Columbia
IVY · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 15 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 23 seasons · 13 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Columbia head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | L 6–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | LAFAYETTE | Unranked | — | L 13–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 1–9 | W 20–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | L 14–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND IVY | 9–1 | L 17–48 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | L 3–41 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 7–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 6–4 | L 7–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | L 9–15 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | L 20–23 |
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).
- Pennsylvania +1
- Yale -1
- Colgate -3
- Harvard -4
- Princeton -4
- Dartmouth -4
- Holy Cross -5
- Cornell -7
- Brown -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.100 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.