1981 Stanford Cardinals football team

1981 Stanford Cardinals football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1981 record 4–7 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach Paul Wiggin (2nd year)
Home stadium Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
1981 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Washington $ 6 2 0     10 2 0
#16 Arizona State 5 2 0     9 2 0
#14 USC 5 2 0     9 3 0
Washington State 5 2 1     8 3 1
UCLA 5 2 1     7 4 1
Arizona 4 4 0     6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0     4 7 0
California 2 6 0     2 9 0
Oregon 1 6 0     2 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. From 1972 until November 17, 1981, Stanford’s official nickname was Cardinals, in reference to one of the school colors, not the bird.[1] After 1981 the team was referred to as the singular Cardinal.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 12:20 p.m. at Purdue No. 19 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC L 19–27   62,778
September 19 1:00 p.m. San Jose State Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Rivalry) USA L 6–28   67,888
September 26 1:00 p.m. No. 8 Ohio State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ESPN L 19–24   76,102
October 3 7:00 p.m. at Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ USA L 13–17   41,110
October 10 1:00 p.m. No. 17 UCLA Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA USA W 26–23   70,103
October 17 1:00 p.m. at No. 7 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Rivalry) L 17–25   76,291
October 24 1:00 p.m. No. 17 Arizona State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 36–62   52,855
October 31 1:30 p.m. at No. 18 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 31–42   55,856
November 7 1:00 p.m. at Oregon State Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR W 63–9   22,000
November 14 1:00 p.m. Oregon Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA USA W 42–3   36,106
November 21 1:00 p.m. California Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (84th Big Game) USA W 42–21   84,536
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Game notes

California


California at Stanford
1 234Total
California 7 077 21
Stanford 7 14147 42

Rankings

AP poll

Week Ranking
pre 18
September 7, 1981 19
September 14, 1981 NR
September 21, 1981 NR
September 28, 1981 NR
October 5, 1981 NR
October 12, 1981 NR
October 19, 1981 NR
October 26, 1981 NR
November 2, 1981 NR
November 9, 1981 NR
November 16, 1981 NR
November 23, 1981 NR
November 30, 1981 NR
January 3, 1982 NR

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Coaches' poll

Week Ranking
September 14, 1981 NR
September 21, 1981 NR
September 28, 1981 NR
October 5, 1981 NR
October 12, 1981 NR
October 19, 1981 NR
October 26, 1981 NR
November 2, 1981 NR
November 9, 1981 NR
November 16, 1981 NR
November 23, 1981 NR
November 30, 1981 NR
January 3, 1982 NR

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References

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