NCAA football standings at the end of October 22, 1981
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#3 North Carolina
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
258 | 48 |
Won 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 20 | Dick Crum |
|
#4 Clemson
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
157 | 31 |
Won 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 10 | Danny Ford |
|
Maryland
| 2 |
3 |
1 |
136 | 114 |
Won 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 42 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
North Carolina State
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
135 | 133 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 102 | Monte Kiffin |
|
Duke
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
93 | 134 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 62 | Red Wilson |
|
Wake Forest
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
125 | 209 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 121 | Al Groh |
|
Virginia
| 0 |
6 |
0 |
69 | 142 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 86 | Dick Bestwick |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#6 Iowa
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
157 | 72 |
Won 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 35 | Hayden Fry |
|
Wisconsin
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
113 | 123 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 82 | Dave McClain |
|
Ohio State
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
167 | 132 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 64 | Earle Bruce |
|
Purdue
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
148 | 89 |
Won 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 56 | Jim Young |
|
#18 Michigan
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
143 | 90 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 67 | Bo Schembechler |
|
Minnesota
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
157 | 120 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 91 | Joe Salem |
|
Illinois
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
135 | 164 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 124 | Mike White |
|
Indiana
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
90 | 158 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 116 | Lee Corso |
|
Michigan State
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
100 | 133 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 106 | Frank Waters |
|
Northwestern
| 0 |
6 |
0 |
50 | 235 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 155 | Dennis Green |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#15 Nebraska
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
190 | 60 |
Won 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 3 | Tom Osborne |
|
#14 Iowa State
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
140 | 116 |
Won 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 20 | Donnie Duncan |
|
Oklahoma
| 2 |
2 |
1 |
127 | 96 |
Won 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 14 | Barry Switzer |
|
#19 Missouri
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
185 | 73 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 47 | Warren Powers |
|
Oklahoma State
| 3 |
2 |
0 |
78 | 62 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 18 | Jimmy Johnson |
|
Colorado
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
93 | 178 |
Won 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 69 | Chuck Fairbanks |
|
Kansas
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
86 | 118 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 65 | Don Fambrough |
|
Kansas State
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
88 | 190 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 107 | Jim Dickey |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
San Jose State
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
212 | 109 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Elway |
|
Utah State
| 3 |
3 |
1 |
108 | 131 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Snyder |
|
Fresno State
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
138 | 179 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Sweeney |
| Ivy League |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Yale
| 5 |
0 |
0 |
155 | 89 |
Won 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 24 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Dartmouth
| 2 |
3 |
0 |
71 | 73 |
Won 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 23 | Joe Yukica |
|
Harvard
| 2 |
3 |
0 |
92 | 100 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 40 | Joseph Restic |
|
Princeton
| 2 |
3 |
0 |
62 | 158 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 63 | Frank Navarro |
|
Pennsylvania
| 1 |
3 |
0 |
62 | 126 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 68 | Jerry Berndt |
|
Cornell
| 1 |
4 |
0 |
73 | 130 |
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 65 | Bob Blackman |
|
Brown
| 1 |
4 |
0 |
76 | 109 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 86 | John Anderson |
|
Columbia
| 1 |
4 |
0 |
70 | 129 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 101 | Robert Naso |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Drake
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
137 | 97 |
Won 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 37 | Chuck Shelton |
|
Southern Illinois
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
136 | 134 |
Won 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 72 | Rey Dempsey |
|
Wichita State
| 3 |
3 |
1 |
150 | 127 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 88 | Willie Jeffries |
|
West Texas A&M
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
162 | 145 |
Won 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 46 | Bill Yung |
|
Tulsa
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
131 | 128 |
Won 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 55 | John Cooper |
|
Indiana State
| 2 |
3 |
1 |
127 | 102 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 57 | Dennis Raetz |
|
New Mexico State
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
89 | 146 |
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 75 | Gil Krueger |
|
Illinois State
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
104 | 91 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 34 | Bob Otolski |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Toledo
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
150 | 83 |
Won 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24 | Chuck Stobart |
|
Miami (Ohio)
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
105 | 114 |
Won 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 51 | Tom Reed |
|
Central Michigan
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
124 | 90 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 54 | Herb Deromedi |
|
Ohio University
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
122 | 114 |
Won 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 76 | Brian Burke |
|
Kent State
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
114 | 91 |
Won 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 57 | Ed Chlebek |
|
Western Michigan
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
97 | 83 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 59 | Elliot Uzelac |
|
Bowling Green State
| 1 |
4 |
1 |
59 | 109 |
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 61 | Denny Stolz |
|
Ball State
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
88 | 139 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 87 | Dwight Wallace |
|
Northern Illinois
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
77 | 112 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 88 | Bill Mallory |
|
Eastern Michigan
| 0 |
6 |
0 |
54 | 194 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 152 | Mike Stock |
| Pac Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#16 Washington State
| 5 |
0 |
1 |
142 | 69 |
Tied 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 38 | Jim Walden |
|
#17 Arizona State
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
201 | 79 |
Won 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 48 | Darryl Rogers |
|
Washington
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
161 | 89 |
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 72 | Don James |
|
#5 Southern California
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
183 | 83 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 52 | John Robinson |
|
Arizona
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
116 | 102 |
Won 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 86 | Larry Smith |
|
UCLA
| 3 |
2 |
1 |
140 | 101 |
Tied 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 61 | Terry Donahue |
|
Stanford
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
100 | 144 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 65 | Paul Wiggin |
|
California
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
122 | 168 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 85 | Roger Theder |
|
Oregon
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
77 | 101 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 59 | Rich Brooks |
|
Oregon State
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
106 | 232 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 135 | Joe Avezzano |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#11 Alabama
| 5 |
1 |
1 |
181 | 87 |
Won 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 50 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
#7 Georgia
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
188 | 54 |
Won 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 28 | Vince Dooley |
|
#9 Mississippi State
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
131 | 70 |
Won 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16 | Emory Bellard |
|
Florida
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
177 | 85 |
Won 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 41 | Charley Pell |
|
Auburn
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
105 | 81 |
Won 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17 | Pat Dye |
|
Tennessee
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
88 | 139 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 89 | Johnny Majors |
|
Louisiana State
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
112 | 142 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 77 | Jerry Stovall |
|
Mississippi
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
76 | 185 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 124 | Steve Sloan |
|
Kentucky
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
81 | 119 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 43 | Fran Curci |
|
Vanderbilt
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
86 | 189 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 110 | George MacIntyre |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Virginia Military
| 4 |
0 |
1 |
94 | 49 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Thalman |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
120 | 83 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill "Brother" Oliver |
|
Furman
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
139 | 125 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Sheridan |
|
Appalachian State
| 3 |
3 |
1 |
190 | 108 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Working |
|
Citadel
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
89 | 74 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Art Baker |
|
Marshall
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
40 | 139 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sonny Randle |
|
Western Carolina
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
120 | 193 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Waters |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#8 Southern Methodist
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
236 | 85 |
Won 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 51 | Ron Meyer |
|
#12 Arkansas
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
171 | 83 |
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 53 | Lou Holtz |
|
Texas A&M
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
132 | 96 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 48 | Tom Wilson |
|
Rice
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
118 | 168 |
Won 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 82 | Ray Alborn |
|
Baylor
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
153 | 132 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 93 | Grant Teaff |
|
#10 Texas
| 4 |
1 |
0 |
113 | 76 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 45 | Fred Akers |
|
Houston
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
115 | 77 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 48 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Texas Christian
| 2 |
3 |
1 |
132 | 138 |
Tied 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 85 | F.A. Dry |
|
Texas Tech
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
130 | 174 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 108 | Jerry Moore |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#13 Brigham Young
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
282 | 135 |
Won 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 36 | Lavell Edwards |
|
Hawaii
| 4 |
0 |
0 |
96 | 40 |
Won 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | Dick Tomey |
|
Utah
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
170 | 75 |
Won 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 23 | Wayne Howard |
|
San Diego State
| 4 |
1 |
0 |
129 | 103 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 56 | Doug Scovil |
|
Wyoming
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
192 | 107 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 36 | Al Kincaid |
|
New Mexico
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
154 | 151 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 53 | Joe Morrison |
|
Air Force
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
95 | 164 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 103 | Ken Hatfield |
|
Colorado State
| 0 |
6 |
0 |
71 | 210 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 82 | Sark Arslanian, Chester Caddas |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 0 |
6 |
0 |
55 | 243 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 192 | Bill Michael, Bill Alton |
| Southland Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
McNeese State
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
214 | 122 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernie Duplechin |
|
Arkansas State
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
113 | 83 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Lacewell |
|
Louisiana-Monroe
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
144 | 118 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Collins |
|
Louisiana Tech
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
99 | 164 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Brewer |
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
92 | 120 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Robertson |
| Major Independents |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#1 Penn State
| 5 |
0 |
0 |
191 | 47 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
#2 Pittsburgh
| 5 |
0 |
0 |
165 | 55 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Sherrill |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 5 |
0 |
1 |
146 | 42 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins |
|
West Virginia
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
163 | 67 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Nehlen |
|
Rutgers
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
105 | 83 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
|
Temple
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
135 | 74 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Navy
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
131 | 74 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
|
Virginia Tech
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
135 | 83 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Dooley |
|
Colgate
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
117 | 82 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap |
|
UNLV
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
180 | 186 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Knap |
|
#20 Florida State
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
110 | 121 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Miami (Florida)
| 3 |
2 |
0 |
98 | 71 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Schnellenberger |
|
Louisville
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
149 | 119 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Weber |
|
South Carolina
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
130 | 112 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen |
|
East Carolina
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
146 | 185 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Emory |
|
Holy Cross
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
137 | 111 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Carter |
|
Army
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
101 | 85 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Cavanaugh |
|
Cincinnati
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
76 | 136 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Gottfried |
|
Notre Dame
| 2 |
3 |
0 |
81 | 75 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Faust |
|
Tulane
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
87 | 96 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |
|
William & Mary
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
81 | 167 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmye Laycock |
|
Richmond
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
122 | 143 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dal Shealy |
|
Syracuse
| 1 |
4 |
1 |
114 | 142 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick MacPherson |
|
Boston College
| 1 |
4 |
0 |
54 | 169 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Bicknell |
|
Georgia Tech
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
66 | 145 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Curry |
|
Memphis
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
59 | 93 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rex Dockery |
|
North Texas
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
78 | 151 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Tyler |
