Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Stanford

Saint Mary’s (CA) and Stanford first met in 1919 and have played 5 times; Stanford leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Stanford 4–⁠1.

Saint Mary’s (CA) wins
1
Stanford wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1919
Longest streak
4 Stanford
Current streak
1 Saint Mary’s (CA)
Last 10 meetings
Stanford 4–⁠1
Most recent
1927

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠1
1920s1–⁠3
Average margin
20.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Stanford
4–⁠1 Stanford’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Saint Mary’s (CA)‘s biggest win1927: Saint Mary’s (CA) 16, Stanford 0by 16 points
  2. Stanford’s biggest win1920: Stanford 41, Saint Mary’s (CA) 0by 41 points
  3. Upset1927: Saint Mary’s (CA) 16, Stanford 0Saint Mary’s (CA) had a 8% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Saint Mary’s (CA) and Stanford, 1919 on13001500170019201930194019501960197019801990

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.

Every game

Oct 1, 1927Saint Mary’s (CA) 16, Stanford 0at Stanford
Oct 21, 1922Stanford 9, Saint Mary’s (CA) 0at Stanford
Oct 8, 1921Stanford 10, Saint Mary’s (CA) 7at Stanford
Oct 2, 1920Stanford 41, Saint Mary’s (CA) 0at Stanford
Nov 1, 1919Stanford 34, Saint Mary’s (CA) 0at Stanford

Every game is listed as played on the field.