Stanford
PAC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Stanford head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | L 19–27 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 9–3 | L 6–28 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 19–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | L 13–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 7–4–1 | W 26–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  USCH2H | PAC | 9–3 | L 17–25 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–2 | L 36–62 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 10–2 | L 31–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 1–10 | W 63–9 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 42–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 42–21 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- UCLA +7
- Oregon +2
- California +2
- Oregon State +1
- Arizona State -2
- Washington -2
- San José State -3
- Ohio State -3
- USC -3
- Arizona -5
- Purdue -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.