South Carolina
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 23–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 4–6–1 | L 13–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 17–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 0–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 28–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 28–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 1–10 | W 21–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | W 31–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 20–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | L 21–23 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 12–0 | L 13–29 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 8 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 9–2 | L 10–33 |
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).
- North Carolina +10
- Duke +6
- Wake Forest +4
- NC State +4
- Kentucky +3
- Virginia +1
- Clemson 0
- Pittsburgh -1
- Georgia -2
- Hawai'i -2
- Ole Miss -6
- Pacific -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.