San José State
PCAA · 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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare San José State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  UNLVH2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | L 6–16 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 | SANTA CLARA | Unranked | — | W 41–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 4–7 | W 28–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 27–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 65–33 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND PCAA | 3–8 | W 45–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–5–1 | W 27–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–2 | L 24–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 40–25 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 2–8 | W 24–22 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 28–16 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 9–3 | L 25–27 |
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).
- Fresno State +5
- Utah State +5
- Pacific +5
- Stanford +4
- CAL State Fullerton +3
- California +2
- Long Beach State +2
- North Texas +2
- Arizona State -2
- Toledo -3
- UNLV -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.