East Carolina
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 17 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare East Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–7 | W 42–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 10–2 | L 0–56 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | L 10–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 9–3 | W 28–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | L 14–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 17–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND SLC | 1–9–1 | W 35–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | L 6–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 3–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–5 | W 66–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 21–31 |
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).
- Toledo +9
- East Tennessee State +6
- Western Carolina +4
- Richmond +4
- Louisiana +1
- North Carolina -2
- Miami -2
- West Virginia -3
- Duke -5
- William & Mary -6
- NC State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.