Boston College
FBSI · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 13–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 10–2 | L 14–56 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 10–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 7–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | L 10–25 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | W 41–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 24–29 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 | MASSACHUSETTS | Unranked | — | W 52–22 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 17–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 28–24 |
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
- Holy Cross +6
- Rutgers +5
- Army +3
- Pittsburgh -1
- North Carolina -2
- Penn State -2
- West Virginia -3
- Navy -4
- Syracuse -6
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 % · 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.