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Quarterback stands next to his coach.

Andrew Luck ’12 to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, honored Saturday

Zach Zafran
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Sept. 9, 2022
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The touchdown reception by junior wide receiver Elijah Higgins (6, above) tied the score to end regulation and force overtime. After winning in overtime, the Cardinal has won 4 straight games over AP top-3 teams, the longest active streak in FBS. (Photo: SYLER PERALTA-RAMOS/The Stanford Daily)

Duck Off: Cardinal shock No. 3 Oregon 

Jibriel Taha
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Oct. 3, 2021
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Football players run onto the field at Stanford Stadium before the team's game against UCLA.

Stanford to face Oregon juggernaut, but history is on the Cardinal’s side

Daniel Wu
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Sept. 30, 2021
Junior running back Bryce Love (center) came in second in the Heisman vote to Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield (right) and ahead of last year's Heisman winner, Louisville's Lamar Jackson (left).(DON FERIA/isiphotos.com)

Love finishes second in Heisman voting to Mayfield

Samuel Curry
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Dec. 9, 2017
Legendary Stanford icon Bob Murphy served as a radio broadcaster at Stanford for 43 years.(KYLE TERADA/isiphotos.com)

Legendary Stanford broadcaster Bob Murphy dies at age 86

Jose Saldana
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Aug. 23, 2017
Fifth-year senior Kevin Hogan will start at quarterback for the 46th and final time for the Stanford Cardinal when he leads the offense against Iowa in the 102nd Rose Bowl Game. (JOHN TODD/isiphotos.com)

Only one chapter of Hogan’s legacy remains as an era draws to a close

Do-Hyoung Park
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Jan. 1, 2016
On Saturday Christian McCaffrey hopes to join Jim Plunkett '71 (left) as the only Heisman finalists from Stanford to have actually won the award. Plunkett recorded 2,715 yards, 19 touchdowns and a Pac-8 Championship his Heisman year (STANFORD NEWS SERVICE)

The history of Stanford’s Heisman Trophy candidates

Olivia Hummer
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Dec. 11, 2015
Christian McCaffrey (above) is one of the finalists for the 2015 Heisman Trophy in recognition of a record-breaking season in which he broke the all-time single-season all-purpose yards record. (RAHIM ULLAH/The Stanford Daily)

Christian McCaffrey named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy

Do-Hyoung Park
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Dec. 7, 2015
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Hogan outduels Kessler, Stanford powers past No. 6 USC

Do-Hyoung Park
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Sept. 21, 2015
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Peterson: How will Stanford fans remember Kevin Hogan?

Michael Peterson
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Jan. 4, 2015
when Nick Robinson ’04 M.A. ’05 sunk a 35-foot runner as time expired to give No. 2 Stanford an 80-77 win against No. 12 Arizona — sending Musburger and Vitale into hysterics, the Sixth Man Club onto the Maples Pavilion hardwood and the Cardinal to a 20-0 record — there were, in truth, no words to describe what had just happened. Ten years to the day after Robinson’s iconic shot, that has changed. (DAVID GONZALES/Stanford Athletics)

February 7, 2004: The day Maples shook

Joseph Beyda
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Feb. 7, 2014
Redshirt junior quarterback Andrew Luck (above) is the fourth Stanford QB to be taken first overall in the NFL draft. The previous three had a big range of NFL careers, and some of them have interesting connections to Luck's early career with the Colts. (MICHAEL LIU/The Stanford Daily)

Football: A look back at Stanford’s other No. 1 picks

Jack Blanchat
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May 3, 2012
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A look back at football legend John Elway

The Daily Features Staff
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April 19, 2012
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Beyda: Life after Luck not so daunting, given historical perspective

Joseph Beyda
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Oct. 28, 2011
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Makowsky: Precedent says Plunkett should be in Hall

Wyndam Makowsky
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Feb. 1, 2011
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