Pac-12 releases Stanford football schedule for 2013, this time officially
After accidentally releasing an early look at Stanford football’s 2013 schedule, the Pac-12 officially announced the full slate of games for next season on Thursday, highlighted by a Nov.-7 showdown with Oregon that will likely be broadcast on national television.
Stanford’s early-season schedule was unkind to starter Josh Nunes (above) in 2012. As a redshirt sophomore, Kevin Hogan looks to have an easier opening stretch in 2013. (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)
Here is the schedule in full:
Sept. 7 - vs. San Jose State
Sept. 14 - at Army
Sept. 21 - vs. Arizona State
Sept. 28 - at Washington State
Oct. 5 - vs. Washington
Oct. 12 - at Utah
Oct. 19 - vs. UCLA
Oct. 26 - at Oregon State
Nov. 2 – BYE
Nov. 7 (Thursday) - vs. Oregon
Nov. 16 - at USC
Nov. 23 - vs. Cal
Nov. 30 - vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 7 (Saturday) – Pac-12 Championship Game
Quick hits: The big game on the schedule is clearly the clash against the Ducks on a Thursday night, which could once again have national-title implications. Hopefully having nine months to prepare will allow Stanford Stadium to fill for what should be a battle for the Pac-12 North Division title.
The traditional rivalry with California is back to its traditional pre-Thanksgiving slot, Nov. 23rd.
The back end of the schedule is absolutely loaded. After a pretty breezy six-game stretch to open the season, although San Jose State might start the year ranked and Washington is definitely no pushover, the final month of the season has Oregon, USC, Cal and Notre Dame in that order. Three of the four teams, sorry Bears, have the potential to be top-10 teams. Talk about brutal.
For more detailed analysis, check out Sam Fisher’s reaction here.
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