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Kent State

MAC · 1981 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
7th
3–6 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5L 17–20
4Week 4 · Sep 22AKRONUnranked—W 17–6
5Week 5 · Sep 29Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–5–1L 19–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–2–1L 13–20
7Week 7 · Oct 13Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC3–8W 31–10
8Week 8 · Oct 20Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 17–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 3–24
10Week 10 · Nov 3Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–5–1L 7–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC0–11W 13–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–3L 0–17
13Week 13 · Nov 24Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC5–6L 7–20

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
5.004
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-30+7
  • Ball State +4
  • Northern Illinois +3
  • Eastern Michigan 0
  • Miami (OH) -2
  • Toledo -3
  • Central Michigan -4
  • Western Michigan -5
  • Iowa State -5
  • Bowling Green -5
  • Ohio -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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.364 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#105Regular Season Final#105Post-Season W1#104Post-Season W2#105Post-Season W3#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+11
-9
-7
+21
+10
-21
-6
+6
-17
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#361976#621977#1041978#1381979#1181980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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