Stanford vs SMU: shaded seats and sun by section

For Stanford vs SMU at a 12:30 pm kickoff, 16 of 77 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 239, 238, 229, 228. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 28, 2026, Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA. Kickoff time not yet announced (ACC windows 12:30 pm, 4:30 pm or 7:30 pm PT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
7:30 am	Parking lots open (Lot 2 / El Camino Grove opens at 6 am)
10:30 am	Gates open
12:30 pm	Kickoff
~4:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot and gate times from gostanford.com.

Sun at kickoff: 30.7° high, bearing 189.0°. Still 8.1° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 239, 238, 229, 228, 237, 231. Shadiest: 114, 115, 116, 117, 213, 214. By level and side: upper level, east side 214 min, upper level, south end 168 min, lower level, east side 150 min, upper level, north end 150 min, lower level, north end 105 min, lower level, south end 104 min, upper level, west side 10 min, lower level, west side 7 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower level	south	141		3:40 pm
Section 102	lower level	south	139		3:30 pm
Section 103	lower level	south	111		3:20 pm
Section 104	lower level	south	101		3:00 pm
Section 105	lower level	south	63		2:30 pm
Section 106	lower level	south	34		at kickoff
Section 108	lower level	south	10		at kickoff
Section 109	lower level	west	21		at kickoff
Section 110	lower level	west	19		at kickoff
Section 111	lower level	west	8		at kickoff
Section 112	lower level	west	10		at kickoff
Section 113	lower level	west	4		at kickoff
Section 114	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 115	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 116	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 117	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 118	lower level	north	2		at kickoff
Section 120	lower level	north	37		1:10 pm
Section 121	lower level	north	74		1:30 pm
Section 122	lower level	north	104		2:10 pm
Section 123	lower level	north	124		3:00 pm
Section 124	lower level	north	138		3:10 pm
Section 125	lower level	north	146		3:20 pm
Section 126	lower level	north	156		3:30 pm
Section 128	lower level	north	160		3:30 pm	yes
Section 129	lower level	east	158		3:30 pm	yes
Section 130	lower level	east	155		3:30 pm	yes
Section 131	lower level	east	152		3:10 pm	yes
Section 132	lower level	east	141		3:10 pm	yes
Section 133	lower level	east	142		3:10 pm	yes
Section 134	lower level	east	137		3:00 pm	yes
Section 135	lower level	east	147		3:20 pm	yes
Section 136	lower level	east	155		3:30 pm	yes
Section 137	lower level	east	159		3:30 pm	yes
Section 138	lower level	south	159		3:30 pm	yes
Section 139	lower level	south	170		3:40 pm
Section 140	lower level	south	108		3:50 pm
Section 201	upper level	south	204		not during the game
Section 202	upper level	south	204		not during the game
Section 203	upper level	south	193		not during the game
Section 204	upper level	south	182		not during the game
Section 205	upper level	south	171		4:00 pm
Section 206	upper level	south	121		2:40 pm
Section 207	upper level	south	50		2:00 pm
Section 208	upper level	south	94		2:10 pm
Section 209	upper level	west	35		1:00 pm
Section 210	upper level	west	20		at kickoff
Section 211	upper level	west	18		at kickoff
Section 212	upper level	west	5		at kickoff
Section 213	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 214	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 215	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 216	upper level	west	4		at kickoff
Section 217	upper level	west	6		at kickoff
Section 218	upper level	north	11		at kickoff
Section 219	upper level	north	77		2:00 pm
Section 220	upper level	north	116		2:30 pm
Section 221	upper level	north	142		2:50 pm
Section 222	upper level	north	157		3:10 pm
Section 223	upper level	north	167		3:20 pm
Section 224	upper level	north	175		3:20 pm
Section 225	upper level	north	184		3:30 pm
Section 226	upper level	north	195		3:40 pm
Section 227	upper level	north	207		4:00 pm	yes
Section 228	upper level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 229	upper level	east	218		not during the game	yes
Section 230	upper level	east	216		not during the game	yes
Section 231	upper level	east	216		not during the game	yes
Section 232	upper level	east	215		not during the game	yes
Section 233	upper level	east	212		not during the game	yes
Section 234	upper level	east	212		not during the game	yes
Section 235	upper level	east	208		not during the game	yes
Section 236	upper level	east	209		4:00 pm	yes
Section 237	upper level	east	216		not during the game	yes
Section 238	upper level	south	218		not during the game	yes
Section 239	upper level	south	219		not during the game	yes
Section 240	upper level	south	188		not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 59°F (range 53-66°F), feels like 55°F, wind 4 mph, rain in 11% of game hours, clear skies in 48%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 4:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
11:30 am	Parking lots open (Lot 2 / El Camino Grove opens at 6 am)
2:30 pm	Gates open
4:30 pm	Kickoff
4:50 pm	Sunset
~8:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot and gate times from gostanford.com.

Sun at kickoff: 3.2° high, bearing 240.0°. Sunset during the game at about 4:50 pm. Sunniest: 232, 233, 240, 238, 234, 231. Shadiest: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. By level and side: upper level, east side 1 min, lower level, south end 0 min, lower level, west side 0 min, lower level, north end 0 min, lower level, east side 0 min, upper level, south end 0 min, upper level, west side 0 min, upper level, north end 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 102	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 103	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 104	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 105	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 109	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 110	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 111	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 112	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 113	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 114	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 115	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 116	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 117	lower level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 118	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 120	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 121	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 122	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 123	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 124	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 125	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 126	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 128	lower level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 129	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 130	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 131	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 132	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 133	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 134	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 135	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 136	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 137	lower level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 138	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 139	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 140	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 201	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 202	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 203	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 204	upper level	south	1		at kickoff
Section 205	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 206	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 207	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 208	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 209	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 210	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 211	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 212	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 213	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 214	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 215	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 216	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 217	upper level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 218	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 219	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 220	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 221	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 222	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 223	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 224	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 225	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 226	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 227	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 228	upper level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 229	upper level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 230	upper level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 231	upper level	east	1		at kickoff
Section 232	upper level	east	3		at kickoff
Section 233	upper level	east	2		at kickoff
Section 234	upper level	east	1		at kickoff
Section 235	upper level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 236	upper level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 237	upper level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 238	upper level	south	1		at kickoff
Section 239	upper level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 240	upper level	south	1		at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 54°F (range 48-60°F), feels like 51°F, wind 4 mph, rain in 10% of game hours, clear skies in 44%.

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