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ASU football opponent: Five things to know about Stanford

Arizona State on Saturday will play its first Pac-12 road game at Stanford. The stat to remember here: The Sun Devils have lost their past eight conference road games, seven by double digits, a streak that dates to Oct. 3, 2015.

Stanford won't be easy. The Cardinal (2-2, 1-1 in the Pac-12) opened the season No. 14 in USA TODAY's Amway coaches poll. They since have slipped, falling to No. 5 USC and No. 21 San Diego State. At the same time, coach David Shaw's group is coming off last week's 58-34 thumping of UCLA.

Five things to know about Stanford:

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