Baylor
SWC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Lamar (LAMAR)H2H | IND SLC | 4–6–1 | L 17–18 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 5–5–1 | W 38–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND SLC | 4–6–1 | W 28–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9–1 | W 28–15 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4–1 | L 3–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 20–37 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 19–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–2 | W 34–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 39–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 14–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1–1 | L 12–34 |
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 A&M +7
- Bowling Green +5
- Louisiana Tech +4
- TCU +2
- Texas Tech +1
- SMU -1
- Texas -1
- Houston -4
- Arkansas -4
- Lamar -6
- Rice -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.