Utah State
PCAA · 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 · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Utah State head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–2–1 | L 0–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND PCAA | 3–8 | W 14–9 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | WEBER STATE | Unranked | — | W 31–18 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4–1 | L 7–35 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 11–2 | L 26–32 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 17–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–2 | T 13–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 9–3 | L 24–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 20–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 2–8 | W 28–2 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 | IDAHO STATE | Unranked | — | L 24–50 |
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).
- Pacific +5
- Fresno State +5
- CAL State Fullerton +3
- Long Beach State +2
- TCU 0
- Utah -2
- BYU -2
- San José State -3
- Houston -4
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 % · Change 1
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.