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FBSI · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
67
1960–2026
All-Time Record
379–366–8
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1963
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–4L 3–20
3Week 3 · Sep 15Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 5–10
4Week 4 · Sep 22Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC4–6–1L 3–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 28–15
6Week 6 · Oct 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 13–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI9–2–1L 0–10
9Week 9 · Oct 27Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–4L 9–28
10Week 10 · Nov 3Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC4–7L 0–26
11Week 11 · Nov 10Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–38
12Week 12 · Nov 17Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–24

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
7.246
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-47
-48+1
  • Georgia Tech +1
  • Southern Miss -2
  • Mississippi State -4
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Tennessee -4
  • Florida State -5
  • Cincinnati -5
  • Tulane -5
  • Ole Miss -6
  • Louisville -6
  • Vanderbilt -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 #129Better than 7%
Win % Place 130thBetter than 6%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#129Regular Season Final#129Post-Season W1#129Post-Season W2#129Post-Season W3#129Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-5
-4
+13
-4
-7
-10
-19
-26
-31
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#531976#581977#891978#981979#1301980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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