Yale
IVY · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 34 seasons · 34 Top 10 · 10× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Yale head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | W 28–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | CONNECTICUT | Unranked | — | W 27–18 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | W 23–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 29–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 1–9 | W 48–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 1–9 | W 24–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 6–4 | W 24–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 3–7 | W 23–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | L 31–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4–1 | W 28–0 |
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).
- Navy +7
- Holy Cross +6
- Dartmouth +6
- Harvard +5
- Brown +3
- Cornell +3
- Columbia +1
- Pennsylvania +1
- Princeton -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.900 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.