Bill Walsh Legacy Game

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Bill Walsh Legacy Game
First meeting October 11, 1900
Stanford 35, San Jose State 0
Latest meeting September 7, 2013
Stanford 34, San Jose State 13
Statistics
Meetings total 67
All-time series Stanford leads, 52–14–1 (.784)
Largest victory Stanford, 54–0 (1953) and 57–3 (2011)
Longest win streak Stanford, 11 (1900–53)
Current win streak Stanford, 6 (2007–present)

The Bill Walsh Legacy Game is an American college football rivalry game between the San Jose State Spartans football team of San José State University and Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. The series between the two schools officially became known as the Bill Walsh Legacy Game in 2007 after the death of Walsh, who played college football at San Jose State and was a head coach at Stanford.

Series history

The series between San Jose State and Stanford began in 1900 with a home-and-home series between the two schools in the same season. Stanford won both games, 35–0 on October 11, 1900 in San Jose and 24–0 on October 24, 1900 at Stanford.[1]

On November 13, 1954, San Jose State defeated Stanford for the first time, with a 19–14 score.[2][3]

Throughout the over-100-year history of the series, most games in this series have been played at Stanford. Since Spartan Stadium at San Jose State opened in 1933, only the 1995, 2001, and 2006 games have been played there.[3]

Stanford's longest winning streak in this series is 11, beginning in 1900 and ending in 1953. This win streak covered the first 11 games in the series.[3] San Jose State's longest winning streak is three, achieved from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1998 to 2000.[3]

The games from 1979 to 1982 pitted Stanford star quarterback John Elway against his father, Jack Elway, who served as the SJSU head football coach from 1979 to 1983. The two teams split the series 2–2, with the younger Elway defeating his father's team in 1979 and 1980, and the elder Jack Elway defeating his son's team in 1981 and 1982.[4]

In 2007, following the death of San Jose State alum and former Stanford coach Bill Walsh, the near-annual game played between the two schools was renamed the Bill Walsh Legacy Game.[5]

The 2013 game, a 34–13 win for Stanford, is the final scheduled game between the two schools, reportedly due to the schools being unable to agree on a home-and-home setup for future games.[6][7][8]

On July 23, 2014, at the Mountain West Conference football media days event, San Jose State coach Ron Caragher revealed that the two schools are having "initial conversations about resuming their football series by moving to a neutral site at the new Levi's Stadium."[9] San Jose State athletic director Gene Bleymaier later stated: "Even if we have to look out to 2020 and beyond, I'd like to get a long-term agreement in place with Stanford."[10] San Jose State is booked for 2015, and Stanford is booked for 2016.[10]

Stanford designated its August 30, 2014 season opener against UC Davis as the "Bill Walsh Legacy Game".[11]

Game results

San Jose State victories shaded in ██ blue. Stanford victories are shaded ██ cardinal. Ties are white. Numbers in parenthesis after school name indicate AP Poll ranking at the time of the game.

Date Location Winning team Losing team Series
October 11, 1900 San Jose, CA Stanford 35 San Jose State 0 Stanford 1–0
October 24, 1900 Stanford, CA Stanford 24 San Jose State 0 Stanford 2–0
September 23, 1933 Stanford, CA Stanford 27 San Jose State 0 Stanford 3–0
September 22, 1934 Stanford, CA Stanford 48 San Jose State 0 Stanford 4–0
September 28, 1935 Stanford, CA Stanford 35 San Jose State 0 Stanford 5–0
September 18, 1948 Stanford, CA Stanford 26 San Jose State 20 Stanford 6–0
September 17, 1949 Stanford, CA Stanford 49 San Jose State 0 Stanford 7–0
September 23, 1950 Stanford, CA Stanford (7) 33 San Jose State 16 Stanford 8–0
September 22, 1951 Stanford, CA Stanford 26 San Jose State 13 Stanford 9–0
November 1, 1952 Stanford, CA Stanford 35 San Jose State 13 Stanford 10–0
November 14, 1953 Stanford, CA Stanford (16) 54 San Jose State 0 Stanford 11–0
November 13, 1954 Stanford, CA San Jose State 19 Stanford 14 Stanford 11–1
October 29, 1955 Stanford, CA Stanford 34 San Jose State 18 Stanford 12–1
October 13, 1956 Stanford, CA Stanford 40 San Jose State 20 Stanford 13–1
September 21, 1957 Stanford, CA Stanford 46 San Jose State 7 Stanford 14–1
October 31, 1959 Stanford, CA Stanford 54 San Jose State 38 Stanford 15–1
October 15, 1960 Stanford, CA San Jose State 34 Stanford 20 Stanford 15–2
October 14, 1961 Stanford, CA Stanford 17 San Jose State 6 Stanford 16–2
November 17, 1962 Stanford, CA Stanford 21 San Jose State 9 Stanford 17–2
September 21, 1963 Stanford, CA Stanford 29 San Jose State 13 Stanford 18–2
September 19, 1964 Stanford, CA Stanford 10 San Jose State 8 Stanford 19–2
September 17, 1965 Stanford, CA Stanford 26 San Jose State 6 Stanford 20–2
September 17, 1966 Stanford, CA Stanford 25 San Jose State 21 Stanford 21–2
September 30, 1967 Stanford, CA Stanford 28 San Jose State 14 Stanford 22–2
September 21, 1968 Stanford, CA Stanford 68 San Jose State 20 Stanford 23–2
September 20, 1969 Stanford, CA Stanford (16) 63 San Jose State 21 Stanford 24–2
September 19, 1970 Stanford, CA Stanford (4) 34 San Jose State 3 Stanford 25–2
November 13, 1971 Stanford, CA San Jose State 13 Stanford (10) 12 Stanford 25–3
September 16, 1972 Stanford, CA Stanford 44 San Jose State 0 Stanford 26–3
September 29, 1973 Stanford, CA Stanford 23 San Jose State 12 Stanford 27–3
September 28, 1974 Stanford, CA San Jose State 21 Stanford 21 Stanford 27–3–1
September 17, 1975 Stanford, CA San Jose State 36 Stanford (18) 34 Stanford 27–4–1
September 25, 1976 Stanford, CA Stanford 28 San Jose State 23 Stanford 28–4–1
November 12, 1977 Stanford, CA Stanford 31 San Jose State 26 Stanford 29–4–1
September 16, 1978 Stanford, CA Stanford 38 San Jose State 9 Stanford 30–4–1
September 15, 1979 Stanford, CA Stanford 45 San Jose State 29 Stanford 31–4–1
October 4, 1980 Stanford, CA Stanford (15) 35 San Jose State 21 Stanford 32–4–1
September 19, 1981 Stanford, CA San Jose State 28 Stanford 6 Stanford 32–5–1
September 18, 1982 Stanford, CA San Jose State 35 Stanford 31 Stanford 32–6–1
September 24, 1983 Stanford, CA San Jose State 23 Stanford 10 Stanford 32–7–1
September 22, 1984 Stanford, CA Stanford 28 San Jose State 27 Stanford 33–7–1
September 14, 1985 Stanford, CA Stanford 41 San Jose State 7 Stanford 34–7–1
September 20, 1986 Stanford, CA Stanford 28 San Jose State 10 Stanford 35–7–1
September 26, 1987 Stanford, CA San Jose State 24 Stanford 17 Stanford 35–8–1
October 8, 1988 Stanford, CA Stanford 44 San Jose State 12 Stanford 36–8–1
September 30, 1989 Stanford, CA San Jose State 40 Stanford 33 Stanford 36–9–1
September 29, 1990 Stanford, CA San Jose State 29 Stanford 23 Stanford 36–10–1
September 26, 1992 Stanford, CA Stanford (19) 37 San Jose State 13 Stanford 37–10–1
September 11, 1993 Stanford, CA Stanford (23) 31 San Jose State 28 Stanford 38–10–1
September 17, 1994 Stanford, CA Stanford 51 San Jose State 20 Stanford 39–10–1
September 2, 1995 San Jose, CA Stanford 47 San Jose State 33 Stanford 40–10–1
September 14, 1996 Stanford, CA Stanford 25 San Jose State 2 Stanford 41–10–1
September 6, 1997 Stanford, CA Stanford (17) 28 San Jose State 12 Stanford 42–10–1
September 5, 1998 Stanford, CA San Jose State 35 Stanford 23 Stanford 42–11–1
October 2, 1999 Stanford, CA San Jose State 44 Stanford 39 Stanford 42–12–1
September 9, 2000 Stanford, CA San Jose State 40 Stanford 27 Stanford 42–13–1
December 1, 2001 San Jose, CA Stanford (12) 41 San Jose State 14 Stanford 43–13–1
September 14, 2002 Stanford, CA Stanford 63 San Jose State 26 Stanford 44–13–1
September 6, 2003 Stanford, CA Stanford 31 San Jose State 10 Stanford 45–13–1
September 4, 2004 Stanford, CA Stanford 43 San Jose State 3 Stanford 46–13–1
September 9, 2006 San Jose, CA San Jose State 35 Stanford 34 Stanford 46–14–1
Bill Walsh Legacy Game (2007–present)
September 15, 2007 Stanford, CA Stanford 37 San Jose State 0 Stanford 47–14–1
September 20, 2008 Stanford, CA Stanford 23 San Jose State 10 Stanford 48–14–1
September 19, 2009 Stanford, CA Stanford 42 San Jose State 17 Stanford 49–14–1
September 3, 2011 Stanford, CA Stanford (7) 57 San Jose State 3 Stanford 50–14–1
August 31, 2012 Stanford, CA Stanford (21) 20 San Jose State 17 Stanford 51–14–1
September 7, 2013 Stanford, CA Stanford (5) 34 San Jose State 13 Stanford 52–14–1
  • Source for scores and game locations:[3]
  • Source for AP rankings: sports-reference.com schedules for Stanford[12]

References

  1. ↑ 2013 Stanford Football Media Guide, p. 146.
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 2013 Stanford Football Media Guide, p. 158.
  4. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jack-Elway-Dies-at-Age-69-John-Elway-s-dad-2930648.php
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  12. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/stanford/
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