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WAC · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
9th
1–6 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
89
1935–2026
All-Time Record
350–602–18
0.370 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1956
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 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 · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8L 7–14
3Week 3 · Sep 15TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLEUnranked—L 15–37
4Week 4 · Sep 22BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 8–65
6Week 6 · Oct 6Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–2–1L 10–38
7Week 7 · Oct 13New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7–1L 3–26
8Week 8 · Oct 20Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3L 12–63
9Week 9 · Oct 27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC0–12W 35–29
10Week 10 · Nov 3Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5L 15–48
11Week 11 · Nov 10Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–2L 7–35
13Week 13 · Nov 24San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 14–59
14Week 14 · Dec 1UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6L 20–27

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
7.997
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-40
-40+0
  • Colorado State 0
  • BYU -2
  • Utah -2
  • Hawai'i -2
  • Wyoming -3
  • Arizona -5
  • San Diego State -5
  • UNLV -6
  • New Mexico -7
  • New Mexico State -8

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 #133Better than 4%
Win % Place 130thBetter than 6%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#133Regular Season Final#133Post-Season W1#133Post-Season W2#133Post-Season W3#133Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-22
-57
-28
-23
-51
+6
-33
-28
-45
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#1351976#1401977#1351978#1281979#1341980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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