Arizona State
PAC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–2–1 | W 52–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–6–1 | W 33–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 8–3–1 | L 21–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 10–2 | W 26–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 24–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 45–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 62–36 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 9–3 | W 31–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 7–4–1 | L 24–34 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 0–12 | W 52–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 24–13 |
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).
- Washington +10
- San José State +9
- Utah +8
- Arizona +6
- Wichita State +4
- Stanford +4
- Oregon +2
- California +2
- Colorado State 0
- Washington State -3
- UCLA -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 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.