The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Big Game
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Stanford leads the all-time series 54–45–6. They've met 105 times since 1918. Stanford once took 9 straight.
Stature & the series, 1918–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
54–45–6
Stanford leads
streak
1
Stanford in a row
longest run
9
Stanford
biggest win
67
California, 1918
first met
1918
105 meetings
The coaching duels
John Ralston vs Ray Willsey6–2
Chuck Taylor vs Pappy Waldorf1–4–1
David Shaw vs Justin Wilcox3–3
Jack Christiansen vs Mike White3–2
Tyrone Willingham vs Tom Holmoe5–0
Tiny Thornhill vs Stub Allison0–4
Recent meetings
2025Stanford31–10
2024California24–21
2023California27–15
2022California27–20
2021California41–11
2020Stanford24–23
2019California24–20
2018Stanford23–13
2017Stanford17–14
2016Stanford45–31
2015Stanford35–22
2014Stanford38–17
2013Stanford63–13
2012Stanford21–3