• Credential requests should be made no later than 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before each home game. 
• APPROVAL for credentials may be sent as late as 12 p.m. on the Thursday of each home game. Please plan accordingly. 
• Credentials are issued to the individual, not the outlet.
• Freelance photographers that are not shooting for an outlet that regularly covers Stanford or its opponent do not fit the credential guidelines. 
• We are unable to credential anyone of recruiting age due to NCAA compliance rules (8th grade and above).
• Press Box credentials provide sideline (not on the field) access up to the final five minutes before kick-off and the last five minutes of the game. Press box seats are for working personnel only. 
• Credentials and parking passes will not be mailed. Credentials can be picked up at Gate 8 of Stanford Stadium, located on the North end of the stadium.
• The window for credential pick-up will open two hours prior to kick-off.
• All parking passes will be delivered digitally to the e-mail submitted in the form.
• Media covering the visiting team may not receive a credential if they are not regularly credentialed at their home site or approved by the visiting team.
• NFL scouts should request credentials through this form. Scouts will receive a pre-game field pass, press box access, and one parking pass.

Submission of this form or prior approval of a credential does not guarantee a credential will be issued for the 2025 season. Credentials are reviewed on a case-by-case, year-by-year basis.

If you have read and understand all of the above notes and believe your credential requests fits all requirements, please give the first question of the form 4 stars. 

Additional Information: Please direct any additional questions to Maddie Gotreaux via e-mail at mhgotreaux@stanford.edu.

By submitting this application, you agree to all terms and conditions required to hold a credential for a Stanford Athletics event. To view complete terms and conditions, click HERE.