Syracuse
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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 27–29 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | L 19–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 7–4 | L 14–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 21–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 4–6–1 | T 17–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 16–41 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 10–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | W 47–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | L 23–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 27–24 |
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).
- West Virginia +9
- Colgate +7
- Boston College +5
- Indiana +3
- Maryland 0
- Pittsburgh -1
- Penn State -2
- Illinois -4
- Navy -4
- Temple -5
- Rutgers -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 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.