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Colgate

FBSI · 1981 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
76
1905–1981
All-Time Record
363–266–41
0.572 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1925
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colgate head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 5–13
4Week 4 · Sep 22LEHIGHUnranked—W 27–14
5Week 5 · Sep 29Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY3–7W 34–10
6Week 6 · Oct 6BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 21–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 0–31
8Week 8 · Oct 20LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 30–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 41–3
10Week 10 · Nov 3Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1L 24–47
11Week 11 · Nov 10BUCKNELLUnranked—W 24–6
12Week 12 · Nov 17Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 32–13

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.153
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-17+10
  • Holy Cross +6
  • Cornell +3
  • Columbia +1
  • Temple -5
  • Rutgers -6
  • Syracuse -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.700 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W1#62Post-Season W2#62Post-Season W3#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
+13
+24
+7
-31
+30
+38
-23
+18
+19

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#421976#321977#1321978#871979#831980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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