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The Stanford Cardinal haven't won a matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish since Nov. 25 of 2017, but they'll be looking to end the drought on Saturday. Stanford will head out on the road to face off against Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET at Notre Dame Stadium. The Fighting Irish should still be feeling good after a victory, while Stanford will be looking to get back in the win column.
Stanford scored first but ultimately less than the Oregon State Beavers in their contest last week. Stanford and Oregon State were almost perfectly matched up, but the Cardinal suffered an agonizing 28-27 loss. Stanford was up 24-10 at the end of the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead. Stanford's defeat came about despite a quality game from WR Brycen Tremayne, who caught six passes for two TDs and 82 yards.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame turned the game against the BYU Cougars into a track meet and took the gold after outgaining them 496 yards to 280. Notre Dame took their game against BYU last week 28-20. TE Michael Mayer and QB Drew Pyne were among the main playmakers for the Fighting Irish as the former caught 11 passes for two TDs and 118 yards and the latter passed for three TDs and 262 yards on 28 attempts.
The Cardinal have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 17-point spread they are up against. Those who got lucky with them against the spread last week might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the team has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.
Stanford's loss took them down to 1-4 while Notre Dame's win pulled them up to 3-2. A win for Stanford would reverse both their bad luck and Notre Dame's good luck. We'll see if Stanford manages to pull off that tough task or if Notre Dame keeps their momentum going instead.
