Iowa State
B8 · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 8 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | W 17–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | W 23–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 4–7 | W 28–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | T 7–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 31–52 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | W 34–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 17–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–9 | L 7–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 11–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–3 | L 7–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | L 7–27 |
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).
- Iowa +8
- Missouri +8
- West Texas A&M +7
- Kent State +4
- Colorado +3
- Oklahoma 0
- Nebraska -3
- Kansas -4
- San Diego State -5
- Oklahoma State -5
- Kansas State -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change -3
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.