Fresno State
PCAA · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 13 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Fresno State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 23–16 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 1–10 | L 28–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | MONTANA STATE | Unranked | — | L 26–30 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 9–3 | L 33–65 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND PCAA | 3–8 | L 10–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | L 18–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 30–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–5–1 | L 0–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  UNLVH2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 42–26 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 2–8 | W 31–30 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 23–17 |
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).
- UNLV +6
- Arizona +6
- Pacific +5
- Oregon +2
- Long Beach State +2
- San José State -3
- Southern Illinois -4
- Utah State -5
- CAL State Fullerton -8
- Oregon State -10
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 % · 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.