1981 Stanford Cardinals football team
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.
| 1981 Stanford Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 1981 record | 4–7 (4–4 Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Paul Wiggin (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jack Harbaugh (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dropping six of its first seven games, the 1981 team finished 4-7, Stanford’s first losing record since 1963.
Roster
- QB John Elway
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | 12:20 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 19 | ABC | L 19–27 | 62,778 | |
| September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State | USA | L 6–28 | 67,888 | ||
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 Ohio State |
| ESPN | L 19–24 | 76,102 | |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona | USA | L 13–17 | 41,110 | ||
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 UCLA |
| USA | W 26–23 | 70,103 | |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 7 USC | L 17–25 | 76,291 | |||
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Arizona State |
| L 36–62 | 52,855 | ||
| October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Washington | L 31–42 | 55,856 | |||
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State |
| W 63–9 | 22,000 | ||
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon |
| USA | W 42–3 | 36,106 | |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | California |
| USA | W 42–21 | 84,536 | |
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Game summaries
at Purdue
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–2 | 1970 | PUR, 26–14 |
San Jose State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 30–4–1 | 1980 | STAN, 35–21 |
Ohio State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–1 | 1971 | STAN, 27–17 |
Stanford Cardinals vs. Ohio State Buckeyes – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Buckeyes | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
- Date: September 26, 1981
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 76,102
- TV: ESPN
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at Arizona
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–0 | 1979 | STAN, 30–10 |
UCLA
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 21–27–3 | 1980 | UCLA, 35–21 |
at Southern California
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 17–38–3 | 1980 | USC, 34–9 |
Arizona State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–0 | 1979 | STAN, 28–21 |
at Washington
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 29–22–4 | 1980 | WASH, 27–24 |
at Oregon State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 32–14–2 | 1980 | STAN, 54–13 |
Oregon
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 29–15–1 | 1980 | STAN, 35–25 |
California
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 39–34–10 | 1980 | CAL, 28–23 |
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Rankings
AP poll
| Week | Ranking |
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| 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 |
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 |
Statistics
Team
| Team statistics | ||
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| Stanford | Opponents | |
| Scoring | ||
| Points Per Game | ||
| Points Off Turnovers | ||
| First Downs | ||
| Rushing | ||
| Passing | ||
| Penalty | ||
| Rushing Yardage | ||
| Yards gained rushing | ||
| Yards lost rushing | ||
| Rushing Attempts | ||
| Average Per Rush | ||
| Average Per Game | ||
| TDs Rushing | ||
| Passing Yardage | ||
| Comp-Att-Int | ||
| Average Per Pass | ||
| Average Per Catch | ||
| Average Per Game | ||
| TDs Passing | ||
| Total Offense | ||
| Total Plays | ||
| Average Per Play | ||
| Average Per Game | ||
| Kick Returns: #-Yards | ||
| Punt Returns: #-Yards | ||
| INT Returns: #-Yards | ||
| Kick Return Average | ||
| Punt Return Average | ||
| INT Return Average | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | ||
| Penalties-Yards | ||
| Average Per Game | ||
| Punts-Yards | ||
| Average Per Punt | ||
| Net punt average | ||
| Kickoffs-Yards | ||
| Average Per Kick | ||
| Net kick average | ||
| Time of Possession/Game | ||
| 3rd-Down Conversions | ||
| 3rd-Down Pct | ||
| 4th-Down Conversions | ||
| 4th-Down Pct | ||
| Sacks By-Yards | ||
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Touchdowns Scored | ||
| Field Goals-Attempts | ||
| On-Side Kicks | ||
| Red-Zone Scores | ||
| Red-Zone Touchdowns | ||
| PAT-Attempts | ||
| Attendance | ||
| Games/Avg Per Game | ||
All opponents
Pac-10 opponents
Non-conference opponents
References
- "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1981–1985". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1981
- http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
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