West Virginia
FBSI · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 1–10 | W 32–18 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 4–6–1 | W 17–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 0–12 | W 49–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 38–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 27–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 7–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 20–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | W 24–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 20–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 24–27 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 26–6 |
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).
- Virginia Tech +7
- Florida +7
- Boston College +5
- East Carolina +5
- Temple +5
- Rutgers +5
- Maryland +4
- Virginia +1
- Colorado State 0
- Pittsburgh -1
- Penn State -2
- Syracuse -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change 6
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.