A former Stanford football player has donated a record $50 million to the program, the school announced Wednesday.

The donation from Bradford M. Freeman is the largest individual gift in Cardinal football history, outside of facilities.

It is a massive windfall for Stanford general manager Andrew Luck and new athletic director John Donahoe as they attempt to resurrect the moribund program. The Cardinal have finished 3-9 in each of the past four seasons.

"With Brad's incredible gift, we are positioned to win on the field and build a bridge to a sustainable future for Stanford football," Luck said in a statement. "The ability to support our players through new scholarships and institutional NIL will reinforce Stanford as the preeminent place in the country to be a football scholar-athlete

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