Stanford fined $50K for violating the ACC event security policy

Stanford was fined $50,000 for violating the ACC's event security policy following Saturday night's 20-13 victory over Florida State.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

Oct 19, 2025, 7:34 PM

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Stanford was fined $50,000 for violating the Atlantic Coast Conference’s event security policy following Saturday night’s 20-13 victory over Florida State, the conference announced Sunday.

According to the ACC, the violation occurred “when fans entered the field of play after the conclusion of the contest.” Florida State personnel and the officiating crew were attempting to exit the field while the Cardinal and some of their fans were celebrating the victory.

Press release I was not expecting today: Stanford fined $50K by the ACC for fans coming on to the field after beating FSU.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 19, 2025

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“The conference’s event security policy is designed to protect the safety and well-being of all student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans,” the ACC said in its news release.

The $50,000 fine is for Stanford’s first offense of the policy during a two-year rolling period that applies to football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. A second offense would draw a $100,000 fine and a third occurrence (and further ones) would be cause for a $200,000 fine.

Proceeds under the policy go to the Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Fund, which benefits ACC student-athletes pursuing graduate degrees.

Florida State (3-4, 0-4) lost its ninth straight ACC contest. Stanford (3-4, 2-2) is in its second season in the ACC.

–Field Level Media

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