San Diego State vs. Stanford

San Diego State and Stanford have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1985; Stanford leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Stanford 4–⁠2. Share

San Diego State wins: 2
Stanford wins: 4
Ties: 0
Earliest on file: 1985
Longest streak: 3 Stanford
Current streak: 1 Stanford
Last 10 meetings: Stanford 4–⁠2
Most recent: 2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1980s											1–⁠3
2010s											1–⁠1

Average margin: 12.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At San Diego State: 2–⁠1 San Diego State’s record at home
At Stanford: 3–⁠0 Stanford’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

San Diego State’s biggest win1985: San Diego State 41, Stanford 22by 19 points
Stanford’s biggest win2018: Stanford 31, San Diego State 10by 21 points

Coach against coach

Years	San Diego State	Series	Stanford
1986–⁠1988	Dennis Stolz	0–⁠3	Jack Elway

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

Both programs through the years

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

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside Stanford		6 catches, 226 yards, 3 TD	2018 Receiving
Peter Kalambayi Stanford		7 tackles, 7 sacks	2017 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

Stanford 31 SDSU 10Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2018 game
Stanford 31 SDSU 10Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2018 game
Stanford 30 UC Davis 10Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2018 game
Stanford 31 SDSU 10Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2018 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Aug 31, 2018	13Stanford 31, San Diego State 10	at Stanford
Sep 16, 2017	San Diego State 20, 19Stanford 17	at San Diego State
Sep 17, 1988	Stanford 31, San Diego State 10	at Stanford
Oct 17, 1987	Stanford 44, San Diego State 40	at San Diego State
Oct 4, 1986	Stanford 17, San Diego State 10	at Stanford
Oct 5, 1985	San Diego State 41, Stanford 22	at San Diego State

Every game is listed as played on the field.