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6 unusual facts about Stanford Cardinal


Galen Rupp

He also led a young Oregon team to victory over the Stanford Cardinal, who had won the previous six Pac-10 titles.

J.J. Hones

JJ Hones (born December 10, 1987) is a former Stanford Cardinal women's basketball player.

Josh Heytvelt

Heytvelt's suspension was a major blow to a Gonzaga team that was already suffering from a subpar season, at least by its recent standards, even though the Bulldogs had beaten strong teams in Texas, North Carolina, and Stanford.

Oshiomogho Atogwe

Atogwe played college football and ran track for the Stanford Cardinal in the Pac-10 conference where during his career he made nine interceptions.

Phil Northrup

At the 1925 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, he helped Michigan take second place as the Wolverines narrowly lost the team title to Stanford.

Up with Montana

The song continues to be a hit at most sporting events of the school, but specifically at events between the California Golden Bears and their rival, the Stanford Cardinal.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season

Though quarterback Quincy Carter again opened the season as the starter, he would eventually be benched in favor of newly signed Chad Hutchinson who, until that year, had been a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals after leaving Stanford as a two sport star.

Brandon Weeden

In the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the last game of his college football career, Brandon Weeden threw for 399 yards, completed 29 of 42 passes, and had 4 touchdowns (3 passing, 1 rushing) along with one interception in a 41-38 win against the Stanford Cardinal in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Gary Close

Close was an assistant coach with the Stanford Cardinal and the Iowa Hawkeyes before taking a head coaching position at Regina High School in Iowa City, Iowa.

Jahvid Best

Following a 201-yard rushing game against the Stanford Cardinal in the 2008 Big Game on 19 carries, Best became the seventh consecutive 1,000 rusher for Cal since Jeff Tedford became head coach in 2002.

Jeff Granger

After being pulled from the season opening Disneyland Pigskin Classic game against Stanford for a weak passing performance, he returned to throw a game-trying pass to tight end Greg Schorp.

Ken Pries

He moved on to KSFO, where he was the executive producer of broadcasting for the A's, and also handled the Stanford football and men's basketball broadcasts.

Squib kick

Perhaps the most famous example of a squib kick is the controversial last-second kickoff return, nicknamed "The Play", during the November 20, 1982 college football game between the University of California, Berkeley ("California" or "Cal") Golden Bears and their arch-rival, the Stanford Cardinal.

Taube Tennis Center

In addition to hosting the Stanford Cardinal's men's and women's tennis teams, the 17-court facility is the home of the Bank of the West Classic, a WTA Tour event.


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2008 Stanford Cardinal football team

With ten seconds left in this UCLA's homecoming game and the Bruins behind by four points, Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft passed to freshman Cory Harkey for a 7-yard touchdown to win the game, 23-20, over the Stanford Cardinal in the northeast corner of the Rose Bowl Saturday afternoon.