1981 Chattanooga
7–3–1 (3–2–1 Southern Conference), coached by Bill Oliver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Middle Tennessee 42–19Sep 12
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42–19 | 87% |
| Sep 19 | at App State | L 14–31 | 49% |
| Sep 26 | vs Jacksonville State | W 10–3 | 91% |
| Oct 3 | at Furman | W 31–28 | 38% |
| Oct 10 | vs Marshall | W 20–0 | 86% |
| Oct 17 | at Arkansas State | W 3–2 | 56% |
| Oct 24 | at Western Carolina | L 10–24 | 76% |
| Oct 31 | at East Tennessee State | W 17–0 | 60% |
| Nov 7 | vs The Citadel | T 28–28 | 63% |
| Nov 14 | vs Tennessee State | W 28–9 | 55% |
| Nov 21 | at Vanderbilt | L 14–28 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 7–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 217–172
- Coach
- Bill Oliver
- Elo
- 1498 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.6 No. 107 of 132; offense No. 115, defense No. 75
- SRS
- −11.6 No. 115 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1981 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
 VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| East Tennessee State | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
 Chattanooga | 3–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Western Carolina | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| App State | 1–5–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Marshall | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
 Davidson | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.