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Indiana State

MVC · 1981 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
7
1975–1981
All-Time Record
33–40–1
0.453 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#49
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 8–38
3Week 3 · Sep 15Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC10–1L 14–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 41–6
5Week 5 · Sep 29Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–6–1T 14–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 31–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 19–20
9Week 9 · Oct 27Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7W 34–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC7–4L 3–17
11Week 11 · Nov 10West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC7–4L 14–17
12Week 12 · Nov 17EASTERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 27–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 42–0

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.727
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-20+12
  • Ball State +4
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Illinois State +3
  • Marshall +2
  • Wichita State 0
  • Drake -1
  • Southern Illinois -4
  • West Texas A&M -4
  • Tulsa -5
  • UL Monroe -6

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 #79Better than 43%
Win % Place 69thBetter than 50%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80Regular Season Final#80Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#79Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-30
-3
+35
0
+24
-1
+20
-14
-3
+13
+42

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

Final Rank by Season
#1181976#1191977#1171978#491979#761980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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