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Stanford at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 15, 2016. Stanford kept the Legends Trophy

Stanford beat Notre Dame 17–⁠10. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 19–⁠12 as played.

AwayStanford10–⁠3 in 2016
17
HomeNotre Dame4–⁠8 in 2016
10

Final at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre DameTV: NBCAttendance 80,795

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; South Bend Regional Airport (KSBN), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Michael Batlan; umpire Matt Jordan; head linesman H. Mitchell Jr.; line judge Rich Troyer; side judge Ryan Dickson; field judge Brad Glenn; back judge Joe Johnston; center judge Randy CampbellGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Stanford009817
Notre Dame730010

Standouts

  • RushingBryce Love23 carries, 129 yards, 1 TDStanford
  • DefenseSolomon Thomas12 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1.5 for lossStanford

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Stanford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Burns10/1912001
Keller Chryst0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bryce Love23129117
Ryan Burns1127012
Cameron Scarlett41306
Michael Rector1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Michael Rector334016
Trenton Irwin334017
Greg Taboada121021
Dalton Schultz117017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Solomon Thomas121.51.50
Ben Edwards5000
Harrison Phillips4110
Jordan Perez4000
Casey Toohill2110
Mike Tyler20.50.50
Dallas Lloyd2001
Quenton Meeks0001

Notre Dame

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
DeShone Kizer14/2615402
Malik Zaire0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
DeShone Kizer1183149
Tarean Folston849016
Josh Adams82507
Dexter Williams21006
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Torii Hunter Jr.470033
Equanimeous St. Brown340018
Nic Weishar116016
Chase Claypool113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Drue Tranquill8100
James Onwualu5000
Nyles Morgan5000
Cole Luke4001
Greer Martini3220
Jarron Jones2110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

StanfordNotre Dame
296Total yards307
120Passing yards154
176Rushing yards153
6.0Yards per pass5.3
4.4Yards per rush4.4
18First downs16
7–⁠12Third downs5–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠4
3Turnovers2
5–⁠40Penalties7–⁠47
32:51Possession27:09
4Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

StanfordNotre Dame
48%Success rate40%
0.04EPA per play−0.11
0.85Explosiveness1.26
0.00Rushing EPA0.26
0.11Passing EPA−0.38
38%Passing-down success37%
−0.10First-down EPA−0.72
−0.07Second-down EPA0.57
0.56Third-down EPA0.44
22%Havoc by its defense20%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Stanford 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Notre Dame −3, over/under 53.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Notre Dame end zoneStanford end zoneQ1 StanfordMissed FG, 12 playsQ1 Notre DamePunt, 3 playsQ1 StanfordFumble, 6 playsQ1 Notre DameTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 StanfordPunt, 5 playsQ2 Notre DameField goal, 14 playsQ2 StanfordPunt, 4 playsQ2 Notre DamePunt, 5 playsQ2 StanfordInterception, 7 playsQ2 Notre DameEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Notre DamePick-six, 4 plays (Stanford scores)Q3 Notre DameInterception, 10 playsQ3 StanfordFumble, 2 playsQ3 Notre DamePunt, 3 playsQ3 StanfordPunt, 6 playsQ3 Notre DameSafety, 1 play (Stanford scores)Q3 StanfordTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Notre DamePunt, 3 playsQ4 StanfordPunt, 8 playsQ4 Notre DameTurnover on downs, 15 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Notre Dame drives left to right, Stanford right to left.
  1. Q1 StanfordMissed FG, 12 plays, 47 yards
  2. Q1 Notre DamePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 StanfordFumble, 6 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 Notre DameTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
  5. Q1 StanfordPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  6. Q2 Notre DameField goal, 14 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q2 StanfordPunt, 4 plays, 1 yard
  8. Q2 Notre DamePunt, 5 plays, 39 yards
  9. Q2 StanfordInterception, 7 plays, 42 yards
  10. Q2 Notre DameEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  11. Q3 Notre DamePick-six, 4 plays (Stanford scores), 11 yards
  12. Q3 Notre DameInterception, 10 plays, 37 yards
  13. Q3 StanfordFumble, 2 plays, 13 yards
  14. Q3 Notre DamePunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  15. Q3 StanfordPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  16. Q3 Notre DameSafety, 1 play (Stanford scores), −5 yards
  17. Q3 StanfordTouchdown, 11 plays, 67 yards
  18. Q4 Notre DamePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q4 StanfordPunt, 8 plays, 33 yards
  20. Q4 Notre DameTurnover on downs, 15 plays, 61 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Notre Dame 7, Stanford 0
Stanford Missed FG, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Justin Yoon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Bryce Love run for 3 yds to the Stanf 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Ryan Burns pass complete to Trenton Irwin for 17 yds to the Stanf 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45STANFORD Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Stanf 40
15:001st & 15 at own 40Ryan Burns pass incomplete
15:002nd & 15 at own 40Bryce Love run for 1 yd to the Stanf 41
15:003rd & 14 at own 41Ryan Burns pass complete to Michael Rector for 16 yds to the NDame 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Bryce Love run for 3 yds to the NDame 40
15:002nd & 7 at opp 40Ryan Burns run for 6 yds to the NDame 34
15:003rd & 1 at opp 34Cameron Scarlett run for 2 yds to the NDame 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Ryan Burns pass complete to Taijuan Thomas for 5 yds to the NDame 27
15:002nd & 5 at opp 27Ryan Burns run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 28
15:003rd & 6 at opp 28Ryan Burns pass incomplete to Trenton Irwin
8:434th & 6 at opp 28Conrad Ukropina 45 yd FG MISSED
Notre Dame Punt, 3 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 28Josh Adams run for no gain to the NDame 28
8:432nd & 10 at own 28DeShone Kizer pass incomplete
8:433rd & 10 at own 28DeShone Kizer pass incomplete
8:434th & 10 at own 28Tyler Newsome punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Stanf 35
Stanford Fumble, 6 plays
7:591st & 10 at own 35Timeout STANFORD, clock 07:59
7:591st & 10 at own 35Cameron Scarlett run for 3 yds to the Stanf 38
7:592nd & 7 at own 38Ryan Burns pass complete to Trenton Irwin for 10 yds to the Stanf 48 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at own 48Bryce Love run for 6 yds to the NDame 46
7:592nd & 4 at opp 46Ryan Burns pass complete to Michael Rector for 8 yds to the NDame 38 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 38Bryce Love run for 6 yds to the NDame 32
7:592nd & 4 at opp 32Cameron Scarlett run for 3 yds to the NDame 26 Cameron Scarlett fumbled, forced by Jonathan Bonner, recovered by NDame Julian Love
Notre Dame Touchdown, 6 plays
4:241st & 10 at own 26DeShone Kizer run for 32 yds to the Stanf 42 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at opp 42Tarean Folston run for 5 yds to the Stanf 37
4:242nd & 5 at opp 37DeShone Kizer pass complete to Tarean Folston for 7 yds to the Stanf 30 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at opp 30Tarean Folston run for 16 yds to the Stanf 14 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at opp 14Tarean Folston run for 6 yds to the Stanf 8
1:572nd & 4 at opp 8DeShone Kizer run for 8 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)Notre Dame 7, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 5 plays
1:571st & 0 at own 35Justin Yoon kickoff for 63 yds , Bryce Love return for 20 yds to the Stanf 22
1:571st & 10 at own 22Ryan Burns run for 12 yds to the Stanf 34 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at own 34Bryce Love run for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at the 50Ryan Burns sacked by Greer Martini for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 48
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at own 48Ryan Burns run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at the 50STANFORD Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Stanf 40
Q2 15:003rd & 20 at own 40Ryan Burns pass incomplete
Q2 15:004th & 20 at own 40STANFORD Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Stanf 35
Q2 15:004th & 25 at own 35Jake Bailey punt for 47 yds , C.J. Sanders returns for 5 yds to the NDame 23
2nd quarter5 drives, then Notre Dame 10, Stanford 0
Notre Dame Field goal, 14 plays
13:361st & 10 at own 23Josh Adams run for 6 yds to the NDame 29
13:362nd & 4 at own 29DeShone Kizer pass complete to Chris Finke for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 28
13:363rd & 5 at own 28DeShone Kizer pass complete to Equanimeous St. Brown for 18 yds to the NDame 46 for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at own 46Josh Adams run for 3 yds to the NDame 49
13:362nd & 7 at own 49Dexter Williams run for 6 yds to the Stanf 45
13:363rd & 1 at opp 45DeShone Kizer run for no gain to the Stanf 45
13:364th & 1 at opp 45Tarean Folston run for 3 yds to the Stanf 42 for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at opp 42DeShone Kizer sacked by Solomon Thomas for a loss of 5 yards to the Stanf 47
13:362nd & 15 at opp 47NOTRE DAME Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NDame 48
13:362nd & 20 at own 48DeShone Kizer pass complete to Nic Weishar for 16 yds to the Stanf 36
13:363rd & 4 at opp 36NOTRE DAME Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Stanf 41
13:363rd & 9 at opp 41DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 33 yds to the Stanf 8 for a 1ST down
13:361st & goal at opp 8DeShone Kizer run for a loss of 4 yards to the Stanf 12
13:362nd & goal at opp 12DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Nic Weishar, broken up by Ben Edwards
13:363rd & goal at opp 12DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Equanimeous St. Brown, broken up by Dallas Lloyd
6:494th & goal at opp 12Justin Yoon 29 yd FG GOODNotre Dame 10, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 4 plays
6:491st & 0 at own 35Justin Yoon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:491st & 10 at own 25Keller Chryst pass incomplete to Trenton Irwin
6:492nd & 10 at own 25Bryce Love run for 10 yds to the Stanf 35 STANFORD Penalty, Offensive holding (Michael Rector) to the Stanf 25
6:492nd & 10 at own 25Keller Chryst run for no gain to the Stanf 25
6:493rd & 10 at own 25Bryce Love run for 1 yd to the Stanf 26
6:494th & 9 at own 26Jake Bailey punt for 50 yds, fair catch by C.J. Sanders at the NDame 24
Notre Dame Punt, 5 plays
4:331st & 10 at own 24TEAM run for a loss of 11 yards to the NDame 13
4:332nd & 21 at own 13DeShone Kizer run for 49 yds to the Stanf 38 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at opp 38DeShone Kizer sacked by Casey Toohill for a loss of 5 yards to the Stanf 43
4:332nd & 15 at opp 43DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 6 yds to the Stanf 37
4:333rd & 9 at opp 37DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Torii Hunter Jr.
2:134th & 9 at opp 37Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 02:13
2:134th & 9 at opp 37DeShone Kizer punt for 37 yds for a touchback
Stanford Interception, 7 plays
2:071st & 10 at own 20Bryce Love run for 4 yds to the Stanf 24
2:072nd & 6 at own 24Ryan Burns pass incomplete
2:073rd & 6 at own 24Ryan Burns pass complete to Dalton Schultz for 17 yds to the Stanf 41 for a 1ST down
2:071st & 10 at own 41Ryan Burns pass incomplete to Dalton Schultz, broken up by James Onwualu
2:072nd & 10 at own 41Ryan Burns pass complete to Greg Taboada for 21 yds to the NDame 38 for a 1ST down
2:071st & 10 at opp 38Ryan Burns pass incomplete to Michael Rector
2:072nd & 10 at opp 38Ryan Burns pass intercepted Cole Luke return for no gain to the NDame 18
Notre Dame End of half, 1 play
0:421st & 10 at own 18TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 17
3rd quarter6 drives, then Notre Dame 10, Stanford 9
Notre Dame Pick-six, 4 plays (Stanford scores)
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Jake Bailey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Josh Adams run for 1 yd to the NDame 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Josh Adams run for 7 yds to the NDame 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Josh Adams run for 3 yds to the NDame 36 for a 1ST down
13:161st & 10 at own 36DeShone Kizer pass intercepted for a TD Quenton Meeks return for 50 yds for a TD, (Conrad Ukropina KICK)Notre Dame 10, Stanford 7
Notre Dame Interception, 10 plays
13:161st & 0 at own 35Jake Bailey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:161st & 10 at own 25Dexter Williams run for 4 yds to the NDame 29
13:162nd & 6 at own 29Tarean Folston run for 2 yds to the NDame 31
13:163rd & 4 at own 31NOTRE DAME Penalty, Offensive holding (Hunter Bivin) to the NDame 21
13:163rd & 14 at own 21DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 20 yds to the NDame 41 for a 1ST down
13:161st & 10 at own 41Tarean Folston run for 5 yds to the NDame 46
13:162nd & 5 at own 46DeShone Kizer run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
13:163rd & 1 at the 50Tarean Folston run for 9 yds to the Stanf 41 for a 1ST down
13:161st & 10 at opp 41DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Chase Claypool, broken up by Alameen Murphy
13:162nd & 10 at opp 41Tarean Folston run for 3 yds to the Stanf 38
13:163rd & 7 at opp 38DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Miles Boykin
13:164th & 7 at opp 38DeShone Kizer pass intercepted Dallas Lloyd return for 38 yds to the NDame 47
Stanford Fumble, 2 plays
8:291st & 10 at opp 47Bryce Love run for 6 yds to the NDame 41
8:292nd & 4 at opp 41Burns,R pass incomplete to Irwin,T, PENALTY ND pass interference (LOVE) 15 yards to the ND26, 1ST DOWN STAN, NO PLAY.
8:291st & 10 at opp 26Ryan Burns sacked by Jonathan Jones for a loss of 7 yards to the NDame 34 Ryan Burns fumbled, recovered by NDame Jamir Jones , return for 0 yards
Notre Dame Punt, 3 plays
7:261st & 10 at own 34NOTRE DAME Penalty, Offensive holding (Quenton Nelson) to the NDame 24
7:261st & 20 at own 24Malik Zaire run for 2 yds to the NDame 26
7:262nd & 18 at own 26Malik Zaire pass incomplete to Kevin Stepherson
7:263rd & 18 at own 26Malik Zaire pass incomplete to Torii Hunter Jr.
7:264th & 18 at own 26Tyler Newsome punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Stanf 35
Stanford Punt, 6 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 35STANFORD Penalty, Offensive holding (Johnny Caspers) to the Stanf 25
5:551st & 20 at own 25Ryan Burns run for 12 yds to the Stanf 37
5:552nd & 8 at own 37Bryce Love run for 3 yds to the Stanf 40
5:553rd & 5 at own 40Ryan Burns pass complete to Trenton Irwin for 7 yds to the Stanf 47 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 47Bryce Love run for 4 yds to the NDame 49
5:552nd & 6 at opp 49Ryan Burns run for 2 yds to the NDame 47
5:553rd & 4 at opp 47Ryan Burns sacked by Greer Martini for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 49
5:554th & 6 at opp 49Jake Bailey punt for 44 yds, downed at the NDame 5
1:171st & 10 at own 5Team run for a loss of 5 yards for a SAFETYNotre Dame 10, Stanford 9
Stanford Touchdown, 11 plays
1:171st & 0 at own 20Justin Yoon kickoff for 49 yds , Bryce Love return for 2 yds to the Stanf 33
1:171st & 10 at own 33Bryce Love run for 2 yds to the Stanf 35
1:172nd & 8 at own 35Ryan Burns pass complete to Michael Rector for 10 yds to the Stanf 45 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at own 45Bryce Love run for 17 yds to the NDame 38 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 38Bryce Love run for 4 yds to the NDame 34
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 34Bryce Love run for 5 yds to the NDame 29
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 29Cameron Scarlett run for 2 yds to the NDame 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Michael Rector run for 7 yds to the NDame 20
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 20Ryan Burns pass incomplete to Trenton Irwin
Q4 12:063rd & 3 at opp 20Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 12:06
Q4 12:063rd & 3 at opp 20Ryan Burns pass complete to Bryce Love for 9 yds to the NDame 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:301st & 10 at opp 11Timeout STANFORD, clock 11:30
Q4 11:301st & 10 at opp 11Ryan Burns run for 4 yds to the NDame 7
Q4 10:382nd & 6 at opp 7Bryce Love 7 Yd Run (Bryce Love Run for Two-Point Conversion)Stanford 17, Notre Dame 10
Q4 10:381st & goal at opp 2NOTRE DAME Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jonathan Jones) to the NDame 1
Q4 10:381st & 0 at opp 1Timeout STANFORD, clock 10:38
4th quarter3 drives, then Stanford 17, Notre Dame 10
Notre Dame Punt, 3 plays
10:381st & 0 at own 35Jake Bailey kickoff for 65 yds , C.J. Sanders return for 11 yds to the NDame 11
10:381st & 10 at own 11Malik Zaire sacked by Solomon Thomas and Harrison Phillips for a loss of 5 yards to the NDame 6
10:382nd & 15 at own 6Josh Adams run for 3 yds to the NDame 9
10:383rd & 12 at own 9Malik Zaire run for 6 yds to the NDame 15
10:384th & 6 at own 15Tyler Newsome punt for 58 yds , Jay Tyler returns for a loss of 7 yards to the Stanf 20
Stanford Punt, 8 plays
8:241st & 10 at own 20Bryce Love run for 2 yds to the Stanf 22
8:242nd & 8 at own 22Bryce Love run for 17 yds to the Stanf 39 for a 1ST down
8:241st & 10 at own 39Bryce Love run for 5 yds to the Stanf 44
8:242nd & 5 at own 44Bryce Love run for 4 yds to the Stanf 48
8:243rd & 1 at own 48Ryan Burns run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:241st & 10 at the 50Bryce Love run for 5 yds to the NDame 45
8:242nd & 5 at opp 45Bryce Love run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 47
4:003rd & 7 at opp 47Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 04:00
4:003rd & 7 at opp 47Ryan Burns pass incomplete to Michael Rector, broken up by Nicco Fertitta
4:004th & 7 at opp 47Jake Bailey punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NDame 25
Notre Dame Turnover on downs, 15 plays
3:441st & 10 at own 25DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Equanimeous St. Brown
3:442nd & 10 at own 25DeShone Kizer run for 10 yds to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down
3:441st & 10 at own 35DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Miles Boykin
3:442nd & 10 at own 35DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 11 yds to the NDame 46 for a 1ST down
3:441st & 10 at own 46DeShone Kizer pass complete to Equanimeous St. Brown for 16 yds to the Stanf 38 for a 1ST down
3:441st & 10 at opp 38DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Chris Finke, broken up by Zach Hoffpauir
3:442nd & 10 at opp 38DeShone Kizer pass complete to Chase Claypool for 13 yds to the Stanf 25 for a 1ST down
3:441st & 10 at opp 25DeShone Kizer pass complete to Josh Adams for no gain to the Stanf 25
3:442nd & 10 at opp 25DeShone Kizer pass complete to Josh Adams for 3 yds to the Stanf 22
3:443rd & 7 at opp 22DeShone Kizer pass complete to Kevin Stepherson for 6 yds to the Stanf 16
0:414th & 1 at opp 16Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 00:41
0:414th & 1 at opp 16Josh Adams run for 2 yds to the Stanf 14 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at opp 14DeShone Kizer pass complete to Equanimeous St. Brown for 6 yds to the Stanf 8
0:412nd & 4 at opp 8DeShone Kizer sacked by Mike Tyler and Harrison Phillips for a loss of 6 yards to the Stanf 14
0:413rd & 10 at opp 14TEAM pass incomplete
0:414th & 10 at opp 14DeShone Kizer run for 3 yds to the Stanf 14 DeShone Kizer fumbled, forced by Solomon Thomas, recovered by NDame Mike McGlinchey

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 25–⁠14; as played, 26–⁠14 in 40 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

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2026Notre Dame 58, Stanford 7
2025Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20
2024Notre Dame 49, Stanford 7
2023Notre Dame 56, Stanford 23
2022Stanford 16, Notre Dame 14
2021Notre Dame 45, Stanford 14

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