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WAC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 2–8 | W 31–8 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 45–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 65–8 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 41–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–5–1 | W 32–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  UNLVH2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | L 41–45 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 27–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | L 20–33 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7–1 | W 31–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 0–12 | W 63–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 9–2 | W 13–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–2–1 | W 56–28 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 8–3–1 | W 38–36 |
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).
- Hawai'i +9
- Utah +8
- Washington State +8
- San Diego State +6
- Utah State +5
- Air Force +4
- New Mexico +4
- Colorado +3
- Long Beach State +2
- UTEP +1
- Colorado State 0
- Wyoming -3
- UNLV -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.846 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.