Dartmouth
IVY · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 25 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 9 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Dartmouth head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | W 32–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | MASSACHUSETTS | Unranked | — | L 8–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 0–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 7–12 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | W 24–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | W 42–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND IVY | 9–1 | L 3–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 1–9 | W 21–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | W 38–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 1–9 | W 33–13 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Princeton +5
- Harvard +5
- Cornell +3
- Brown +3
- Columbia +1
- Pennsylvania +1
- Yale -1
- Holy Cross -5
- William & Mary -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 Win % · Change 1
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.