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SWC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare TCU head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | L 16–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND SLC | 6–5 | W 38–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 9–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | W 28–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 28–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–5–1 | T 13–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 21–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4–1 | L 16–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9–1 | T 39–39 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1–1 | L 15–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 7–37 |
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).
- Arkansas +8
- Texas Arlington +6
- Utah State 0
- Texas Tech 0
- SMU -1
- Texas -1
- Houston -4
- Texas A&M -5
- Auburn -6
- Baylor -6
- Rice -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 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.