Cincinnati
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cincinnati head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | Unranked | — | L 13–19 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 0–52 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 7–38 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 10–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 5–6 | W 19–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 27–18 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | L 13–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 17–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 38–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 24–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 8–2–1 | L 3–7 |
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).
- Tulane +6
- Rutgers +5
- Ohio +5
- Louisville +5
- Richmond +4
- Memphis +1
- Pittsburgh -1
- Penn State -2
- Miami (OH) -2
- Temple -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 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.