Alabama
SEC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 3–7–1 | W 24–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | L 21–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 19–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 28–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | W 38–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | T 13–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | W 38–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 31–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | W 13–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 31–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 28–17 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1–1 | L 12–14 |
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).
- Penn State +10
- Tennessee +8
- Mississippi State +8
- Rutgers +5
- Auburn +5
- Vanderbilt +4
- Ole Miss +4
- LSU +3
- Kentucky +3
- Southern Miss 0
- Texas -1
- Georgia Tech -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.792 Win % · Change -2
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.