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Stanford is trying to re-establish their previous identity and brought in former player Tavita Pritchard try and make it happen
June 16, 2026
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Sleeping giant might not have been the appropriate term to label Stanford’s football program, but Jim Harbaugh proved that it was possible to reach new heights when he won 20 games in his final two seasons in Palo Alto. David Shaw followed that up with eight years in a row of at least eight wins.

They won double digit games in season five times from 2009-2018. That was the peak for Stanford football.

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