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Top 25 games in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2011TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site1OT
L 38-41 vs. Oklahoma State
No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
81
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oklahoma State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 12Away1OT
W 17-14 vs. Oregon
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 14 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
78
Game score
2013Week 11Home
W 26-20 vs. Oregon
No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 2 Oregon · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
73
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Stanford vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2013ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
L 20-24 vs. Michigan State
No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Stanford · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
69
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Michigan State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
1940PostseasonNeutral site
W 21-13 vs. Nebraska
No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 8 Nebraska · 8-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
68
Game score
2015Week 13Home
W 38-36 vs. Notre Dame
No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
68
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Stanford vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2011Week 9Away3OT
W 56-48 vs. USC
No. 20 USC vs. No. 4 Stanford · 8-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
68
Game score
1951Week 9Away
W 27-20 vs. USC
No. 11 USC vs. No. 3 Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
66
Game score
1970Week 3Away
W 34-28 vs. Arkansas
No. 12 Arkansas vs. No. 3 Stanford · 6-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
66
Game score
1971PostseasonNeutral site
W 13-12 vs. Michigan
No. 16 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
66
Game score
1940Week 5Home
W 7-6 vs. Santa Clara
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 16 Santa Clara · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
66
Game score
2013Week 6Home
W 31-28 vs. Washington
No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 15 Washington · 3-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
64
Game score
1970PostseasonNeutral site
W 27-17 vs. Ohio State
No. 12 Stanford vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 10-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
63
Game score
1970Week 9Away
W 9-7 vs. UCLA
No. 16 UCLA vs. No. 6 Stanford · 2-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
63
Game score
2018Week 4Away1OT
W 38-31 vs. Oregon
No. 20 Oregon vs. No. 7 Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
62
Game score
2012ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
W 20-14 vs. Wisconsin
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 13 Wisconsin · 6-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Stanford vs. Wisconsin (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 7Away1OT
L 13-20 vs. Notre Dame
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 17 Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
60
Game score
2021Week 5Home1OT
W 31-24 vs. Oregon
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 3 Oregon · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Stanford vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
1970Week 7Home
W 24-14 vs. USC
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 10 USC · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
1968Week 5Home
L 24-27 vs. USC
No. 18 Stanford vs. No. 2 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
59
Game score
1969Week 5Away
L 24-26 vs. USC
No. 3 USC vs. No. 18 Stanford · 2-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
59
Game score
2012Week 14Home
W 27-24 vs. UCLA
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 17 UCLA · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
1951Week 8Home
W 21-13 vs. Washington State
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 17 Washington State · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
2007Week 6Away
W 24-23 vs. USC
No. 2 USC vs. Unranked Stanford · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
Full Game · Stanford at USC (Full Broadcast)
1972Week 5Home
L 21-30 vs. USC
No. 15 Stanford vs. No. 1 USC · 9-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

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

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

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

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

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