Oregon State
PAC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Oregon State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 31–28 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 3–7–1 | L 24–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 6–5 | L 12–42 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 22–56 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 8–3–1 | L 0–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 10–2 | L 17–56 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | L 3–42 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | L 3–45 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | L 9–63 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | L 7–40 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | L 17–47 |
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).
- Fresno State +5
- Washington -2
- USC -3
- Washington State -3
- Oklahoma -4
- Minnesota -5
- Arizona -5
- LSU -7
- Stanford -7
- California -9
- Oregon -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.091 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.