California
PAC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 28–29 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 13–27 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | W 14–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 9–3 | L 24–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 10–2 | L 26–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–2 | L 17–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 7–4–1 | L 6–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 1–10 | W 45–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  USCH2H | PAC | 9–3 | L 3–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 8–3–1 | L 0–19 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | L 21–42 |
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).
- Arizona +6
- Oregon State +1
- Georgia -2
- Washington -2
- Arizona State -2
- San José State -3
- USC -3
- Washington State -3
- UCLA -4
- Texas A&M -5
- Stanford -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 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.