As we count down to the first college football game of the 2026 season, we continue our new series: The records of each top CFB program in the West against all the others in the region.
Some schools have met many times over the years, while others are beginning new rivalries in the wake of recent realignment.
For each opponent in the table below, we provide the total games played, wins, losses, ties, winning percentage, first year played, and most recent contest.
We continue with Stanford, which has played 878 games against regional foes, winning 471, losing 378, and recording 29 ties, for a winning percentage of 553.
The Cardinal have recorded the most wins (66), played the most games (129) against Cal, and has lost the most games (66) against USC.
Here is a breakdown of Cardinal’s records vs. the region’s teams.
Stanford Football Wins vs. the Top Programs in the West
| Opponent | Games | W | L | T | Win % | First Game | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.1 | 10/18/1958 | 11/14/1970 |
| Arizona | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 53.1 | 10/20/1979 | 09/23/2023 |
| ASU | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 47.1 | 11/11/1978 | 10/22/2022 |
| BYU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 09/20/2003 | 09/06/2025 |
| Cal | 129 | 66 | 52 | 11 | 55.4 | 03/19/1892 | 11/22/2025 |
| Colorado | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8 | 11/24/1904 | 10/13/2023 |
| Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 09/18/1926 | 10/27/1928 |
| Hawai'i | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 12/23/1946 | 08/23/2025 |
| Nevada | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 89.5 | 11/11/1899 | 11/14/1931 |
| Oregon | 87 | 50 | 36 | 1 | 58.0 | 11/10/1900 | 09/30/2023 |
| Oregon State | 90 | 59 | 28 | 3 | 67.2 | 10/25/1919 | 11/11/2023 |
| San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 10/05/1985 | 08/31/2018 |
| San Jose State | 69 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 77.5 | 10/11/1900 | 09/27/2025 |
| UCLA | 95 | 43 | 49 | 3 | 46.8 | 11/14/1925 | 10/21/2023 |
| USC | 106 | 37 | 66 | 3 | 36.3 | 11/04/1905 | 09/09/2023 |
| Utah | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4 | 11/27/1902 | 11/12/2022 |
| Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 11/05/1904 | 11/05/1904 |
| Washington | 94 | 44 | 46 | 4 | 48.9 | 12/29/1893 | 10/28/2023 |
| WSU | 73 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 56.8 | 10/03/1936 | 11/04/2023 |
