Stanford Cardinal (1-0, 0-0) vs. USC Trojans (1-0, 0-0)

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1 Stanford Cardinal 1-0 overall 0-0 Pac-12 Date Opponent Time Result 8.31 San Diego State... W, USC*... 5:30 p.m UC Davis a.m at Oregon*...TBA 9.29 at Notre Dame... 4:30 p.m Utah*...TBA at Arizona State*... 6 p.m Washington State*...TBA 11.3 at Washington*...TBA Oregon State*...TBA at Cal*...TBA at UCLA*...TBA * Pac-12 contest All times PT Stanford Cardinal (1-0, 0-0) vs. USC Trojans (1-0, 0-0) GoStanford.com Snapchat StanfordFBall Facebook StanfordFootball In-game September 8, :30 p.m. PT Stanford Stadium (52,424) Stanford, Calif. FS1 Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Bruce Feldman KNBR 680 AM Scott Reiss 93, Todd Husak 00 and John Platz 84 KZSU 90.1 FM Director of Athletic Communications Alan George alan.george@stanford.edu Assistant Director Eric Dolan edolan@stanford.edu 1 Stanford s first Pac-12 Conference game starts at 5:30 p.m. PT Saturday at home against USC. The matchup marks a critical early-season game with all other conference schools still playing non-league games this week. 4 Saturday marks the fourth time in the past five years that Stanford and USC will meet in the season s second week. Stanford is 4-4 in Pac-12 openers against the Trojans. 98 Friday s meeting will be the 98th between Stanford and USC. In a series that dates to 1905, the Trojans lead, Stanford does not count the 1918 contest won by the Trojans in its series scores, as it was played as part of an unofficial schedule by the Student Army Training Corps Team Since the AP poll debuted in 1936, Stanford and USC have met 81 times. In 55 of those games, at least one team has been ranked. This game has featured a ranked team every season since In seven of the past 11 matchups, both teams have been ranked. 35 Stanford had never scored more than 35 points in its first 86 meetings with USC, but eclipsed the 35-point mark in 2009 (55), 2010 (37), 2011 (56), and twice in 2015 (41, 41). 41 Andrew Luck Director of Offensive and Kevin M. Hogan Quarterbacks Coach Tavita Pritchard engineered one of the biggest upsets in college football history on Oct. 6, 2007, against No. 2 USC in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Making his first career start, Pritchard threw a 10-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to wide receiver Mark Bradford with 49 seconds remaining to lift the Cardinal to a victory. The Trojans were favored by 41 points. 7 Stanford has won seven of its past 10 contests against USC, the best 10-game stretch for the Cardinal in series history. Seven of the past 12 meetings between Stanford and USC have been decided by eight points or less. 1 Head coach David Shaw has a family tie to the USC football program -- he is the nephew of former USC All-America cornerback ( ) and assistant coach ( ) Nate Shaw. 2 Tight ends coach Morgan Turner has a pair of family ties to the USC football program -- father, Ron, was a USC assistant coach from , and uncle, Norv, was an assistant from Safety Frank Buncom, the fourth of his name, is the grandson of former USC left tackle Frank Buncom ( ). 2 Two of three St. Brown brothers will be on the field Saturday -- Stanford wide receiver, Osiris, and USC wide receiver, Amon-Ra. The oldest St. Brown brother, Equanimeous, currently plays for the Green Bay Packers. 74 Head coach David Shaw has 74 career wins, the most in Stanford history. 86 Stanford s 86 wins this decade rank fourth nationally and the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (76), USC (74) and Notre Dame (70). 8 Stanford has won at least eight games for a school-record nine straight years..827 Stanford is 24-5 (.827) against in-state opponents under head coach David Shaw..825 Stanford is (.825) in games played on California soil under head coach David Shaw. Four of those losses came at the hands of USC. 20 Under head coach David Shaw since 2011, Stanford is 20-4 against USC, UCLA and Cal. In the six seasons before Shaw: Stanford, which operates on the academic quarter calendar, will have 24 days between its season opener (Aug. 31) and the first day of classes (Sept. 24). The Cardinal will play three home games (vs. San Diego State, vs. USC, vs. UC Davis) before students return to campus for the fall quarter Built in 1921, Stanford Stadium is the eighth-oldest FBS facility. The current configuration includes a renovation completed prior to the 2006 season. The venue has a cozy seating capacity of 50,424, a considerable difference from the 85,000 that existed in what was previously the largest privately owned college football facility in the United States. Stanford Stadium has a long and storied history. In 1928, Herbert Hoover, a former Stanford football student manager, gave his acceptance speech there upon being nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. During the height of the Cold War, track coach Payton Jordan brought the USA-USSR dual meet to Stanford in 1962 in the greatest track meet of all time. The stadium was the site of the 1985 Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins. The 1994 World Cup, including a July 4 showdown between the U.S. and Brazil and the 1999 Women s World Cup semifinal between the U.S. and Brazil took place at Stanford Stadium.

2 Series History Series: USC leads, (.655) At Stanford: USC leads, (.745) First meeting: 1905 at Stanford - Stanford 16, USC 0 Last meeting: 2017 at Levi s Stadium - Stanford 28, USC 31 Last Stanford win: 2016 at Stanford - Stanford 27, USC 10 Last USC win: 2017 at Levi s Stadium - Stanford 28, USC 31 Longest Stanford win streak: 4 ( ) Longest USC win streak: 12 ( ) Largest Stanford victory: (2009 at USC) Largest USC victory: 49-0 (1977 at USC) Series streak: USC - W Before a crowd of 86,000 at Stanford Stadium, Stanford stunned fourth-ranked USC, 24-14, marking its first win over the Trojans since Jim Plunkett completed 19 of 31 passes for 275 yards and one touchdown and Stanford s defense turned back the Trojans twice on goal line stands Rod Garcia set a Stanford and Pac-8 record by booting a 59-yard field goal in the first quarter. However, Chris Limahelu s 34-yard field goal with 0:34 left lifted the eighth-ranked Trojans to a victory at the Coliseum After trailing at halftime, 21-0, Stanford rallied to score 14 points in the fourth quarter to tie top-ranked USC, 21-21, at the Coliseum. It was the only blemish on USC s record, as the Trojans would finish the season ranked second in both wire service polls behind national champion Alabama John Elway completed 27 of 41 passes for 239 yards and broke Jim Plunkett s NCAA record with his 26th career 200-yard passing game. Elway s record-setting performance was not enough, as USC came away with a victory at Stanford Stadium Stanford defeated USC, 24-21, at the Coliseum, marking the Cardinal s first victory over the Trojans since Steve Stenstrom completed 23 of 39 passes for 273 yards and Stanford s defense limited 11th-ranked USC to 59 rushing yards in a 23-9 victory at Stanford Stadium Troy Walters caught 11 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns despite a Cardinal loss decision at the Coliseum. Walters also returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter Stanford rallied from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit in Los Angeles as Todd Husak threw for two touchdowns and rushed for the game-winning score in a victory. Tim Smith made a game-saving interception at the seven-yard line on the final play, as the Cardinal went on to win the Pac-10 title and earn a Rose Bowl appearance for the first time in nearly three decades After coming off the bench to replace an injured Randy Fasani, Chris Lewis threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jamien McCullum as time expired to give Stanford a thrilling comeback victory over USC. Kerry Carter tied a single-game record with four rushing touchdowns and DeRonnie Pitts caught 13 passes for 176 yards Tavita Pritchard connected with Mark Bradford on a 10-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-goal play with 49 seconds remaining to lift Stanford to a victory over second-ranked USC at the Coliseum. In his first career start, Pritchard engineered one of the biggest upsets in college football history against a USC unit favored by 41 points Toby Gerhart rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns to lead Stanford to a victory over No. 11 USC at the Coliseum. The 55 points were the most ever scored against USC, as the Cardinal handed the Trojans their worst home loss since Nate Whitaker kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to lift Stanford to a victory over USC at Stanford Stadium In one of the most dramatic finishes in the long rivalry, sixth-ranked Stanford defeated No. 20 USC in triple-overtime, 56-48, before a sellout crowd of 93,607 at the Los Angeles Coliseum to extend the nation s longest winning streak to 16 games. Cardinal linebacker A.J. Tarpley sealed the victory by recovering a Curtis McNeal fumble in the end zone in the longest game in Stanford history. Andrew Luck hit 29 of 40 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran nine times for 36 yards Josh Nunes threw a go-ahead 37-yard touchdown to Zach Ertz, Stepfan Taylor ran for 153 yards and scored two touchdowns, and No. 21 Stanford upset second-ranked USC, 21-14, for its fourth straight win in the series. Nunes scampered 12 yards on a third-and-10 from midfield in the fourth and then delivered the strike to Ertz, who juked a defender and dove into the end zone to give Stanford a lead. The Cardinal outgained the Trojans 417 to 280 in total yards and held USC to only 26 yards rushing One week after downing No. 2 Oregon at Stanford Stadium and emerging into the national championship discussion, the Cardinal fell to USC, 20-17, at the Coliseum as Andre Heidari kicked a 47-yard field goal with 19 seconds to play. Stanford s season-low point total got a boost from Tyler Gaffney, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Stanford tied it at with Gaffney s 18-yard touchdown run on the first drive of the third quarter, but couldn t score on six drives in the final 23 minutes Andre Heidari kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining, J.R. Tavai forced a fumble to end the Cardinal s comeback bid and the 14th-ranked Trojans upended No. 13 Stanford, 13-10, in dramatic fashion at Stanford Stadium. Stanford outgained USC in total yards, , but was held to 10 points on nine drives inside the USC 35-yard line Stanford twice beat USC in In the regular season meeting, Kevin Hogan passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns, Remound Wright rushed for three more scores and Stanford opened Pac-12 play with a victory over No. 6 USC, snapping the Trojans two-game winning streak in the lively in-state rivalry. USC led in the second quarter, 21-10, but Stanford scored twice in the final 3:53 of the first half and never looked back. Christian McCaffrey did it all in a record-setting performance as Stanford advanced to a third Rose Bowl in four years with a win over USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game. McCaffrey ran for 207 yards and a score, threw a touchdown pass, caught another and broke Barry Sanders single-season all-purpose yards record. Hogan caught the touchdown pass from McCaffrey, threw one and ran for a third and Solomon Thomas scored on a 34-yard fumble return for the Cardinal. McCaffrey added 105 yards receiving and 149 return yards to give him a Stanford record 461 all-purpose yards for the game and 3,496 for the season. That broke Sanders single-season record of 3,250 yards set in Christian McCaffrey slipped out of the backfield for a 56-yard touchdown reception and dived over the pile for a 1-yard score as the seventh-ranked Cardinal beat USC, The win for the Cardinal was the seventh in nine games against the Trojans, the best nine-game stretch for the Cardinal in the history of a rivalry. McCaffrey had a routine 260 all-purpose yards. Stanford ran it 48 times for 302 yards, threw 14 passes and held the ball for 34:14. USC fell to 1-2 for the first time since 2001, when the Trojans started 1-4 in Pete Carroll s debut season as coach. 2

3 Offense 96 Stanford s offense returned over 96 pct. of its total scoring from 2017 (435 of 453 points). 200 Stanford has rushed for 200 or more yards in nine of its past 21 games (9-0 in those games). 18,877 Stanford has rushed for 18,877 yards since 2011, 19th-best nationally. That s 13.5 trips across the Golden Gate Bridge. 149 Stanford has scored in 149 consecutive games, dating to Nov. 11, Stanford has recorded at least one rushing touchdown 68 times in its past 77 games. Stanford has won 31 of its past 37 games when recording at least one rushing touchdown. 46 Stanford has 46 rushing touchdowns in its past 20 games Stanford has 191 rushing touchdowns in David Shaw s 96 games as head coach, an average of 2.01/game. 10 Stanford has allowed only 10 sacks over the past 11 games (308 pass attempts). 17 Stanford returned the nucleus of an offensive line that paved the way for Bryce Love s record-breaking junior season in The Cardinal also allowed only 17 sacks in 14 games last season, fifthfewest among all Power 5 program. 32:26 At 32:26, Stanford s average time of possession per game since 2011 ranks fifth nationally. The average millennial spends over 32 minutes a day on Instagram. 2,833 Stanford s 2,833 rushing yards in 2017 ranked fourth in program history Stanford s rushing yards/attempt in 2017 ranked first in program history Stanford s 32.4 points/game in 2017 ranked eighth in program history. 30 Stanford has averaged 30 or more points in four of head coach David Shaw s nine seasons. 58 Stanford s 58 points scored against UCLA in 2017 was the 19th-highest output in program history. 405 Stanford s 405 rushing yards against UCLA in 2017 was the fourth-highest total in program history. 656 Stanford s 656 total yards against Rice in 2017 were the seventh-most in program history. 2,507 Senior Cameron Scarlett and senior Bryce Love combined for 2,507 rushing yards in 2017, as the top rushing tandem in program history returns for the 2018 campaign. 4 Junior K.J. Costello was the fourth quarterback to start Stanford s season opener in the past four years, following Kevin Hogan (2015), Ryan Burns (2016) and Keller Chryst (2017). 4 Costello s past four games: 60 of 102 passing for 912 yards (8.94 yards/attempt), 13 touchdowns and three interceptions. 332 Costello posted a career-high 332 passing yards against San Diego State. Only 33 times since 1996 has a Stanford quarterback thrown for 300 or more yards in a game. 1,000 Senior wide receivers Trenton Irwin (1,084) and JJ Arcega-Whiteside (1,386) each have over 1,000 career receiving yards. 6 Arcega-Whiteside has six touchdown receptions in the past two games (three vs. TCU, three vs. San Diego State). That ties Ken Margerum for the most receiving touchdowns in consecutive Stanford games, set in 1980 with quarterback John Elway on the delivering end (two at Washington State, four vs. Oregon State). 226 Arcega-Whiteside s 226 receiving yards against San Diego State were the third-most in program history. It was the fifth time a Cardinal receiver eclipsed 200 yards receiving. 2 Arcega-Whiteside has at least two catches in 13 straight games. 9 Arcega-Whiteside s nine receiving touchdowns in 2017 were the most since Ty Montgomery s 10 in With 14 career receiving scores, Arcega-Whiteside is two shy from cracking the program s top-10 all-time list Arcega-Whiteside s 48.4 pct. catch rate on deep passes (20+ yards) was the third-highest nationally among wide receivers in Arcega-Whiteside leads all returning Pac-12 wide receivers in passer rating (129.6) when targeted. 29 Irwin has at least one reception in each of the past 29 games Junior tight end Kaden Smith finished last season with the third-highest yards/route run average (2.65) among returning Pac-12 tight ends. 3

4 Defense Special Teams 101 The Cardinal has at least one tackle for loss in each of its past 101 contests. 294 Stanford leads the nation with 294 sacks since Stanford is one of nine teams to allow 20 points/game or fewer since Stanford has allowed fewer than 30 points 66 times in its past 74 games. 200 Stanford has allowed 200 or more rushing yards only 14 times under head coach David Shaw Stanford has allowed only rushing yards/game since 2011, a figure that ranks 14th nationally Stanford has allowed only scrimmage yards/game since 2011, a figure that ranks 16th nationally. 12 Stanford has forced at least one turnover in 12 straight games (the Cardinal is 43-6 under head coach David Shaw when winning the turnover battle). 1 Stanford s defense has at least one takeaway in 29 of the past 33 games (21 forced fumbles, 33 interceptions). 82 Stanford has at least one sack in 82 of its past 89 games. 5 Fifth-year senior inside linebacker Bobby Okereke has five or more tackles in 13 of the past 14 games. 94 Okereke s 94 tackles last season were tops among Cardinal returners, and the most by any returning player since Stanford has made 226 consecutive extra-point attempts, the longest streak in the nation (Auburn is second with 225). The streak dates to Stanford s matchup at Oregon State on Oct. 26, During the streak: Toner 57-57, Conrad Ukropina , Jordan Williamson Junior kicker Jet Toner s 117 points in 2017 ranked fifth on Stanford s single-season scoring list. 21 Toner s 21 field goals made in 2017 were the second-most in program history. Only three returning kickers had more field goals than Toner last season Toner s perfect extra-point pct. in 2017 was the 13th in program history. Toner is one of three Cardinal ever with a career extra-point pct Senior Jake Bailey s 43.9 career punting average ranks first in program history. Bailey posted the second-best punting season in school history last year, averaging 45.4 yards/punt. He led the Pac-12 and ranked seventh nationally Senior Cameron Scarlett s 24.3 career kickoff return average ranks eighth in program history. 39 Scarlett returned a school-record 39 kickoffs in 2017, and ranked first nationally with 12 kickoff returns of 30 or more yards. 20 Over the past five years, Stanford and Kansas State are the only two Power 5 teams to have 20 pct. of their kickoffs result in field position past their own 35-yard line. 30 Stanford has not surrendered a kickoff return of 30 yards or more in its past 18 games, dating to a 2016 contest at Oregon. In seven of 14 games last season, Stanford did not surrender a single kickoff return yard. 4

5 William V. Campbell Trophy candidate Bryce Love 1 In 2017, senior Bryce Love ranked first among Power 5 running backs in: Rushing yards - 2,118 Rushing yards/game Rushing yards/attempt [FBS record] 100-yard rushing games yard rushes yard rushes yard rushes yard rushes - 13 [FBS record] 60-yard rushes - 7 Consecutive games with a 30-yard rush - 13 [FBS record] Consecutive games with a 50-yard rush - 11 (Nov. 26, Nov. 4, 2017) [FBS record] Consecutive games with a touchdown - 12 (Nov. 26, Nov. 18, 2017) Consecutive games with a rushing touchdown - 11 (Aug Nov. 18, 2017) 2,118 Love s 2,118 yards last season were the most for an FBS player who returned to school the following year. Only one other player who reached 2,000 yards in a season and was eligible for the NFL draft decided to stay in school Northwestern s Damien Anderson following the 2000 season. Christian McCaffrey in 2015 and Iowa State s Troy Davis in 1995 both rushed for 2,000 yards and returned, but were not draft-eligible. Davis is the only player to appear twice on the NCAA s official list of 2,000-yard rushing seasons in the FBS. 4 Only four players have gone from runner-up one year to winner the next: Herschel Walker (1982), O.J. Simpson (1968) Glenn Davis (1946) and Tom Harmon (1940). 3 With Love returning to The Farm for 2018, the past three Heisman Trophy runner-ups that returned to school the following season all attended Stanford -- Christian McCaffrey in 2016 and Andrew Luck in 2011 ( both ended up as top-8 picks in the NFL Draft). Love joins Toby Gerhart, Luck and McCaffrey as Stanford s Heisman finalists since 2009 his 2017 finalist nod marked the second time a Cardinal teammate from the same backfield of a previous finalist earned the recognition (Gerhart and Luck played together in 2009, Love and McCaffrey were on the same team in 2015 and 2016). 50 Love recorded a rushing touchdown of 50 or more yards 11 times in Over the past five seasons, only one team had that many 50-yard rushing touchdowns in a season (New Mexico had 11 in 2016) After injuring his ankle last season on Oct. 14, Love averaged 5.71 yards/rush. That s a better rushing average than 118 of the 130 FBS programs. During that stretch, five of Stanford s six games were against teams ranked by the AP. 40 Love is averaging over 40 yards/scoring play during his career: 93-yard catch, 47-yard run, 48-yard run, 7-yard run, 56-yard run, 50-yard run, 49-yard catch, 10-yard run, 75-yard run, 51-yard run, 53-yard run, 69-yard run, 61-yard run, 43-yard run, 59-yard run, 68-yard run, 5-yard run, 67-yard run, 52-yard run, 1-yard run, 13-yard run, 9-yard run, 57-yard run, 9-yard run, 15-yard run, 69-yard run. 30 In 2017, Love had a rush of at least 30 yards in each game: 62 vs. Rice, 75 vs. USC, 53 vs. San Diego State, 69 vs. UCLA, 61 vs. Arizona State, 68 vs. Utah, 67 vs. Oregon, 52 vs. Washington State, 35 vs. Washington, 57 vs. Cal, 31 vs. Notre Dame, 52 vs. USC, 69 vs. TCU. 24 Love had 24 rushes that gained at least 30 yards in Wisconsin s Melvin Gordon (21) is the only other player in the past eight seasons to have more than 16 in a season. 301 Love s 301 yards rushing against Arizona State (Sept. 30) in 2017 were the most by any Cardinal, eclipsing Christian McCaffrey s school-record 284 at Cal in Love broke 12 tackles and notched 175 yards after contact against the Sun Devils. The 301 yards was the eighth-best single-game total in Pac-12 history. 1,088 Through 2017 s first five games, Love s 1,088 rushing yards were the fourth-most by any player in FBS history -- Garrett Wolfe (1,181 in 2006), Marcus Allen (1,136 in 1981), Byron Hanspard (1,112 in 1996). 5

6 Program Athletics University 2011 Since head coach David Shaw s first season in 2011, Stanford s wins represent the winningest stretch in program history 74 wins are tied for fifth-most nationally.771 winning pct. ranks seventh nationally.872 home winning pct. ranks sixth nationally 23 wins against AP-ranked opponents are tied for third nationally.622 winning pct. against AP-ranked opponents is tied for fifth nationally 49 conference wins are the most of any Pac-12 program 778 conference winning pct. is the best of any Pac-12 program 9 consecutive bowl appearances leads the Pac-12 5 Five Cardinal have completed work for their undergraduate degree: fifth-year senior Alameen Murphy, fifth-year senior Bobby Okereke, fifth-year senior Alijah Holder, fifth-year senior Isaiah Brandt-Sims and fifth-year senior Brandon Fanaika. 30 Stanford s 2018 roster includes student-athletes from 30 different states and one foreign country. 13 David Shaw is one of 13 African-American FBS head coaches. 22 David Shaw is one of 22 head coaches currently coaching at their alma mater. 29 Stanford s 29 fourth- and fifth-year seniors are the most of any Pac-12 program. 7 Stanford is one of seven schools to earn Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Award each of the past four seasons. 2 Former Cardinal John Elway (Denver Broncos) and John Lynch (San Francisco 49ers) are NFL general managers. The other two schools with two NFL general managers? Connecticut and John Carroll. 42 Stanford, which sponsors 36 varsity sports, has won at least one NCAA team title in each of the past 42 academic years, representing the longest streak in NCAA history. 142 Stanford claimed five national team championships during the last academic year, increasing its overall total to 142, including 117 NCAA titles. 117 The Cardinal leads the NCAA with 117 team titles. 24 Stanford won the Division I Learfield Sports Directors Cup, extending its streak to 24 years of capturing the award presented to the most successful intercollegiate athletic department in the nation. 6 Stanford is one of six programs with at least one national championship in football, baseball and men s basketball. It is the only program with at least one national championship in football, baseball, men s basketball and women s basketball. 30 The Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center is at the forefront of concussion and traumatic brain injury research, and is incorporating state of the art eye-tracking tests -- EYE-SYNC -- in all of its studies. The EYE-SYNC test is administered with customized eye tracking technology, called Dynamic Visual Synchronization Goggles. The eye tracking test lasts 30 seconds, and the results show the ability to focus -- a key problem after a concussion. 17 Stanford requires students to declare a major before their junior year. Among the team s upperclassmen, 17 majors are represented. Majors are: aeronautics and astronautics, communication, computer science, economics, history, human biology, international relations, Japanese, mechanical engineering, media studies, management science and engineering, political science, product design, psychology, sociology, symbolic systems, and science, technology and society. 2,040 Of the 47,450 applicants -- the largest application pool in school history -- for Stanford s class of 2022, only 2,040 were admitted. The admitted students came from all 50 states and 63 countries. 13,000 There are an estimated 13,000 bikes at Stanford daily. 96 Stanford s 8,180-acre campus is large enough to contain 96 Disneylands. 5 The top five undergraduate majors at Stanford include: computer science, engineering, human biology, management science and engineering, and mechanical engineering As of 2017, Stanford s endowment eclipsed 24.8 billion. 17 The Stanford community includes 17 Nobel laureates. 31 Stanford faculty have won the Nobel Prize 31 times since the university s founding. 4 Stanford s faculty includes four Pulitzer Prize winners. 2 Stanford s faculty includes two Presidential Medal of Freedom winners. 700 There are about 700 buildings on Stanford s campus that incorporate approximately 15.4 million square feet. 1.1 Stanford s inner campus includes about 1.1 million square feet of shrubs, 143,000 linear feet of groundcovers, 43,000 trees, 25 fountains and more than 800 different species of plants. 150 The 700-acre Stanford Research Park, created in 1951, is home to over 150 companies. 6