Vanderbilt
SEC · 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 · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 4–6–1 | W 23–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 9–29 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 7–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | L 16–48 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 10–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 21–53 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | W 27–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 26–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | L 10–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–3–1 | W 28–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 34–38 |
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).
- Tennessee Chattanooga +7
- Maryland +4
- Ole Miss +4
- Memphis +1
- Alabama -2
- Miami -2
- Georgia -2
- Mississippi State -4
- Tennessee -4
- Tulane -5
- Kentucky -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.