The athletic teams at the Stanford University are represented by the Stanford Cardinal. The Stanford Cardinals compete in the NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pacific Ten Conference (PAC 10). The tradition of football at the Stanford University began in the year 1892 and at the same time the rivalry between the Cardinals and the California Golden Bears surfaced. It is considered to be one of the oldest rivalries in American college football.
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Jim Harbaugh, born on December 23rd 1963, in Toledo, Ohio is the current head coach for the Stanford Cardinal football team. Before starting his coaching career, he had also played as a quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Harbaugh's brother John is the head coach for the Baltimore Ravens football team and his brother in law Tom Crean is the head coach for the Indiana University's basketball team.
The Stanford Stadium is the home to the Stanford Cardinals football team and is located on the campus of the Stanford University in Stanford, California. It has a seating capacity for 50,000 fans. The Stanford Stadium was opened in 1921 and the inaugural game at the venue was between the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinals. The game ended with the Bears defeating the Cardinals by a margin of 42-7