Rivalry leaderboard

Notre Dame-Stanford Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 68/100
Overtime: 1

Series context

Completed meetings: 37
Series record: Notre Dame 23-14 Stanford
Tracked years: 1925-2024
Trophy: Legends Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

21 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2015Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 36, Stanford 38
Winner: Stanford
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Stanford · 2-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Stanford vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2012Week 71OT
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 13, Notre Dame 20
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 17 Stanford vs. No. 7 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
65
Game score
2014Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 14, Notre Dame 17
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2018Week 5
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 17, Notre Dame 38
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 8 Notre Dame · 21-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Notre Dame vs. Stanford (Regular Season Full Game)
1989Week 6
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 27, Stanford 17
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Stanford · 10-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2005Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 38, Stanford 31
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
1990Week 7
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 36, Notre Dame 31
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 8 Notre Dame · 5-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
2011Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 14, Stanford 28
Winner: Stanford
No. 22 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Stanford · 14-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
2013Week 14
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 20, Stanford 27
Winner: Stanford
No. 25 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
1992Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 33, Notre Dame 16
Winner: Stanford
No. 18 Stanford vs. No. 6 Notre Dame · 17-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2001Week 14
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 13, Stanford 17
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Stanford · 4-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
2017Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 20, Stanford 38
Winner: Stanford
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 20 Stanford · 18-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1964Week 7
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 6, Notre Dame 28
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 22-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1991Week 6
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 42, Stanford 26
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Stanford · 16-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
1994Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 15, Notre Dame 34
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 8 Notre Dame · 19-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2022Week 7
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 16, Notre Dame 14
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Stanford vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
1999Week 14
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 37, Stanford 40
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Notre Dame vs. Unranked Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1942Week 5
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 0, Notre Dame 27
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 27-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
2000Week 7
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 14, Notre Dame 20
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 25 Notre Dame · 6-point margin
Ranking 1/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
1993Week 6
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 48, Stanford 20
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Stanford · 28-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
1988Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 14, Notre Dame 42
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 28-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2002Week 7
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 7, Notre Dame 31
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 24-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2006Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 10, Notre Dame 31
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 12 Notre Dame · 21-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2016Week 7
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 17, Notre Dame 10
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Stanford vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2009Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 38, Stanford 45
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Notre Dame vs. Unranked Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.