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Arkansas State

SLC · 1981 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–2 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
45
1974–2026
All-Time Record
232–287–2
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1975
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 8 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 35–13
4Week 4 · Sep 22Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 20–24
5Week 5 · Sep 29Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4W 26–23
6Week 6 · Oct 6Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B88–4L 16–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC1–9–1W 14–3
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1L 2–3
9Week 9 · Oct 27Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–3–1L 7–21
10Week 10 · Nov 3Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC6–5W 10–7
11Week 11 · Nov 10Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC4–6–1W 16–9
12Week 12 · Nov 17Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC4–6–1L 0–32
13Week 13 · Nov 24Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5W 31–7

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
3.003
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-23+29
  • Central Michigan +7
  • Texas Arlington +6
  • Tulsa +6
  • UL Monroe +5
  • Lamar +4
  • Louisiana +1
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -3
  • Mcneese State -3
  • Kansas -4
  • Louisiana Tech -6
  • Richmond -7

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 #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#55Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#56Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
-4
+3
-1
+11
-1
-14
+3
+7
-32
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#721976#591977#391978#1021979#1311980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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