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San José State and Stanford have met 69 times since 1900. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 15-51-1
- Current streak
- Stanford 1 game
- Longest streak
- Stanford 10 games (1961-1970)
- Avg. margin / points
- 19.0 / 50.9
Series overview
San José State 15-51-1 Stanford. Current streak: Stanford 1 game.
Last five meetings
San José State 1 | Stanford 4
Largest margin
54 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1900 through 2025.
- 67 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 27, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
San José State and Stanford have a tracked series that starts in 1900 and spans 69 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1900-2025
- Busiest era
- 1960s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 12 years (1935-1948)
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
- 1950s9 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
2025 - Sep 27, 2025
San José State 29, Stanford 30. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1974 - Sep 28, 1974
San José State 21, Stanford 21. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1959 - Oct 31, 1959
San José State 38, Stanford 54. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
2011 - Sep 3, 2011
San José State 3, Stanford 57. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- San José State 1, Stanford 4 across 5 games
- Last ten
- San José State 2, Stanford 8 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 50.9, average margin 19.0.
- Current streak
- Stanford 1 game
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.
Danny Scudero
San José State, 2025
Receiving Yards: 1297
Steve Chavez-Soto
San José State, 2025
Rushing Yards: 448
Walker Eget
San José State, 2025
Passing Yards: 3058
Ben Gulbranson
Stanford, 2025
Passing Yards: 1813
CJ Williams
Stanford, 2025
Receiving Yards: 757
Micah Ford
Stanford, 2025
Rushing Yards: 643
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
David Shaw
Stanford - 2011-2013 - 34-7
Ken Niumatalolo
San José State - 2024-2025 - 7-6
Mike MacIntyre
San José State - 2011-2012 - 15-9
Ron Caragher
San José State - 2013 - 6-6
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 69F.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
San José State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Stanford team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
San José State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Stanford season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
San José State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 29, Stanford 30 | Stanford Stadium | Stanford |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Stanford at San José State | San José State 34, Stanford 31 | Venue unavailable | San José State |
| Sep 8, 2013 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 13, Stanford 34 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Sep 1, 2012 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 17, Stanford 20 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Sep 3, 2011 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 3, Stanford 57 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Sep 20, 2009 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 17, Stanford 42 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Sep 21, 2008 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 10, Stanford 23 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Sep 16, 2007 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 0, Stanford 37 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
| Sep 9, 2006 | Stanford at San José State | San José State 35, Stanford 34 | Venue unavailable | San José State |
| Sep 5, 2004 | San José State at Stanford | San José State 3, Stanford 43 | Venue unavailable | Stanford |
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