Pittsburgh
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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 7–4 | W 26–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 38–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 42–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 17–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 42–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 23–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 29–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 47–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | W 48–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | W 35–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 14–48 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | W 24–20 |
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).
- Georgia +10
- West Virginia +9
- Illinois +7
- Cincinnati +6
- South Carolina +6
- Florida State +6
- Boston College +5
- Rutgers +5
- Temple +5
- Syracuse +4
- Army +3
- Penn State -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 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.