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San Diego State

WAC · 1981 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC0–12W 30–14
5Week 5 · Sep 29Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–5W 23–16
6Week 6 · Oct 6New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7–1W 17–15
7Week 7 · Oct 13Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–5–1W 52–31
8Week 8 · Oct 20BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 7–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–2L 10–28
10Week 10 · Nov 3Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–2–1L 14–17
11Week 11 · Nov 10Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3L 13–24
12Week 12 · Nov 17UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6W 38–20
13Week 13 · Nov 24UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 59–14
14Week 14 · Dec 1Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 16–21

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
2.876
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-16+23
  • Oklahoma State +7
  • UNLV +6
  • Iowa State +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • UTEP +1
  • Colorado State 0
  • BYU -2
  • Hawai'i -2
  • Utah -2
  • Wyoming -3
  • Air Force -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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
+7
+2
+21
-20
-18
-3
-11
+18
+45
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#111976#121977#1001978#351979#1081980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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