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Eastern Michigan

MAC · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
0–11
0.000 Win %
Conference
10th
0–9 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
49
1975–2026
All-Time Record
177–362–7
0.331 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#17
1987
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15AKRONUnranked—L 7–14
4Week 4 · Sep 22Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7L 7–28
5Week 5 · Sep 29Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–2–1L 12–18
6Week 6 · Oct 6Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 14–63
7Week 7 · Oct 13Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–3L 7–42
8Week 8 · Oct 20Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC5–6L 7–29
9Week 9 · Oct 27Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC3–8L 7–30
10Week 10 · Nov 3Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7L 13–35
11Week 11 · Nov 10Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC4–7L 7–13
12Week 12 · Nov 17Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–5–1L 0–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5L 7–38

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
9.528
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-54
-54+0
  • Miami (OH) -2
  • Toledo -3
  • Central Michigan -4
  • Bowling Green -5
  • Western Michigan -5
  • Ohio -6
  • Illinois State -7
  • Ball State -7
  • Kent State -7
  • Northern Illinois -8

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 #137Better than 1%
Win % Place 135thBetter than 2%

0.000 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#137Regular Season Final#137Post-Season W1#137Post-Season W2#137Post-Season W3#137Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-21
-6
-49
-35
-22
-23
-22
-6
-28
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#1281976#431977#1231978#1301979#1371980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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