Auburn
SEC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–2 | W 24–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | L 21–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 7–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–3 | L 3–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 3–7–1 | W 19–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 31–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 17–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 14–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 20–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 13–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 17–28 |
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).
- Florida +7
- LSU +3
- TCU +2
- North Texas +2
- Georgia Tech +1
- Georgia -2
- Alabama -2
- Nebraska -3
- Tennessee -4
- Mississippi State -4
- Wake Forest -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change -1
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.