Drake
MVC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 14 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Drake head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 | NORTHERN IOWA | Unranked | — | W 39–30 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | W 17–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | W 21–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–9 | W 18–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 2–8 | W 18–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–6–1 | W 24–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | W 21–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 6–5 | L 6–59 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | W 22–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–7 | W 13–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | Unranked | — | W 53–0 |
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).
- West Texas A&M +7
- Southern Illinois +7
- Indiana State +5
- Wichita State +4
- Illinois State +3
- Kansas State +2
- Long Beach State +2
- Tulsa -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.909 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.