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Stanford Takes FBS's Longest Road Losing Streak to Louisville
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- Stanford Takes FBS's Longest Road Losing Streak to Louisville
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Stanford last won a road game on Sept. 20, 2024, when it beat Syracuse 26-24 in its first-ever ACC game. Fourteen road games later, the Cardinal are still waiting for win number two.
The streak is the longest in program history and the longest active road losing streak in the FBS. Saturday's matchup at Louisville offers another chance to end it, with kickoff scheduled for 12:15 p.m. PT on the ACC Network.
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The contrast between Stanford's home and road performances has been impossible to ignore this season. The Cardinal are 4-4 overall, and all four wins have come at Stanford Stadium: 37-27 over Hawai'i, 34-27 over Georgia Tech, 34-7 over Elon and 31-28 over NC State .
Away from home, the results have been much worse. Stanford lost 35-7 at Duke, 57-3 at Wake Forest and 58-7 at Notre Dame, scoring just 17 points while allowing 150 across those three games.
The offensive numbers highlight the gap. In its four wins, Stanford averages 34 points and 485.5 yards per game. Across its four losses, those figures drop to 5.75 points and 233.8 yards. Three of those losses came on the road against the reigning ACC champions and two ranked opponents, while the Cardinal have struggled to sustain drives and keep games competitive.
Louisville presents another difficult test . The Cardinals are 4-3 overall and 3-2 in ACC play, entering Saturday on a two-game winning streak after beating Florida State 44-20 and Syracuse 34-26. They are 3-1 at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, with their only home loss coming against Wake Forest on Sept. 26 in a 30-27 defeat.
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Stanford and Louisville have met just once. The Cardinal won 38-35 in Palo Alto on Nov. 16, 2024, and lead the series 1-0. Saturday will mark Stanford's first game in Kentucky.
Louisville is also the first of three remaining road games for Stanford. The Cardinal will visit Virginia Tech on Nov. 14 and California on Nov. 21 before closing the regular season at home against SMU on Nov. 28.
Stanford needs two more wins to reach six and become bowl eligible. With only one home game remaining, at least one victory must come away from Stanford Stadium. Ending the road losing streak would give the Cardinal a clearer path toward postseason eligibility.
Saturday's Halloween matchup adds another storyline. Stanford holds a 13-6 all-time record on the holiday, but its immediate priority is ending a streak that has followed the program for more than two years. Louisville is the next opportunity.
