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Mcneese State

SLC · 1981 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
1st
3–1 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
7
1975–1981
All-Time Record
57–21–2
0.725 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC7–4W 27–12
3Week 3 · Sep 15Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7L 21–24
4Week 4 · Sep 22NICHOLLS STATEUnranked—W 59–9
6Week 6 · Oct 6West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC7–4L 24–31
7Week 7 · Oct 13NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 42–21
8Week 8 · Oct 20UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 41–25
9Week 9 · Oct 27Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC6–5W 21–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC4–6–1T 20–20
11Week 11 · Nov 10Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC4–6–1W 27–20
12Week 12 · Nov 17Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC6–5L 20–21
13Week 13 · Nov 24Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC1–9–1W 14–7

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
2.501
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-16+23
  • Southern Illinois +7
  • Arkansas State +6
  • UL Monroe +5
  • Louisiana Tech +4
  • Louisiana +1
  • Lamar 0
  • West Texas A&M -4
  • Texas Arlington -5
  • Ball State -7

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 #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.682 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+15
-3
+50
-7
+21
+16
+14
0
+7
-1
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#191976#801977#531978#121979#191980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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