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Louisiana Tech

SLC · 1981 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
4th
2–2 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
46
1975–2026
All-Time Record
267–261–7
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC7–4L 10–17
3Week 3 · Sep 15East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 31–3
4Week 4 · Sep 22Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6L 21–28
5Week 5 · Sep 29Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–5L 7–43
6Week 6 · Oct 6UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 0–35
7Week 7 · Oct 13Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC6–5L 14–31
8Week 8 · Oct 20Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC4–6–1W 16–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 37–33
10Week 10 · Nov 3Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC1–9–1T 17–17
11Week 11 · Nov 10Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–3–1L 20–27
12Week 12 · Nov 17Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC6–5W 32–0

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
4.370
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-29+16
  • East Tennessee State +6
  • Arkansas State +6
  • Lamar +4
  • Louisiana 0
  • Mcneese State -3
  • West Texas A&M -4
  • Texas A&M -5
  • Texas Arlington -5
  • Baylor -6
  • 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 #95Better than 31%
Win % Place 90thBetter than 35%

0.409 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95Regular Season Final#95Post-Season W1#95Post-Season W2#95Post-Season W3#95Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+28
-7
-36
-35
-17
+9
+4
0
-7
+32

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

Final Rank by Season
#511976#91977#451978#1211979#901980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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