Tulane
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulane head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 4–6–1 | L 18–19 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 12–0 | L 5–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | L 3–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 16–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 14–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 31–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 27–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 13–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 4–6–1 | W 14–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 24–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 3–7–1 | W 48–7 |
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).
- Vanderbilt +4
- Air Force +4
- Maryland +4
- LSU +3
- Georgia Tech +1
- Memphis +1
- Clemson 0
- Southern Miss -2
- Cincinnati -5
- Ole Miss -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.
0.545 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.