[Spiny_Norman]

For completeness, here are the game 1 results in the D. Shaw Era:
2011 - San Jose State 57-3
2012 - San Jose State 20-17
2013 - San Jose State 34-13
2014 - UC Davis 45-0
2015 - @Northwestern 6-16
2016 - Kansas State 26-13
2017 - Rice 62-7 (neutral field)

It was also interesting to see Stanford's pre-season rating:
2011 - 7
2012 - 21
2013 - 5
2014 - 11
2015 - 21
2016 - 8
2017- 14
2018 - 13

[Spiny_Norman]

For completeness, here are the game 1 results in the D. Shaw Era:
2011 - San Jose State 57-3
2012 - San Jose State 20-17
2013 - San Jose State 34-13
2014 - UC Davis 45-0
2015 - @Northwestern 6-16
2016 - Kansas State 26-13
2017 - Rice 62-7 (neutral field)

It was also interesting to see Stanford's pre-season rating:
2011 - 7
2012 - 21
2013 - 5
2014 - 11
2015 - 21
2016 - 8
2017- 14
2018 - 13