Tulsa
MVC · 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 · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulsa head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 11–15 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 10–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | L 21–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | L 34–36 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–9 | W 35–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | W 20–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–6–1 | W 52–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND MVC | 10–1 | W 59–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–8 | W 31–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | W 24–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND SLC | 6–5 | L 7–31 |
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).
- Drake +10
- West Texas A&M +7
- Indiana State +5
- Wichita State +4
- New Mexico State +3
- Kansas State +2
- Kansas -4
- Arkansas -4
- Southern Illinois -4
- Oklahoma State -5
- Arkansas State -5
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.