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Long Beach State

PCAA · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8
0.200 Win %
Conference
5th
1–4 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
23
1969–1991
All-Time Record
129–126–2
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#26
1975
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 8–31
3Week 3 · Sep 15Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC3–8W 17–7
4Week 4 · Sep 22Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 13–35
5Week 5 · Sep 29UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6L 31–32
6Week 6 · Oct 6Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC10–1L 7–18
8Week 8 · Oct 20Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 10–17
9Week 9 · Oct 27CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 10–9
11Week 11 · Nov 10Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–5–1L 2–28
12Week 12 · Nov 17Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 30–31
13Week 13 · Nov 24San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA9–3L 22–24

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
6.080
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-35+6
  • Northern Illinois +3
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • Drake -1
  • BYU -2
  • San José State -3
  • Utah State -5
  • Louisville -6
  • UNLV -6
  • Pacific -6
  • Fresno State -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 #118Better than 15%
Win % Place 120thBetter than 13%

0.200 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#119Regular Season Final#118Post-Season W1#119Post-Season W2#119Post-Season W3#118Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
+10
-22
-1
-11
-7
+1
-26
-1
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#431976#971977#1011978#571979#301980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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