New Mexico State
MVC · 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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 14–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND SLC | 6–5 | L 13–26 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | L 6–41 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–6–1 | L 20–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | L 16–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–7 | W 20–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7–1 | L 13–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | W 31–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 6–5 | L 0–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | L 15–23 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | L 9–45 |
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).
- Illinois State +3
- UTEP +1
- Southern Illinois -4
- West Texas A&M -4
- Texas Arlington -5
- Indiana State -5
- Tulsa -5
- Wichita State -6
- New Mexico -7
- North Texas -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 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.