Stanford University announced today that it has accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning in August 2024. The move ensures Cardinal student-athletes will continue to pursue excellence at the highest levels in the classroom and on the playing field.
An impressive alumni cohort including Andrew Luck, ’12, and Nicole Gibbs, ’14, will be inducted next month and honored at the Stanford-Oregon football game.
The nation’s only program to have participated at every NCAA championship since the event’s inception in 2001, Stanford women’s water polo defeated USC 11-9 on Sunday night to win their ninth NCAA title.
Stanford Athletics is planning to welcome fans to its competition venues with no capacity limitations beginning with the fall 2021 seasons. Football tailgating is also expected to be permitted.
Stanford honored the 2021 NCAA women’s basketball champions with a campus parade on Monday, the day after the Cardinal beat the Arizona Wildcats for the team’s first national title since 1992.
Cameron Scarlett scored on a 1-yard run and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a second score to lead Stanford to a 14-13 victory against Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl on Monday.