1981 Colorado State
0–12 (0–8 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sarkis Arslanian, then Chester Caddas (interim, final 6 games). Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs San Diego State | L 14–30 | 64% |
| Sep 19 | at Tennessee | L 0–42 | 35% |
| Sep 26 | at West Virginia | L 3–49 | 26% |
| Oct 3 | at Air Force | L 14–28 | 51% |
| Oct 10 | vs 19Mississippi State | L 27–37 | 29% |
| Oct 17 | vs Utah | L 13–24 | 34% |
| Oct 24 | at UTEP | L 29–35 | 59% |
| Oct 31 | at Wyoming | L 21–55 | 15% |
| Nov 7 | vs BYU | L 14–63 | 13% |
| Nov 14 | vs New Mexico | L 16–28 | 42% |
| Nov 21 | at 20Arizona State | L 7–52 | 7% |
| Nov 28 | at Hawai’i | L 6–59 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 59–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 0–12
- Conference
- 0–8 9th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 164–502
- Coach
- Sarkis Arslanian, then Chester Caddas (interim, final 6 games)
- Elo
- 1265 −214 this season
- SP+ rating
- -20.2 No. 123 of 132; offense No. 69, defense No. 129
- SRS
- −17.8 No. 123 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Al Sandahl
- Defensive coordinator
- Chester Caddas
1981 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 11–2 | 13 |
| Hawai’i | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| Wyoming | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| Utah | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | |
| Air Force | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| San Diego State | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
 Colorado State | 0–8 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.