Louisville
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 20 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Louisville head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 0–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 9–3 | W 31–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 2–8 | W 35–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 3–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND SOCON | 2–9 | W 36–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 14–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 | TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | L 30–42 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | L 11–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 7–40 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 0–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | W 13–10 |
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).
- Toledo +9
- Southern Miss +9
- Long Beach State +2
- Marshall +2
- Memphis +1
- Missouri -4
- Florida State -5
- Oklahoma State -5
- Cincinnati -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.
0.455 Win % · No change
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.