Stanford takes a two-game win streak to Louisville on Halloween
Stanford (4-4, 2-3 ACC) visits Louisville on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 12:15 p.m. PT on ACC Network after wins over Elon and NC State. Stanford won the only meeting, 38-35, in 2024.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
Sandstone arcades of Stanford University's Main Quad in afternoon sun. Photo: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
Stanford football heads to Louisville on Saturday, Oct. 31, riding a two-game win streak. Kickoff is 12:15 p.m. Pacific on the ACC Network, per Stanford's schedule.
Why it matters: At 4-4, the Cardinal is chasing bowl eligibility with four games left, including the Big Game at Cal on Nov. 21.
How they got here
Stanford beat Elon 34-7 on Oct. 17 and NC State 31-28 on Oct. 23 and is 2-3 in the ACC, according to GoStanford.com.
The opponent
Louisville was 4-3 entering its bye week, with all three losses by three points, On3 reported. The teams' only previous meeting was a 38-35 Stanford win in Palo Alto in 2024 on a 52-yard field goal by Emmet Kenney as time expired.
What's left
After Louisville, Stanford visits Virginia Tech Nov. 14, plays at Cal Nov. 21 and hosts SMU Nov. 28.
Sources
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