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Head coach David Shaw against Washington State

Stanford steamrolled in Salt Lake, no longer bowl-eligible

Kaushik Sampath
  •  
Nov. 13, 2022
Photos
The Axe Committee, the guarder of the Stanford Axe, cheer on the Cardinal from the bleachers.

Photo gallery: Student spirit during Big Game Week

Crystal Chen and Andy Huynh
  •  
Dec. 2, 2021
Football
3 Cal football players piled on top of Stanford football player holding the football on field, just short of goal line

Photo gallery: Cardinal lose to Cal in Big Game

Syler Peralta-Ramos, Gavin McDonell, Crystal Chen and William Meng
  •  
Nov. 28, 2021
Football
Tanner McKee hands the ball off to a Cardinal running back.

‘One last shot’: Cardinal to close season with No. 5 Notre Dame

Daniel Wu
  •  
Nov. 25, 2021
Featured
A photo of sophomore wide receiver John Humphreys being tackled by Cal defenders

Un-bear-able: Bears maul Cardinal in Big Game

Jibriel Taha
  •  
Nov. 21, 2021
Football
David Shaw leads Stanford players out of the tunnel at a home football game

This Big Game, Stanford plays for The Axe and the program

Daniel Wu
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
Football
Quarterback Tanner McKee throws a pass

Big Game score predictions: 124th rivalry game awaits

The Daily Sports Staff
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
Football
A graphic with the title "A Century of Big Games at Stanford Stadium" with four sections, each showing a cartoon-like image of a football player or the stadium.

Highs and lows from 100 years of the Big Game in Stanford Stadium

Zach Zafran
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
Football
A photo of Andrew Luck throwing a football in game

What would an all-time Big Game look like?

Noah Maltzman
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
Football
The Stanford special teams unit blocks a Cal field goal

Football roundtable: Our Axe

Cybele Zhang, Sofia Scekic, Ells Boone and Drew Silva
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
Sports
Graphic showing two quarterbacks looking to throw the ball with a background of the Stanford Axe.

Big Game Betting Preview

Tammer Bagdasarian and Drew Silva
  •  
Nov. 18, 2021
Football
Graphic of the Bay Area, California with 10 pins dropped on 10 different cities, with one football helmet with the Stanford logo on the top left and one football helmet with the Cal logo on the bottom right.

Battle of the Bay: Athletes raised amongst the Bay-Area’s biggest rivalry

Sofia Scekic
  •  
Nov. 16, 2021
Football
Nathaniel Peat (8 above) during a game between University of Utah and Stanford

Dam it: Beavers sink Cardinal

Jibriel Taha
  •  
Nov. 14, 2021
Football
Running back Casey Filkins runs down the field carrying the football with Vanderbilt players in the background.

Stanford’s homecoming will be its toughest test yet

Daniel Wu
  •  
Sept. 23, 2021
Football
(Photo: CRAIG MITCHELLDYER/ISI Photos)

20 join Stanford Football in 2021 recruiting class

Savanna Stewart
  •  
Dec. 16, 2020
Football
Fifth year defensive end Thomas Schaffer was a bright spot on defense for the Cardinal versus Berkeley on Friday. The Vienna-native had a season high two sacks and applied pressure repeatedly to the Bears' Chase Garbers. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Football Roundtable: A second win?

Jibriel Taha, Jeremy Rubin, Sofia Scekic and Ells Boone
  •  
Dec. 2, 2020
Football
In the 14 years since 2006 (above), when Cal beat Stanford 26-17 in California Memorial Stadium, the Bears have only taken home The Axe three times. (Photo: DAVID GONZALES/isiphotos.com)

123 years of football rivalry

Kaushikee Nayudu
  •  
Nov. 27, 2020
Football
The Cardinal won The Axe every year from 2010-18 (above, their win in 2014).(Photo: DON FERIA/isiphotos.com)

Battle for the Bay: Cardinal seek revenge

Daniel Martinez-Krams
  •  
Nov. 26, 2020
Sports Features
The Axe, the ultimate trophy of the Stanford-Cal rivalry, became the centerpiece of a legendary 1973 heist that outsmarted tight security and sparked chaos.

Q&A: Axe Committee Chair Alex Hou ’21

Cybele Zhang
  •  
Nov. 24, 2020
Football
The 2020 football season is certainly unprecedented, but is Stanford on track to have a record breakingly poor year? (Photo: JOHN TODD/ISI Photos)

Football roundtable: Time to hit the panic button?

Jibriel Taha, Ells Boone and Jacob Neidig
  •  
Nov. 17, 2020
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