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West Texas A&M

MVC · 1981 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–3 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
40
1941–1981
All-Time Record
200–196–7
0.505 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC4–6–1W 17–10
3Week 3 · Sep 15Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–5–1L 13–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6W 21–17
5Week 5 · Sep 29Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC6–5W 35–31
6Week 6 · Oct 6Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–3–1W 31–24
7Week 7 · Oct 13Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC7–4L 22–29
8Week 8 · Oct 20Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–6–1W 23–17
9Week 9 · Oct 27Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC10–1L 13–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 17–14
12Week 12 · Nov 17Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 10–24
13Week 13 · Nov 24New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 45–9

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
2.307
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-15+35
  • Mcneese State +7
  • UNLV +6
  • Texas Arlington +6
  • Indiana State +5
  • Louisiana Tech +4
  • Wichita State +4
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Drake -1
  • Southern Illinois -4
  • Iowa State -5
  • Tulsa -5

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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-4
+4
+4
+7
-7
+6
-8
+3
-14
+36

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

Final Rank by Season
#941976#661977#1121978#611979#851980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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