Stanford vs. Washington

Stanford and Washington have 93 meetings on file, the first in 1920; Washington leads the series 46–⁠43–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Washington has won the last 3. Share

Stanford wins: 43
Washington wins: 46
Ties: 4
Earliest on file: 1920
Longest streak: 10 Stanford
Current streak: 3 Washington
Last 10 meetings: even at 5–⁠5
Most recent: 2023

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
1920s											5–⁠2–⁠1
1930s											4–⁠4–⁠2
1940s											5–⁠2
1950s											5–⁠4–⁠1
1960s											3–⁠7
1970s											7–⁠2
1980s											1–⁠8
1990s											1–⁠7
2000s											4–⁠4
2010s											7–⁠3
2020s											1–⁠3

Both ranked: 11 meetings: Stanford 5, Washington 6; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin: 12.9 points; 36 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Stanford: 22–⁠22–⁠1 Stanford’s record at home
At Washington: 24–⁠20–⁠3 Washington’s record at home
Neutral sites: 1–⁠0 Stanford first
Shutouts: 17

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

Games that tell the story

Stanford’s biggest win2011: Stanford 65, Washington 21by 44 points
Washington’s biggest win2016: Washington 44, Stanford 6by 38 points
Upset2020: Stanford 31, Washington 26Stanford had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1956: Washington 34, Stanford 13Washington had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1952: Washington 27, Stanford 14Washington had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Ranked showdown2016: Washington 44, Stanford 6No. 7 Stanford at No. 10 Washington
Ranked showdown1992: Washington 41, Stanford 7No. 15 Stanford at No. 2 Washington
Ranked showdown1940: Stanford 20, Washington 10No. 11 Washington at No. 6 Stanford

Coach against coach

Years	Stanford	Series	Washington
1925–⁠1929	Pop Warner	4–⁠1	Enoch Bagshaw
1930–⁠1932	Pop Warner	1–⁠1–⁠1	James Phelan
1933–⁠1939	Tiny Thornhill	3–⁠3–⁠1	James Phelan
1942–⁠1947	Marchy Schwartz	1–⁠2	Ralph Welch
1948–⁠1950	Marchy Schwartz	2–⁠1	Howard Odell
1953–⁠1955	Chuck Taylor	2–⁠0–⁠1	John Cherberg
1958–⁠1962	Jack Curtice	1–⁠4	Jim Owens
1963–⁠1971	John Ralston	5–⁠4	Jim Owens
1972–⁠1974	Jack Christiansen	3–⁠0	Jim Owens
1977–⁠1992	Bill Walsh	0–⁠3	Don James
1980–⁠1983	Paul Wiggin	1–⁠3	Don James
1984–⁠1988	Jack Elway	0–⁠5	Don James
1999–⁠2001	Tyrone Willingham	0–⁠3	Rick Neuheisel
2011–⁠2013	David Shaw	2–⁠1	Steve Sarkisian
2014–⁠2019	David Shaw	4–⁠2	Chris Petersen

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Stanford’s side (Warner 4–⁠1 against Bagshaw). 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

Michael Wilson Stanford

6 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD

2022 Receiving

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

From the newspapers

1920 · Evening journal, Delaware, Nov 8, 1920
1921 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 7, 1921
1922 · The Cordova daily times, Nov 20, 1922
1925 · The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., Nov 9, 1925
1926 · Imperial Valley press, California, Nov 15, 1926

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Photos

Stanford 30 Washington 22Photo: dwhartwig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Stanford 30 Washington 22Photo: dwhartwig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Stanford 30 Washington 22Photo: dwhartwig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Stanford 30 Washington 22Photo: dwhartwig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Stanford 31 Washington 14 2015-10-24Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2015 game
Stanford 31 Washington 14 2015-10-24Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2015 game

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

Every game

Oct 28, 2023	5Washington 42, Stanford 33	at Stanford
Sep 24, 2022	18Washington 40, Stanford 22	at Washington
Oct 30, 2021	Washington 20, Stanford 13	at Stanford
Dec 5, 2020	Stanford 31, 23Washington 26	at Washington
Oct 5, 2019	Stanford 23, 15Washington 13	at Stanford
Nov 3, 2018	Washington 27, Stanford 23	at Washington
Nov 10, 2017	Stanford 30, 9Washington 22	at Stanford
Sep 30, 2016	10Washington 44, 7Stanford 6	at Washington
Oct 24, 2015	10Stanford 31, Washington 14	at Stanford
Sep 27, 2014	16Stanford 20, Washington 13	at Washington
Oct 5, 2013	5Stanford 31, 15Washington 28	at Stanford
Sep 27, 2012	Washington 17, 8Stanford 13	at Washington
Oct 22, 2011	7Stanford 65, 22Washington 21	at Stanford
Oct 30, 2010	13Stanford 41, Washington 0	at Washington
Sep 26, 2009	Stanford 34, 24Washington 14	at Stanford
Sep 27, 2008	Stanford 35, Washington 28	at Washington
Nov 3, 2007	Washington 27, Stanford 9	at Stanford
Nov 11, 2006	Stanford 20, Washington 3	at Washington
Oct 2, 2004	Stanford 27, Washington 13	at Stanford
Sep 27, 2003	18Washington 28, Stanford 17	at Washington
Nov 3, 2001	11Washington 42, 10Stanford 28	at Washington
Oct 28, 2000	9Washington 31, Stanford 28	at Stanford
Oct 30, 1999	Washington 35, Stanford 30	at Washington
Oct 5, 1996	18Washington 27, Stanford 6	at Washington
Oct 14, 1995	24Washington 38, 16Stanford 28	at Stanford
Nov 5, 1994	Stanford 46, 12Washington 28	at Stanford
Sep 4, 1993	12Washington 31, 15Stanford 14	at Washington
Oct 31, 1992	2Washington 41, 15Stanford 7	at Washington
Sep 7, 1991	4Washington 42, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Oct 20, 1990	13Washington 52, Stanford 16	at Stanford
Oct 29, 1988	Washington 28, Stanford 25	at Washington
Sep 5, 1987	13Washington 31, Stanford 21	at Washington
Oct 11, 1986	12Washington 24, 18Stanford 14	at Stanford
Nov 2, 1985	Washington 34, Stanford 0	at Washington
Oct 13, 1984	2Washington 37, Stanford 15	at Stanford
Oct 15, 1983	17Washington 32, Stanford 15	at Washington
Oct 30, 1982	Stanford 43, 2Washington 31	at Stanford
Oct 31, 1981	18Washington 42, Stanford 31	at Washington
Oct 18, 1980	Washington 27, 20Stanford 24	at Stanford
Oct 14, 1978	Washington 34, 18Stanford 31	at Stanford
Oct 15, 1977	Washington 45, Stanford 21	at Washington
Oct 16, 1976	Stanford 34, Washington 28	at Stanford
Oct 18, 1975	Stanford 24, Washington 21	at Washington
Oct 19, 1974	Stanford 34, Washington 17	at Stanford
Oct 20, 1973	Stanford 23, Washington 14	at Washington
Oct 14, 1972	17Stanford 24, 12Washington 0	at Stanford
Oct 9, 1971	19Stanford 17, 11Washington 6	at Washington
Nov 7, 1970	6Stanford 29, Washington 22	at Stanford
Nov 8, 1969	14Stanford 21, Washington 7	at Washington
Nov 9, 1968	Stanford 35, Washington 20	at Stanford
Nov 4, 1967	Stanford 14, Washington 7	at Washington
Oct 29, 1966	Washington 22, Stanford 20	at Stanford
Oct 30, 1965	Washington 41, Stanford 8	at Washington
Oct 17, 1964	Washington 6, Stanford 0	at Stanford
Oct 19, 1963	Washington 19, Stanford 11	at Washington
Oct 20, 1962	9Washington 14, Stanford 0	at Stanford
Oct 21, 1961	Washington 13, Stanford 0	at Washington
Oct 8, 1960	12Washington 29, Stanford 10	at Stanford
Oct 10, 1959	Washington 10, Stanford 0	at Washington
Oct 11, 1958	Stanford 22, Washington 12	at Stanford
Oct 19, 1957	Stanford 21, Washington 14	at Washington
Nov 17, 1956	Washington 34, Stanford 13	at Stanford
Oct 22, 1955	Washington 7, Stanford 7	at Washington
Oct 23, 1954	Stanford 13, Washington 7	at Stanford
Oct 24, 1953	20Stanford 13, Washington 7	at Washington
Oct 25, 1952	Washington 27, Stanford 14	at Stanford
Oct 27, 1951	11Stanford 14, Washington 7	at Washington
Oct 28, 1950	Washington 21, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Oct 15, 1949	Stanford 40, Washington 0	at Washington
Oct 30, 1948	Stanford 20, Washington 0	at Stanford
Oct 25, 1947	Washington 25, Stanford 0	at Washington
Nov 9, 1946	Washington 21, Stanford 15	at Stanford
Nov 7, 1942	Stanford 20, Washington 7	Neutral site
Oct 25, 1941	19Stanford 13, Washington 7	at Washington
Nov 9, 1940	6Stanford 20, 11Washington 10	at Stanford
Oct 28, 1939	Washington 8, Stanford 5	at Washington
Nov 5, 1938	Washington 10, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Oct 23, 1937	Stanford 13, Washington 7	at Washington
Nov 7, 1936	Stanford 14, 6Washington 14	at Stanford
Oct 26, 1935	Stanford 6, Washington 0	at Washington
Nov 10, 1934	Stanford 24, Washington 0	at Stanford
Oct 28, 1933	Washington 6, Stanford 0	at Washington
Nov 5, 1932	Washington 18, Stanford 13	at Stanford
Oct 24, 1931	Washington 0, Stanford 0	at Washington
Nov 8, 1930	Stanford 25, Washington 7	at Stanford
Nov 9, 1929	Stanford 6, Washington 0	at Washington
Nov 17, 1928	Stanford 12, Washington 0	at Stanford
Nov 5, 1927	Stanford 13, Washington 7	at Washington
Nov 13, 1926	Stanford 29, Washington 10	at Stanford
Nov 7, 1925	Washington 13, Stanford 0	at Washington
Nov 18, 1922	Washington 12, Stanford 8	at Stanford
Nov 5, 1921	Washington 0, Stanford 0	at Washington
Nov 6, 1920	Stanford 3, Washington 0	at Washington

Every game is listed as played on the field.