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App State

SOCON · 1981 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
7th
1–5 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
23
1972–2026
All-Time Record
157–105–5
0.597 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2019
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 10 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 10 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare App State head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8LENOIR-RHYNEUnranked—W 48–9
3Week 3 · Sep 15JAMES MADISONUnranked—W 45–0
4Week 4 · Sep 22Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1W 31–14
5Week 5 · Sep 29Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1L 20–34
6Week 6 · Oct 6Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–7L 14–15
7Week 7 · Oct 13Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 18–22
8Week 8 · Oct 20Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1T 14–14
9Week 9 · Oct 27Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 12–34
11Week 11 · Nov 10Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–9L 10–17
12Week 12 · Nov 17East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 14–21
13Week 13 · Nov 24Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–7L 10–21

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.604
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-38+7
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +7
  • Virginia Military Institute 0
  • Citadel -3
  • Furman -3
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • East Tennessee State -5
  • Wake Forest -7
  • Western Carolina -7
  • Marshall -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #114Better than 18%
Win % Place 107thBetter than 23%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#114Regular Season Final#114Post-Season W1#114Post-Season W2#114Post-Season W3#114Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
+45
+17
-14
-1
-4
0
-22
-7
-7
-11

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#601976#1361977#601978#1051979#601980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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