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. After 1981 the team was referred to as the singular Cardinal.
Dropping six of its first seven games, the 1981 team finished 4-7, Stanford’s first losing record since 1963.

Roster

Game summaries

at Purdue

San Jose State

Ohio State

at Arizona

UCLA

at Southern California

Arizona State

at Washington

at Oregon State

Oregon

California

AP poll

Coaches' poll

Statistics

Team

All opponents
Pac-10 opponents
Non-conference opponents