Temple
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
- Divisional Era · 11 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Temple head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 42–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 31–19 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | DELAWARE | Unranked | — | L 7–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 0–30 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | W 31–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 24–12 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 24–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 3–49 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 19–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–35 |
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).
- Colgate +7
- Cincinnati +6
- William & Mary +5
- Rutgers +5
- Syracuse +4
- Pittsburgh -1
- Penn State -2
- Georgia -2
- West Virginia -3
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.