Stanford Cardinal
| Stanford Cardinal | |
|---|---|
| University | Stanford University |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference (primary) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (beach volleyball, men's gymnastics, men's rowing, men's volleyball, water polo) PCCSC (sailing) CSA (women's squash) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | John Donahoe |
| Location | Stanford, California |
| Varsity teams | 36 (15 men's, 19 women's, 2 co-ed) |
| Football stadium | Stanford Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Maples Pavilion |
| Baseball stadium | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond |
| Softball stadium | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium |
| Aquatics center | Avery Aquatic Center |
| Rowing venue | Arrillaga Family Rowing and Sailing Center |
| Sailing venue | Arrillaga Family Rowing and Sailing Center |
| Tennis venue | Taube Tennis Center |
| Other venues | |
| Mascot | Stanford Tree (unofficial) |
| Nickname | Cardinal |
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| Colors | Cardinal and white |
| Website | www |
The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University. Stanford's program has won 137 NCAA team championships, the most of any university. Stanford has won at least one NCAA team championship each academic year for 49 consecutive years, starting in 1976–77 and continuing through 2024–25. Through July 2025, Stanford athletes have won 565 individual NCAA titles.
Stanford has won 26 of the 31 NACDA Directors' Cups, awarded annually to the most successful overall college sports program in the nation, including 25 consecutive Cups from 1994–95 through 2018–19. 177 Stanford-affiliated athletes have won a total of 335 Summer Olympic medals (162 gold, 93 silver, 80 bronze), including 39 medals at the 2024 Paris games.
Stanford's teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for college football) level as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).