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Notre Dame Football: 5 Best Moments for the Fighting Irish from Stanford Rivalry

For a series that first began when Notre Dame football and Stanford met in the Rose Bowl in 1925 and, recently, has featured a couple of ranked opponents battling with national implications at stake, the Notre Dame-Stanford rivalry is relatively understated, at least according to Irish head coach Brian Kelly.

“It’s a shame because both of them have incredible graduation rates as well,” Kelly said. “I think it should be talked a lot more about. … We’ve got to make up a name. I think it’s up to you guys to come up with a name for this game so we can get in with the in-crowd, and then I think people will pay more attention to it.