Sports headlines for Sunday September 6, 1981:
- Michael Fired By Yankees; Bob Lemon Returns To Helm
- Giants Are Winning Despite Unhappiness With Robinson
- Besieged Stabler Leads Oilers Over Rams In Season Opener
- Debuts Of Bum, Rogers With Saints Spoiled By 27-0 Blowout
- Super Bowl Champion Raiders Upset By Broncos
- Steelers Fumble Eight Times In Loss To Chiefs
- Eagles Beat Giants For The 12th Straight Time
- Haas Holds Off Kite To Win B.C. Open By Three
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Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1981: 1 Michigan (38) 0-0 1183 2 Oklahoma (7) 0-0 1100 3 Notre Dame (7) 0-0 1050 4 Alabama (3) 0-0 1020 5 Southern California (5) 0-0 1014 6 Nebraska 0-0 768 7 Penn State (1) 0-0 716 8 Pittsburgh 0-0 686 9 Texas 0-0 647 10 Georgia 0-0 624 11 Ohio State (1) 0-0 594 12 North Carolina 0-0 462 13 UCLA 0-0 454 14 Mississippi State 0-0 359 15 Washington 0-0 272 16 Brigham Young 0-0 269 17 Florida 0-0 268 18 Stanford 0-0 205 19 Florida State 0-0 198 20 Arizona State 0-0 158 |