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Colorado State

WAC · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
0–12
0.000 Win %
Conference
8th
0–8 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 14–30
4Week 4 · Sep 22Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–4L 0–42
5Week 5 · Sep 29West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 3–49
6Week 6 · Oct 6Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 14–28
7Week 7 · Oct 13Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–4L 27–37
8Week 8 · Oct 20Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–2–1L 13–24
9Week 9 · Oct 27UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10L 29–35
10Week 10 · Nov 3Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3L 21–55
11Week 11 · Nov 10BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 14–63
12Week 12 · Nov 17New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7–1L 16–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–2L 7–52
14Week 14 · Dec 1Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–2L 6–59

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
7.600
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-51
-51+0
  • Utah -2
  • BYU -2
  • Arizona State -2
  • Hawai'i -2
  • West Virginia -3
  • Wyoming -3
  • Tennessee -4
  • Mississippi State -4
  • San Diego State -5
  • Air Force -7
  • New Mexico -7
  • UTEP -10

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 #131Better than 5%
Win % Place 135thBetter than 2%

0.000 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#131Regular Season Final#131Post-Season W1#131Post-Season W2#131Post-Season W3#131Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
-42
-46
-14
-10
-11
-6
-34
-49
-12
-45
-53

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

Final Rank by Season
#771976#231977#851978#921979#611980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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