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Tennessee Chattanooga

SOCON · 1981 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
4th
3–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
22
1909–1981
All-Time Record
105–100–13
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#28
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 4 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 7 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee Chattanooga head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 42–19
4Week 4 · Sep 22App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 14–31
5Week 5 · Sep 29JACKSONVILLE STATEUnranked—W 10–3
6Week 6 · Oct 6Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON8–3W 31–28
7Week 7 · Oct 13Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC6–5W 3–2
9Week 9 · Oct 27Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–7L 10–24
10Week 10 · Nov 3East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 17–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1T 28–28
12Week 12 · Nov 17TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 28–9
13Week 13 · Nov 24Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC4–7L 14–28

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.943
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-21+22
  • Furman +8
  • Arkansas State +6
  • East Tennessee State +6
  • Marshall +2
  • Citadel 0
  • App State -7
  • Western Carolina -7
  • Vanderbilt -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.682 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54Regular Season Final#55Post-Season W1#55Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
-17
+7
+3
+20
+1
-14
+17
0
+19
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#761976#301977#461978#281979#421980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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