California at Stanford
Saturday, November 21, 1981. Stanford took the Axe from California Share
Stanford beat California 42–21. It was their 83rd meeting; after it, the series stood even at 28–28–5 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 65°F, low 52°FAttendance 84,536
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Stanford 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every California–Stanford gameOfficially, Stanford leads 65–51–11; as played, 54–45–6 in the 105 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.
| 2025 | Stanford 31, California 10 | |
| 2024 | California 24, Stanford 21 | |
| 2023 | California 27, Stanford 15 | |
| 2022 | California 27, Stanford 20 | |
| 2021 | California 41, Stanford 11 | |
| 2020 | Stanford 24, California 23 |
Around this game
California
- Next gameat ColoradoSept. 11, 1982
- SeasonCalifornia in 1981
- ProgramCalifornia history and records
Stanford
- Next gameat PurdueSept. 11, 1982
- SeasonStanford in 1981
- ProgramStanford history and records