Army
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 15 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Army head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 10–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–3–1 | L 7–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | W 23–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | W 27–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 0–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | W 34–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 6–41 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | L 3–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 13–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–48 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | T 3–3 |
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).
- Harvard +5
- Princeton +5
- Brown +3
- Navy 0
- Pittsburgh -1
- Virginia Military Institute -3
- Missouri -4
- Holy Cross -5
- Rutgers -6
- Boston College -6
- Air Force -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.318 Win % · Change 5
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.