Stanford University
"The Farm"
Logos
The "Block S"The Standard Logo for Cardinal nation; may or may not include a green redwood tree down the center | The School SealThe official seal of the university bears the name Leland Stanford Junior, after which the university was christened. | The Cartoon TreeThe ficitional representation of the school's natural mascot. |
The "Block S"
The Standard Logo for Cardinal nation; may or may not include a green redwood tree down the center
The School Seal
The official seal of the university bears the name Leland Stanford Junior, after which the university was christened.
Merchandise with Logos

Slogans/Sayings
- "The Farm"
- "Fear the Tree"
- "Give 'Em the Axe"
- Fight Song - "All Right Now" by Free
- "Beat Cal!"
- Cardinal Nation
- "Go Big Red"
Interesting Facts: Stanford Athletics
1. Stanford teams have won 103 NCAA Championships and 119 national championships overall. No other school has won more than Stanford’s 423 individual national titles.
2. Notable Athletes:
Andrew LuckStanford Class of 2012, now plays QB for Indianapolis Colts | Kerri Walsh-JenningsStanford Class of 2000; part of dynamic Olympic beach volleyball duo (with Misty May-Treanor) | Michelle WieStanford Class of 2012; plays professional golf in LPGA |
3. Stanford has won the Directors’ Cup, a national award which honors the most successful programs in NCAA Division I sports, 19 years in a row and counting.
4. The Athletic Department offers 36 varsity sports—20 for women, 16 for men—plus 26 club sports. Stanford also offers 300 athletic scholarships. About 800 students participate in intercollegiate sports.
5. Stanford employs some 100 coaches and assistants. The university maintains one million gross feet of indoor facilities and 94 acres of outdoor fields.
"The Play"
6. Stanford and the University of California have developed one of the fiercest rivalries in College Football in the "Battle of the Axe". This play put this rivalry on the map.
Stanford's Image
Stanford's colors, logo, slogan, and mascot convey that the University takes students and makes them stand as tall and strong as the mighty California redwood.