Colorado

B8 · 1981 Season · Final

Season

Failing −

Record

3–8

0.273 Win %

Conference

7th

2–5 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

684–531–35

0.561 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1990

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1981 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 15	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	1–9–1	W 45–27
4	Week 4 · Sep 22	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	8–3–1	L 10–14
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	BYU H2H	IND WAC	11–2	L 20–41
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	UCLA H2H	PAC	7–4–1	L 7–27
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	IND B8	9–3	L 0–59
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H	IND B8	7–5	W 11–10
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H	IND B8	5–5–1	L 10–17
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	7–4–1	L 0–49
11	Week 11 · Nov 10	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	8–4	L 14–30
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Kansas (KANSAS)H2H	IND B8	8–4	L 0–27
13	Week 13 · Nov 24	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H	IND B8	2–9	W 24–21

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

5.087

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-19

-29+10

Oklahoma State +7
Kansas State +2
Texas Tech +1
BYU -2
Washington State -3
Nebraska -3
UCLA -4
Oklahoma -4
Missouri -4
Kansas -4
Iowa State -5

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 #108Better than 22%

Win % Place 113thBetter than 18%

0.273 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+18

-4

-21

-20

-59

-7

-49

-16

-27

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.