Arizona State vs. Stanford

Arizona State and Stanford have 34 meetings on file, the first in 1978; officially, Arizona State leads 17–⁠16; as played, 18–⁠16 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Stanford 7–⁠3. The NCAA vacated Arizona State’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2031 at Stanford; 2032 at Arizona State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Arizona State leads 17–⁠16
Arizona State wins on file
18
Stanford wins on file
16
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1978
Longest streak
5 Arizona State
Current streak
1 Stanford
Last 10 meetings
Stanford 7–⁠3
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1980s6–⁠1
1990s5–⁠2
2000s5–⁠5
2010s1–⁠5
2020s1–⁠1
Both ranked
3 meetings: Arizona State 1, Stanford 2
Average margin
15.4 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
12–⁠5 Arizona State’s record at home
At Stanford
10–⁠6 Stanford’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Arizona State first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win2002: Arizona State 65, Stanford 24by 41 points
  2. Stanford’s biggest win2013: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14by 24 points
  3. Upset1993: Arizona State 38, Stanford 30Arizona State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2013: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14No. 7 Stanford at No. 11 Arizona State
  5. Ranked showdown2013: Stanford 42, Arizona State 28No. 23 Arizona State at No. 5 Stanford
  6. Ranked showdown2014: Arizona State 26, Stanford 10No. 23 Stanford at No. 17 Arizona State

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesStanford
1981–⁠1983Darryl Rogers3–⁠0Paul Wiggin
1995–⁠2000Bruce Snyder3–⁠3Tyrone Willingham
2002–⁠2004Dirk Koetter2–⁠1Buddy Teevens
2007–⁠2010Dennis Erickson2–⁠2Jim Harbaugh
2013–⁠2017Todd Graham1–⁠3David Shaw

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Rogers 3–⁠0 against Wiggin). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona State and Stanford, 1978 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Andrew Walter Arizona State28 of 42, 415 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2004 Passing
Bryce Love Stanford25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TD2017 Rushing
Dylan Jackson Stanford7 tackles, 7 sacks, 0.5 for loss2017 Defense
Tyler Gaffney Stanford22 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD2013 Rushing

Named most valuable

Tyler Gaffney Stanford2013

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Oct 22, 2022Stanford 15, Arizona State 14at Stanford
Oct 8, 202122Arizona State 28, Stanford 10vacatedat Arizona State
Oct 18, 2018Stanford 20, Arizona State 13at Arizona State
Sep 30, 2017Stanford 34, Arizona State 24at Stanford
Oct 18, 201417Arizona State 26, 23Stanford 10at Arizona State
Dec 7, 20137Stanford 38, 11Arizona State 14Mountain America StadiumPac-12 Championship Game
Sep 21, 20135Stanford 42, 23Arizona State 28at Stanford
Nov 13, 20107Stanford 17, Arizona State 13at Arizona State
Oct 24, 2009Stanford 33, Arizona State 14at Stanford
Sep 6, 200815Arizona State 41, Stanford 17at Arizona State
Sep 29, 200723Arizona State 41, Stanford 3at Stanford
Oct 21, 2006Arizona State 38, Stanford 3at Arizona State
Oct 22, 2005Stanford 45, Arizona State 35at Stanford
Nov 6, 200423Arizona State 34, Stanford 31at Arizona State
Nov 8, 2003Stanford 38, Arizona State 27at Stanford
Sep 28, 2002Arizona State 65, Stanford 24at Arizona State
Sep 22, 2001Stanford 51, Arizona State 28at Stanford
Nov 11, 2000Stanford 29, Arizona State 7at Stanford
Nov 13, 1999Stanford 50, Arizona State 30at Arizona State
Oct 22, 1998Arizona State 44, Stanford 38at Arizona State
Oct 18, 1997Arizona State 31, 25Stanford 14at Stanford
Oct 26, 19964Arizona State 41, Stanford 9at Stanford
Oct 7, 199519Stanford 30, Arizona State 28at Arizona State
Oct 8, 1994Arizona State 36, Stanford 35at Arizona State
Oct 23, 1993Arizona State 38, Stanford 30at Stanford
Nov 11, 1989Arizona State 30, Stanford 22at Arizona State
Oct 15, 1988Stanford 24, Arizona State 3at Stanford
Nov 16, 1985Arizona State 21, Stanford 14at Arizona State
Sep 29, 1984Arizona State 28, Stanford 10at Stanford
Oct 1, 198320Arizona State 29, Stanford 11at Arizona State
Oct 9, 198211Arizona State 21, Stanford 17at Arizona State
Oct 24, 198117Arizona State 62, Stanford 36at Stanford
Nov 3, 1979Stanford 28, Arizona State 21at Stanford
Nov 11, 1978Stanford 21, Arizona State 14at Arizona State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.