NCAA football standings at the end of October 31, 1981
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#3 Clemson
| 8 |
0 |
0 |
256 | 62 |
Won 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 41 | Danny Ford |
|
#9 North Carolina
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
288 | 89 |
Won 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 30 | Dick Crum |
|
Maryland
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
170 | 152 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 80 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
North Carolina State
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
154 | 170 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 119 | Monte Kiffin |
|
Duke
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
152 | 182 |
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 86 | Red Wilson |
|
Wake Forest
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
173 | 312 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 224 | Al Groh |
|
Virginia
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
103 | 176 |
Won 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 110 | Dick Bestwick |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Ohio State
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
241 | 175 |
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 107 | Earle Bruce |
|
#15 Michigan
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
215 | 103 |
Won 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 80 | Bo Schembechler |
|
Wisconsin
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
186 | 146 |
Won 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 105 | Dave McClain |
|
Illinois
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
182 | 192 |
Won 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 152 | Mike White |
|
#16 Iowa
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
174 | 108 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 71 | Hayden Fry |
|
Purdue
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
208 | 160 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 127 | Jim Young |
|
Minnesota
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
182 | 164 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 135 | Joe Salem |
|
Michigan State
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
152 | 163 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 135 | 136 | Frank Waters |
|
Indiana
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
103 | 213 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 171 | Lee Corso |
|
Northwestern
| 0 |
8 |
0 |
50 | 325 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 245 | Dennis Green |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#12 Nebraska
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
227 | 75 |
Won 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 18 | Tom Osborne |
|
#19 Oklahoma
| 4 |
2 |
1 |
218 | 99 |
Won 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 14 | Barry Switzer |
|
#11 Iowa State
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
164 | 136 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 40 | Donnie Duncan |
|
Oklahoma State
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
113 | 85 |
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 30 | Jimmy Johnson |
|
Missouri
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
197 | 95 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 69 | Warren Powers |
|
Kansas
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
118 | 163 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 110 | Don Fambrough |
|
Kansas State
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
112 | 214 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 131 | Jim Dickey |
|
Colorado
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
103 | 244 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 135 | Chuck Fairbanks |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
San Jose State
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
263 | 164 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Elway |
|
Utah State
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
152 | 158 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Snyder |
|
Fresno State
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
168 | 226 |
Lost 1 | 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
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
203 | 95 |
Won 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 30 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Harvard
| 3 |
3 |
1 |
150 | 124 |
Won 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 64 | Joseph Restic |
|
Princeton
| 3 |
3 |
1 |
117 | 205 |
Won 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 110 | Frank Navarro |
|
Dartmouth
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
116 | 104 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 54 | Joe Yukica |
|
Cornell
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
102 | 187 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 107 | Bob Blackman |
|
Columbia
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
80 | 184 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 101 | Robert Naso |
|
Pennsylvania
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
95 | 188 |
Lost 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 130 | Jerry Berndt |
|
Brown
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
107 | 184 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 127 | John Anderson |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Southern Illinois
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
194 | 137 |
Won 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 75 | Rey Dempsey |
|
Drake
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
164 | 169 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 109 | Chuck Shelton |
|
Tulsa
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
242 | 155 |
Won 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 82 | John Cooper |
|
Wichita State
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
209 | 186 |
Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 147 | Willie Jeffries |
|
Indiana State
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
164 | 133 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 125 | 88 | Dennis Raetz |
|
West Texas A&M
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
175 | 166 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 67 | Bill Yung |
|
New Mexico State
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
133 | 187 |
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 75 | Gil Krueger |
|
Illinois State
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
125 | 163 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 106 | Bob Otolski |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Central Michigan
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
186 | 114 |
Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 78 | Herb Deromedi |
|
Toledo
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
167 | 131 |
Won 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 72 | Chuck Stobart |
|
Miami (Ohio)
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
155 | 145 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 82 | Tom Reed |
|
Western Michigan
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
134 | 98 |
Won 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 74 | Elliot Uzelac |
|
Bowling Green State
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
110 | 116 |
Won 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 68 | Denny Stolz |
|
Ohio University
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
157 | 192 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 154 | Brian Burke |
|
Kent State
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
124 | 128 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 94 | Ed Chlebek |
|
Ball State
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
126 | 166 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 114 | Dwight Wallace |
|
Northern Illinois
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
119 | 142 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 118 | Bill Mallory |
|
Eastern Michigan
| 0 |
8 |
0 |
74 | 259 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 217 | Mike Stock |
| Pac Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#10 Arizona State
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
294 | 139 |
Won 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 84 | Darryl Rogers |
|
#18 Washington
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
217 | 127 |
Won 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 103 | Don James |
|
#4 Southern California
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
238 | 107 |
Won 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 69 | John Robinson |
|
#14 Washington State
| 6 |
1 |
1 |
193 | 129 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 98 | Jim Walden |
|
UCLA
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
202 | 118 |
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 78 | Terry Donahue |
|
Arizona
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
183 | 151 |
Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 120 | Larry Smith |
|
California
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
173 | 205 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 122 | Roger Theder |
|
Stanford
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
167 | 248 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 169 | Paul Wiggin |
|
Oregon
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
98 | 149 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 87 | Rich Brooks |
|
Oregon State
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
112 | 319 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 180 | Joe Avezzano |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#8 Alabama
| 7 |
1 |
1 |
225 | 104 |
Won 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 60 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
#5 Georgia
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
258 | 57 |
Won 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 28 | Vince Dooley |
|
#7 Mississippi State
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
162 | 100 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 46 | Emory Bellard |
|
Florida
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
189 | 99 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 55 | Charley Pell |
|
Auburn
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
136 | 114 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 50 | Pat Dye |
|
Tennessee
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
116 | 148 |
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 89 | Johnny Majors |
|
Louisiana State
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
153 | 207 |
Tied 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 104 | Jerry Stovall |
|
Vanderbilt
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
139 | 212 |
Won 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 133 | George MacIntyre |
|
Mississippi
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
126 | 239 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 178 | Steve Sloan |
|
Kentucky
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
84 | 169 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 64 | Fran Curci |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Virginia Military
| 5 |
1 |
1 |
124 | 78 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Thalman |
|
Furman
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
212 | 142 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Sheridan |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
147 | 107 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill "Brother" Oliver |
|
Citadel
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
165 | 91 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Art Baker |
|
Appalachian State
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
202 | 142 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Working |
|
Western Carolina
| 2 |
7 |
0 |
175 | 259 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Waters |
|
Marshall
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
59 | 194 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sonny Randle |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#13 Southern Methodist
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
270 | 101 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 67 | Ron Meyer |
|
#6 Texas
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
148 | 92 |
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 61 | Fred Akers |
|
#20 Arkansas
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
229 | 110 |
Won 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 80 | Lou Holtz |
|
Houston
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
155 | 110 |
Won 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 81 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Texas A&M
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
190 | 149 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 101 | Tom Wilson |
|
Baylor
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
187 | 153 |
Won 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 114 | Grant Teaff |
|
Rice
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
151 | 260 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 174 | Ray Alborn |
|
Texas Christian
| 2 |
5 |
1 |
169 | 192 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 139 | F.A. Dry |
|
Texas Tech
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
146 | 214 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 134 | Jerry Moore |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Hawaii
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
181 | 71 |
Won 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32 | Dick Tomey |
|
Utah
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
256 | 117 |
Won 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 37 | Wayne Howard |
|
Brigham Young
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
333 | 175 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 76 | Lavell Edwards |
|
Wyoming
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
280 | 148 |
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 77 | Al Kincaid |
|
San Diego State
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
153 | 148 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 101 | Doug Scovil |
|
New Mexico
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
178 | 195 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 84 | Joe Morrison |
|
Air Force
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
122 | 177 |
Won 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 103 | Ken Hatfield |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
105 | 320 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 221 | Bill Michael, Bill Alton |
|
Colorado State
| 0 |
8 |
0 |
121 | 300 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 172 | Sark Arslanian, Chester Caddas |
| Southland Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
McNeese State
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
255 | 149 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernie Duplechin |
|
Louisiana-Monroe
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
246 | 186 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Collins |
|
Arkansas State
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
130 | 111 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Lacewell |
|
Louisiana Tech
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
153 | 214 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Brewer |
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 1 |
6 |
1 |
109 | 178 |
Tied 1 | 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) |
|---|
|
#2 Pittsburgh
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
217 | 89 |
Won 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Sherrill |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 6 |
0 |
1 |
168 | 42 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins |
|
#1 Penn State
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
235 | 71 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
Virginia Tech
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
198 | 98 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Dooley |
|
West Virginia
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
190 | 100 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Nehlen |
|
#17 Florida State
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
204 | 166 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Miami (Florida)
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
146 | 91 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Schnellenberger |
|
South Carolina
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
181 | 137 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen |
|
Colgate
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
182 | 132 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap |
|
Navy
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
158 | 112 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
|
Holy Cross
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
185 | 142 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Carter |
|
Temple
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
162 | 136 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Rutgers
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
112 | 114 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
|
Louisville
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
160 | 138 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Weber |
|
Cincinnati
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
106 | 173 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Gottfried |
|
UNLV
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
229 | 312 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Knap |
|
East Carolina
| 4 |
5 |
0 |
155 | 236 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Emory |
|
Notre Dame
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
126 | 89 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Faust |
|
Tulane
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
127 | 123 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |
|
Army
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
110 | 133 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Cavanaugh |
|
William & Mary
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
112 | 213 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmye Laycock |
|
Syracuse
| 2 |
5 |
1 |
171 | 189 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick MacPherson |
|
Richmond
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
122 | 143 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dal Shealy |
|
Boston College
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
119 | 204 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Bicknell |
|
North Texas
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
78 | 173 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Tyler |
|
Georgia Tech
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
100 | 210 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Curry |
|
Memphis
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
68 | 147 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rex Dockery |
