Arkansas
SWC · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 6–5 | W 14–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 38–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 4–6–1 | W 27–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–2 | L 24–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9–1 | W 26–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1–1 | W 42–11 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4–1 | L 17–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 41–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 41–39 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 10–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 18–32 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 10–2 | L 27–31 |
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).
- Texas +10
- Texas A&M +7
- Tulsa +6
- Baylor +5
- Ole Miss +4
- Rice +4
- Texas Tech +1
- Northwestern 0
- SMU -1
- North Carolina -2
- Houston -4
- TCU -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 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.