Texas A&M

SWC · 1981 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

7–5

0.583 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

124

1903–2026

All-Time Record

777–499–44

0.605 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1917, 1939

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 8	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 29–28
4	Week 4 · Sep 22	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	L 12–13
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H	IND SLC	4–6–1	W 43–7
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	1–9–1	W 24–23
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	7–4–1	W 7–6
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	5–6	L 17–19
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	4–7	W 51–26
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	SMU H2H	IND SWC	10–1	L 7–27
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	8–4	L 7–10
13	Week 13 · Nov 24	TCU H2H	IND SWC	2–7–2	W 37–7
14	Week 14 · Dec 1	Texas (TEXAS)H2H	IND SWC	10–1–1	L 13–21
1	Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H	IND B8	7–5	W 33–16

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

2.793

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-18+27

Houston +7
Oklahoma State +7
Louisiana Tech +4
Rice +4
California +2
TCU +2
Texas Tech +1
SMU -1
Texas -1
Arkansas -4
Boston College -6
Baylor -6

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 #51Better than 64%

Win % Place 50thBetter than 64%

0.583 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-1

+36

-2

+25

-20

-3

+30

-8

+17

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.