NCAA football standings at the end of November 16, 1981
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#2 Clemson
| 10 |
0 |
0 |
287 | 77 |
Won 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 56 | Danny Ford |
|
#13 North Carolina
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
313 | 113 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 54 | Dick Crum |
|
Duke
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
200 | 199 |
Won 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 103 | Red Wilson |
|
Maryland
| 3 |
6 |
1 |
184 | 187 |
Lost 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 101 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
North Carolina State
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
176 | 209 |
Lost 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 136 | Monte Kiffin |
|
Wake Forest
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
217 | 365 |
Won 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 255 | Al Groh |
|
Virginia
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
117 | 193 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 127 | Dick Bestwick |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#11 Michigan
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
313 | 134 |
Won 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 267 | 111 | Bo Schembechler |
|
Ohio State
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
342 | 216 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 148 | Earle Bruce |
|
Iowa
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
224 | 122 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 85 | Hayden Fry |
|
Wisconsin
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
221 | 170 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 129 | Dave McClain |
|
Illinois
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
238 | 276 |
Won 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 236 | Mike White |
|
Minnesota
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
253 | 238 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 192 | 209 | Joe Salem |
|
Michigan State
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
256 | 213 |
Won 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 186 | Frank Waters |
|
Purdue
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
225 | 221 |
Lost 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 188 | Jim Young |
|
Indiana
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
124 | 276 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 234 | Lee Corso |
|
Northwestern
| 0 |
10 |
0 |
70 | 456 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 376 | Dennis Green |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#7 Nebraska
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
312 | 89 |
Won 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 32 | Tom Osborne |
|
#15 Oklahoma
| 5 |
3 |
1 |
260 | 139 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 54 | Barry Switzer |
|
Oklahoma State
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
151 | 149 |
Won 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 94 | Jimmy Johnson |
|
Missouri
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
246 | 123 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 97 | Warren Powers |
|
Kansas
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
169 | 174 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 121 | Don Fambrough |
|
Iowa State
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
182 | 191 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 95 | Donnie Duncan |
|
Kansas State
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
143 | 273 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 190 | Jim Dickey |
|
Colorado
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
117 | 301 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 192 | 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
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
303 | 189 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Elway |
|
Utah State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
204 | 210 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Snyder |
|
Fresno State
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
241 | 282 |
Won 2 | 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
| 8 |
1 |
0 |
257 | 147 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 82 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Dartmouth
| 5 |
4 |
0 |
175 | 124 |
Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 74 | Joe Yukica |
|
Harvard
| 5 |
3 |
1 |
218 | 145 |
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 71 | Joseph Restic |
|
Princeton
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
196 | 291 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 141 | Frank Navarro |
|
Cornell
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
134 | 219 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 139 | Bob Blackman |
|
Brown
| 2 |
7 |
0 |
130 | 230 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 165 | John Anderson |
|
Pennsylvania
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
108 | 273 |
Lost 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 175 | Jerry Berndt |
|
Columbia
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
96 | 220 |
Lost 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 137 | Robert Naso |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Drake
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
199 | 196 |
Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 136 | Chuck Shelton |
|
Tulsa
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
297 | 165 |
Won 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 92 | John Cooper |
|
Southern Illinois
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
234 | 175 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 113 | Rey Dempsey |
|
Wichita State
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
260 | 242 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 147 | Willie Jeffries |
|
West Texas A&M
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
202 | 204 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 105 | Bill Yung |
|
Indiana State
| 4 |
5 |
1 |
205 | 164 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 105 | Dennis Raetz |
|
New Mexico State
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
149 | 241 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 129 | Gil Krueger |
|
Illinois State
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
135 | 176 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 119 | Bob Otolski |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Toledo
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
212 | 145 |
Won 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 86 | Chuck Stobart |
|
Miami (Ohio)
| 7 |
2 |
1 |
192 | 151 |
Won 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 88 | Tom Reed |
|
Central Michigan
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
217 | 128 |
Won 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 92 | Herb Deromedi |
|
Bowling Green State
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
152 | 126 |
Won 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 78 | Denny Stolz |
|
Western Michigan
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
168 | 163 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 139 | Elliot Uzelac |
|
Ohio University
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
208 | 250 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 182 | 212 | Brian Burke |
|
Kent State
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
137 | 152 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 118 | Ed Chlebek |
|
Northern Illinois
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
160 | 186 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 162 | Bill Mallory |
|
Ball State
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
143 | 208 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 156 | Dwight Wallace |
|
Eastern Michigan
| 0 |
10 |
0 |
81 | 300 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 258 | Mike Stock |
| Pac Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#17 Washington State
| 8 |
1 |
1 |
251 | 136 |
Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 105 | Jim Walden |
|
#18 UCLA
| 7 |
2 |
1 |
267 | 142 |
Won 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 102 | Terry Donahue |
|
Washington
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
230 | 161 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 137 | Don James |
|
#3 Southern California
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
262 | 123 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 85 | John Robinson |
|
#9 Arizona State
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
318 | 173 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 118 | Darryl Rogers |
|
Arizona
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
223 | 158 |
Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 127 | Larry Smith |
|
Stanford
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
272 | 260 |
Won 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 181 | Paul Wiggin |
|
California
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
176 | 245 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 162 | Roger Theder |
|
Oregon
| 1 |
9 |
0 |
108 | 230 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 168 | Rich Brooks |
|
Oregon State
| 1 |
9 |
0 |
128 | 422 |
Lost 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 283 | Joe Avezzano |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#4 Georgia
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
308 | 91 |
Won 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 62 | Vince Dooley |
|
#6 Alabama
| 8 |
1 |
1 |
256 | 120 |
Won 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 60 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
Mississippi State
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
185 | 116 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 55 | Emory Bellard |
|
Florida
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
243 | 137 |
Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 93 | Charley Pell |
|
Tennessee
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
168 | 189 |
Won 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 109 | Johnny Majors |
|
Auburn
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
169 | 138 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 74 | Pat Dye |
|
Louisiana State
| 3 |
6 |
1 |
162 | 224 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 121 | Jerry Stovall |
|
Vanderbilt
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
149 | 229 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 150 | George MacIntyre |
|
Kentucky
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
113 | 212 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 107 | Fran Curci |
|
Mississippi
| 3 |
6 |
1 |
146 | 267 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 206 | Steve Sloan |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Furman
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
275 | 175 |
Won 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Sheridan |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 7 |
2 |
1 |
203 | 144 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill "Brother" Oliver |
|
Citadel
| 6 |
3 |
1 |
217 | 133 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Art Baker |
|
Virginia Military
| 5 |
3 |
1 |
159 | 156 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Thalman |
|
Appalachian State
| 3 |
6 |
1 |
226 | 180 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Working |
|
Western Carolina
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
213 | 287 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Waters |
|
Marshall
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
104 | 242 |
Lost 1 | 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) |
|---|
|
#8 Southern Methodist
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
333 | 119 |
Won 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 85 | Ron Meyer |
|
#10 Texas
| 7 |
1 |
1 |
193 | 121 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 90 | Fred Akers |
|
#16 Arkansas
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
280 | 156 |
Won 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 126 | Lou Holtz |
|
Houston
| 5 |
3 |
1 |
169 | 124 |
Tied 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 95 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Texas A&M
| 5 |
4 |
0 |
197 | 159 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 111 | Tom Wilson |
|
Baylor
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
240 | 211 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 172 | Grant Teaff |
|
Rice
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
180 | 307 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 221 | Ray Alborn |
|
Texas Christian
| 2 |
6 |
2 |
223 | 262 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 156 | 209 | F.A. Dry |
|
Texas Tech
| 1 |
8 |
1 |
191 | 283 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 203 | Jerry Moore |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Utah
| 8 |
1 |
1 |
293 | 151 |
Won 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 71 | Wayne Howard |
|
Brigham Young
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
409 | 192 |
Won 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 93 | Lavell Edwards |
|
#19 Hawaii
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
219 | 91 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 52 | Dick Tomey |
|
Wyoming
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
331 | 191 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 228 | 120 | Al Kincaid |
|
New Mexico
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
213 | 218 |
Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 123 | 107 | Joe Morrison |
|
San Diego State
| 5 |
4 |
0 |
204 | 192 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 125 | Doug Scovil |
|
Air Force
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
129 | 212 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 103 | Ken Hatfield |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
112 | 355 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 256 | Bill Michael, Bill Alton |
|
Colorado State
| 0 |
10 |
0 |
151 | 391 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 121 | 263 | 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
| 6 |
3 |
1 |
302 | 190 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernie Duplechin |
|
Louisiana-Monroe
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
300 | 210 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Collins |
|
Arkansas State
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
146 | 152 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Lacewell |
|
Louisiana Tech
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
205 | 241 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Brewer |
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 1 |
8 |
1 |
128 | 215 |
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 Pittsburgh
| 9 |
0 |
0 |
312 | 92 |
Won 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Sherrill |
|
#14 Southern Mississippi
| 8 |
0 |
1 |
233 | 62 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins |
|
West Virginia
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
234 | 122 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Nehlen |
|
#5 Penn State
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
273 | 117 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
#12 Miami (Florida)
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
194 | 124 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Schnellenberger |
|
Colgate
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
238 | 151 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap |
|
Virginia Tech
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
212 | 119 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Dooley |
|
Navy
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
193 | 135 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
|
South Carolina
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
202 | 160 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen |
|
Holy Cross
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
226 | 187 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Carter |
|
Cincinnati
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
168 | 180 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Gottfried |
|
#20 Florida State
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
237 | 251 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Notre Dame
| 5 |
4 |
0 |
196 | 99 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Faust |
|
Temple
| 5 |
4 |
0 |
181 | 160 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Tulane
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
165 | 137 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |
|
Rutgers
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
118 | 181 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
|
East Carolina
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
242 | 290 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Emory |
|
Louisville
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
167 | 202 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Weber |
|
William & Mary
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
157 | 257 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmye Laycock |
|
UNLV
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
275 | 392 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Knap |
|
Richmond
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
189 | 191 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dal Shealy |
|
Syracuse
| 3 |
6 |
1 |
221 | 241 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick MacPherson |
|
Boston College
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
188 | 253 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Bicknell |
|
Army
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
123 | 209 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Cavanaugh |
|
North Texas
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
95 | 207 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Tyler |
|
Georgia Tech
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
103 | 245 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Curry |
|
Memphis
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
82 | 209 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rex Dockery |
