 1928 | 2012 | 83 | 35 | 45 | 3 | .440 | 1594 | 1801 | -207 | 19.2 | 21.7 | -2.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 55 | Utah | 1924 | 1996 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 64 | 27 | 22.8 | 16.0 | 6.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 2009 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 85 | 48 | 37 | 42.5 | 24.0 | 18.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 58 | Washington | 1920 | 2012 | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | .476 | 1445 | 1497 | -52 | 17.6 | 18.3 | -0.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 59 | Washington State | 1936 | 2012 | 63 | 37 | 25 | 1 | .595 | 1725 | 1285 | 440 | 27.4 | 20.4 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 60 | West Virginia | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 41.0 | 35.0 | 6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 61 | Wisconsin | 1959 | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 74 | 109 | -35 | 12.3 | 18.2 | -5.8 | Game-by-Game |