San José State vs. Stanford

San José State and Stanford have 67 meetings on file, the first in 1933; Stanford leads the series 51–⁠15–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Stanford 8–⁠2. Share

Scheduled 2028 at Stanford; 2031 at San José State; 2034 at Stanford; 2035 at San José State; 2036 at Stanford. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

San José State wins: 15
Stanford wins: 51
Ties: 1
Earliest on file: 1933
Longest streak: 10 Stanford
Current streak: 1 Stanford
Last 10 meetings: Stanford 8–⁠2
Most recent: 2025

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
1930s											0–⁠3
1940s											0–⁠2
1950s											1–⁠8
1960s											1–⁠9
1970s											2–⁠7–⁠1
1980s											5–⁠5
1990s											3–⁠6
2000s											2–⁠7
2010s											0–⁠3
2020s											1–⁠1

Average margin: 19 points; 19 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At San José State: 2–⁠2 San José State’s record at home
At Stanford: 49–⁠13–⁠1 Stanford’s record at home
Shutouts: 7

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

Games that tell the story

San José State’s biggest win1981: San José State 28, Stanford 6by 22 points
Stanford’s biggest win2011: Stanford 57, San José State 3by 54 points
Upset1971: San José State 13, Stanford 12San José State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset2000: San José State 40, Stanford 27San José State had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1999: San José State 44, Stanford 39San José State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

Years	San José State	Series	Stanford
1951–⁠1956	Robert Bronzan	1–⁠5	Chuck Taylor
1959–⁠1962	Robert Titchenal	1–⁠3	Jack Curtice
1965–⁠1968	Harry Anderson	0–⁠4	John Ralston
1973–⁠1975	Darryl Rogers	1–⁠1–⁠1	Jack Christiansen
1980–⁠1983	Jack Elway	3–⁠1	Paul Wiggin
1984–⁠1988	Claude Gilbert	1–⁠4	Jack Elway
1997–⁠2000	Dave Baldwin	3–⁠1	Tyrone Willingham
2002–⁠2004	Fitz Hill	0–⁠3	Buddy Teevens
2007–⁠2009	Dick Tomey	0–⁠3	Jim Harbaugh

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from San José State’s side (Bronzan 1–⁠5 against Taylor). 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

Walker Eget San José State

36 of 58, 473 yards, 3 TD

2025 Passing

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

Every game

Sep 27, 2025	Stanford 30, San José State 29	at Stanford
Nov 29, 2024	San José State 34, Stanford 31	at San José State
Sep 7, 2013	5Stanford 34, San José State 13	at Stanford
Aug 31, 2012	21Stanford 20, San José State 17	at Stanford
Sep 3, 2011	7Stanford 57, San José State 3	at Stanford
Sep 19, 2009	Stanford 42, San José State 17	at Stanford
Sep 20, 2008	Stanford 23, San José State 10	at Stanford
Sep 15, 2007	Stanford 37, San José State 0	at Stanford
Sep 9, 2006	San José State 35, Stanford 34	at San José State
Sep 4, 2004	Stanford 43, San José State 3	at Stanford
Sep 6, 2003	Stanford 31, San José State 10	at Stanford
Sep 14, 2002	Stanford 63, San José State 26	at Stanford
Dec 1, 2001	12Stanford 41, San José State 14	at San José State
Sep 9, 2000	San José State 40, Stanford 27	at Stanford
Oct 2, 1999	San José State 44, Stanford 39	at Stanford
Sep 5, 1998	San José State 35, Stanford 23	at Stanford
Sep 6, 1997	17Stanford 28, San José State 12	at Stanford
Sep 14, 1996	Stanford 25, San José State 2	at Stanford
Sep 2, 1995	Stanford 47, San José State 33	at San José State
Sep 17, 1994	Stanford 51, San José State 20	at Stanford
Sep 11, 1993	23Stanford 31, San José State 28	at Stanford
Sep 26, 1992	19Stanford 37, San José State 13	at Stanford
Sep 29, 1990	San José State 29, Stanford 23	at Stanford
Sep 30, 1989	San José State 40, Stanford 33	at Stanford
Oct 8, 1988	Stanford 44, San José State 12	at Stanford
Sep 26, 1987	San José State 24, Stanford 17	at Stanford
Sep 20, 1986	Stanford 28, San José State 10	at Stanford
Sep 14, 1985	Stanford 41, San José State 7	at Stanford
Sep 22, 1984	Stanford 28, San José State 27	at Stanford
Sep 24, 1983	San José State 23, Stanford 10	at Stanford
Sep 18, 1982	San José State 35, Stanford 31	at Stanford
Sep 19, 1981	San José State 28, Stanford 6	at Stanford
Oct 4, 1980	15Stanford 35, San José State 21	at Stanford
Sep 15, 1979	Stanford 45, San José State 29	at Stanford
Sep 16, 1978	Stanford 38, San José State 9	at Stanford
Nov 12, 1977	Stanford 31, San José State 26	at Stanford
Sep 25, 1976	Stanford 28, San José State 23	at Stanford
Sep 27, 1975	San José State 36, 18Stanford 34	at Stanford
Sep 28, 1974	Stanford 21, San José State 21	at Stanford
Sep 29, 1973	Stanford 23, San José State 12	at Stanford
Sep 16, 1972	Stanford 44, San José State 0	at Stanford
Nov 13, 1971	San José State 13, 10Stanford 12	at Stanford
Sep 19, 1970	4Stanford 34, San José State 3	at Stanford
Sep 20, 1969	16Stanford 63, San José State 21	at Stanford
Sep 21, 1968	Stanford 68, San José State 20	at Stanford
Sep 30, 1967	Stanford 28, San José State 14	at Stanford
Sep 17, 1966	Stanford 25, San José State 21	at Stanford
Sep 17, 1965	Stanford 26, San José State 6	at Stanford
Sep 26, 1964	Stanford 10, San José State 8	at Stanford
Sep 21, 1963	Stanford 29, San José State 13	at Stanford
Nov 17, 1962	Stanford 21, San José State 9	at Stanford
Oct 14, 1961	Stanford 17, San José State 6	at Stanford
Oct 15, 1960	San José State 34, Stanford 20	at Stanford
Oct 31, 1959	Stanford 54, San José State 38	at Stanford
Sep 21, 1957	Stanford 46, San José State 7	at Stanford
Oct 13, 1956	Stanford 40, San José State 20	at Stanford
Oct 29, 1955	Stanford 34, San José State 18	at Stanford
Nov 13, 1954	San José State 19, Stanford 14	at Stanford
Nov 14, 1953	16Stanford 54, San José State 0	at Stanford
Nov 1, 1952	Stanford 35, San José State 13	at Stanford
Sep 29, 1951	Stanford 26, San José State 13	at Stanford
Sep 23, 1950	Stanford 33, San José State 16	at Stanford
Sep 17, 1949	Stanford 49, San José State 0	at Stanford
Sep 18, 1948	Stanford 26, San José State 20	at Stanford
Sep 28, 1935	Stanford 35, San José State 0	at Stanford
Sep 22, 1934	Stanford 48, San José State 0	at Stanford
Sep 23, 1933	Stanford 27, San José State 0	at Stanford

Every game is listed as played on the field.