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1981 Stanford Cardinals football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1981
teamStanford Cardinals
sportfootball
conferencePacific-10 Conference
short_confPac-10
record4–7
conf_record4–4
head_coachPaul Wiggin
hc_year2nd
off_coachJim Fassel
oc_year1st
off_schemeWest Coast
def_coachJack Harbaugh
dc_year2nd
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadiumStanford Stadium
next[1982](1982-stanford-cardinal-football-team)

The 1981 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Wiggin, the Cardinal had an overall record of 4–7 (4–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Ranked in the preseason top twenty, Stanford opened with four losses and dropped six of its first seven games to incur their first losing season since 1963.

From 1972 until November 17, 1981, Stanford's official nickname was Cardinals, in reference to one of the school colors, not the bird.{{cite web | access-date =January 21, 2013}} After 1981, it became the singular Cardinal.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Purdue

;First quarter

  • STAN – , (''Drive: ; '''Stanford 7–0''''')
  • PUR – , (''Drive: ; '''Stanford 7–6''''')
  • PUR – , (''Drive: ; '''Purdue 13–7''''') ;Second quarter
  • STAN – , (''Drive: ; '''Purdue 13–10''''')
  • PUR – , (''Drive: ; '''Purdue 20–10''''')
  • STAN – , (''Drive: ; '''Purdue 20–13''''') ;Third quarter
  • STAN – , (''Drive: ; '''Purdue 20–19''''') ;Fourth quarter
  • PUR – , (''Drive: ; '''Purdue 27–19''''')
StatisticsStanford Cardinalyear=1981}}"STANPurdue Boilermakersyear=1981}}"PUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford Cardinalyear=1981}}"**Stanford**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Purdue Boilermakersyear=1981}}"**Purdue**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. San Jose State

vs. No. 8 Ohio State

;First quarter

  • STAN – , 1:54 (STAN 3-0) ;Second quarter
  • OHIO ST – , 11:26 (OHIO ST 7-3)
  • STAN – , 7:19 (OHIO ST 7-6)
  • OHIO ST – , 4:14 (OHIO ST 10-6)
  • OHIO ST – , 0:27 (OHIO ST 17-6) ;Third quarter
  • OHIO ST – , 2:13 (OHIO ST 24-6) ;Fourth quarter
  • STAN – , 13:15 (OHIO ST 24-12)
  • STAN – , 9:00 (OHIO ST 24-19)
StatisticsOhio State Buckeyesyear=1981}}"OHIO STStanford Cardinalyear=1981}}"STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ohio State Buckeyesyear=1981}}"**Ohio State**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Cardinalyear=1981}}"**Stanford**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Arizona

No. 17 UCLA

at No. 7 Southern California

No. 17 Arizona State

at No. 18 Washington

at Oregon State

Oregon

California

Roster

  • Jim Fassel – Offensive Coordinator
  • Jim Anderson – Running back
  • Dick James – Offensive line
  • Dave Ottmar – Tight end
  • Jack Harbaugh – Defensive Coordinator
  • Larry Mac Duff – Defensive line
  • Ray Handley – Outside linebacker
  • Chuck Detwiler – Defensive back

Rankings

AP poll

WeekRanking
pre18
September 7, 198119
September 14, 1981NR
September 21, 1981NR
September 28, 1981NR
October 5, 1981NR
October 12, 1981NR
October 19, 1981NR
October 26, 1981NR
November 2, 1981NR
November 9, 1981NR
November 16, 1981NR
November 23, 1981NR
November 30, 1981NR
January 3, 1982NR

Coaches' poll

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

Statistics

Team

Team statisticsStanfordOpponents
**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 play
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

References

  1. (September 13, 1981). "Smith's 3 TDs lead Purdue win". The Kokomo Tribune.
  2. (September 20, 1981). "Willhite leads San Jose State upset of Stanford, 28–6". The Tampa Tribune-Times.
  3. (September 27, 1981). "Ohio State, Schlichter beat Stanford, Elway". Chicago Tribune.
  4. (October 4, 1981). "Holland runs, passes Wildcats over Cardinals 17–13". The Sacramento Bee.
  5. (October 11, 1981). "Stanford outlasts UCLA 26–23 in Pac-10 action". The Idaho Statesman.
  6. (October 18, 1981). "USC guns down Stanford, 25–17". Mount Vernon Argus.
  7. (October 25, 1981). "Arizona State shells Stanford, 62–36". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
  8. (November 1, 1981). "Huskies stamp Stanford 42–31". The Sunday Oregonian.
  9. (November 8, 1981). "Remarkable Nelson rips OSU". The Sunday Oregonian.
  10. (November 15, 1981). "Stanford dumps hapless Oregon". The Modesto Bee.
  11. (November 22, 1981). "Nelson, Stanford have a really big game". The Los Angeles Times.
  12. "1981 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  13. (November 7, 1981). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
  14. (November 14, 1981). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
  15. (May 2022)
  16. http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt {{Bare URL plain text. (March 2022)
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