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Western Carolina

SOCON · 1981 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
5
1977–1981
All-Time Record
25–28–2
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#79
1978
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 6–42
3Week 3 · Sep 15Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1L 14–21
4Week 4 · Sep 22Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1L 3–12
5Week 5 · Sep 29Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 27–31
6Week 6 · Oct 6MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—L 10–23
7Week 7 · Oct 13WOFFORDUnranked—W 37–30
8Week 8 · Oct 20East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 23–34
9Week 9 · Oct 27Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1W 24–10
10Week 10 · Nov 3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 31–56
12Week 12 · Nov 17Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 38–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 21–10

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
5.027
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-25+12
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +7
  • App State +3
  • Marshall +2
  • Virginia Military Institute -3
  • Citadel -3
  • Furman -3
  • East Tennessee State -5
  • Florida State -5
  • East Carolina -6

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 #105Better than 24%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.364 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#108Regular Season Final#108Post-Season W1#108Post-Season W2#107Post-Season W3#105Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-36
-7
-9
-4
-13
+7
-11
+14
-25
+10
+11

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

Final Rank by Season
#861977#791978#831979#1191980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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