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)
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

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

California at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total California 7 0 7 7 21 • Stanford 7 14 14 7 42 Date: Saturday, November 21 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game attendance: 84,563 Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Scoring summary 1 STAN Elway 1-yard run (Harmon kick) STAN 7-0 1 CAL Eddings 48-yard pass from Torchio (Cooper kick) Tied 7-7 2 STAN Nelson 2-yard run (Harmon kick) STAN 14-7 2 STAN Nelson 7-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick) STAN 21-7 3 STAN Hutchings 14-yard interception return (Harmon kick) STAN 28-7 3 CAL Tuggle 2-yard run (Cooper kick) STAN 28-14 3 STAN White 8-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick) STAN 35-14 4 CAL Wright 18-yard pass from Torchio (Cooper kick) STAN 35-21 4 STAN White 22-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick) STAN 42-21

Scoring summary
1		STAN	Elway 1-yard run (Harmon kick)	STAN 7-0
1		CAL	Eddings 48-yard pass from Torchio (Cooper kick)	Tied 7-7
2		STAN	Nelson 2-yard run (Harmon kick)	STAN 14-7
2		STAN	Nelson 7-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick)	STAN 21-7
3		STAN	Hutchings 14-yard interception return (Harmon kick)	STAN 28-7
3		CAL	Tuggle 2-yard run (Cooper kick)	STAN 28-14
3		STAN	White 8-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick)	STAN 35-14
4		CAL	Wright 18-yard pass from Torchio (Cooper kick)	STAN 35-21
4		STAN	White 22-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick)	STAN 42-21

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. After 1981 the team was referred to as the singular Cardinal.

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