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California and Stanford have met 127 times since 1892. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 45-53-6
- Current streak
- California 4 games
- Longest streak
- Stanford 9 games (2010-2018)
- Avg. margin / points
- 13.1 / 38.0
Series overview
California 45-53-6 Stanford. Current streak: California 4 games.
Last five meetings
California 4 | Stanford 1
Largest margin
67 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1892 through 2024.
- 104 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 23, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
California and Stanford have a tracked series that starts in 1892 and spans 127 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
The Axe gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1892-2024
- Busiest era
- 1920s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (1942-1946)
- 1920s10 games
- 1930s10 games
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Nov 23, 2024
California 24, Stanford 21. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1988 - Nov 19, 1988
California 19, Stanford 19. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2016 - Nov 19, 2016
California 31, Stanford 45. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1918 - Nov 30, 1918
California 67, Stanford 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- California 4, Stanford 1 across 5 games
- Last ten
- California 5, Stanford 5 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 38.0, average margin 13.1.
- Current streak
- California 4 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Fernando Mendoza
California, 2024
Passing Yards: 3004
Jack Endries
California, 2024
Receiving Yards: 623
Jaivian Thomas
California, 2024
Rushing Yards: 626
Ashton Daniels
Stanford, 2024
Passing Yards: 1700
Ashton Daniels
Stanford, 2024
Rushing Yards: 669
Elic Ayomanor
Stanford, 2024
Receiving Yards: 831
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Justin Wilcox
California - 2020-2024 - 22-32
David Shaw
Stanford - 2020-2022 - 10-20
Troy Taylor
Stanford - 2023-2024 - 6-18
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 61F, 1 with precipitation.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
California team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Stanford team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
California season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Stanford season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
California weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Stanford weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2024 | Stanford at California | California 24, Stanford 21 | Venue unavailable | California |
| Nov 18, 2023 | California at Stanford | California 27, Stanford 15 | Venue unavailable | California |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Stanford at California | California 27, Stanford 20 | Venue unavailable | California |
| Nov 21, 2021 | California at Stanford | California 41, Stanford 11 | Venue unavailable | California |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Stanford at California | California 23, Stanford 24 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Nov 23, 2019 | California at Stanford | California 24, Stanford 20 | Venue unavailable | California |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Stanford at California | California 13, Stanford 23 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Nov 19, 2017 | California at Stanford | California 14, Stanford 17 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Stanford at California | California 31, Stanford 45 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Nov 22, 2015 | California at Stanford | California 22, Stanford 35 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
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