Navy
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Navy head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–3–1 | W 17–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | EASTERN KENTUCKY | Unranked | — | W 24–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 16–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND IVY | 9–1 | L 19–23 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 30–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 25–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 0–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 35–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 20–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | T 3–3 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 28–31 |
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).
- Citadel +7
- Boston College +5
- William & Mary +5
- Air Force +4
- Syracuse +4
- Georgia Tech +1
- Army 0
- Yale -1
- Michigan -3
- Ohio State -3
- Notre Dame -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.625 Win % · Change -5
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.