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Oregon

PAC · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
9th
1–6 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
655–473–34
0.578 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2012
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 25
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 16–23
3Week 3 · Sep 15Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B88–4L 10–19
4Week 4 · Sep 22Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 34–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–2L 3–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–2L 0–24
8Week 8 · Oct 20Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5L 14–18
9Week 9 · Oct 27Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 10–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3UCLAH2HPAC7–4–1L 11–28
11Week 11 · Nov 10Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC8–3–1L 7–39
12Week 12 · Nov 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–7L 3–42
13Week 13 · Nov 24Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 47–17

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
6.086
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-34
-40+6
  • Pacific +5
  • Oregon State +1
  • Washington -2
  • Arizona State -2
  • Washington State -3
  • Kansas -4
  • UCLA -4
  • Arizona -5
  • Fresno State -6
  • Air Force -7
  • Stanford -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 #119Better than 14%
Win % Place 121stBetter than 12%

0.182 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#117Regular Season Final#117Post-Season W1#117Post-Season W2#117Post-Season W3#119Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-9
+34
-14
-24
-4
-10
-17
-32
-39
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#1021976#1251977#1181978#711979#321980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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