Rutgers
FBSI · 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 · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 29–27 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | W 13–5 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 1–10 | W 3–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 0–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | W 31–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | W 17–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | L 12–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 9–2–1 | L 7–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 3–47 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 3–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 21–27 |
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).
- Colgate +7
- Syracuse +4
- Cornell +3
- Army +3
- Virginia +1
- Pittsburgh -1
- Alabama -2
- West Virginia -3
- Cincinnati -5
- Temple -5
- Boston College -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change -1
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.