Miami
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Miami head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 21–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4–1 | W 12–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1–1 | L 7–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 48–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 10–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 31–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 17–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 27–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 21–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 14–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 37–15 |
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).
- Penn State +10
- Florida +7
- Houston +7
- Virginia Tech +7
- Florida State +6
- East Carolina +5
- Notre Dame +5
- Vanderbilt +4
- NC State +4
- Texas -1
- Mississippi State -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 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.