1981 East Tennessee State
6–5 (4–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wofford 34–8Oct 24
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 31–22 | 51% |
| Sep 12 | at Louisiana Tech | L 3–31 | 24% |
| Sep 19 | at Furman | L 0–21 | 14% |
| Sep 26 | at Marshall | W 14–0 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vs The Citadel | W 17–13 | 28% |
| Oct 17 | at Western Carolina | W 34–23 | 42% |
| Oct 24 | at Wofford | W 34–8 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | vs Chattanooga | L 0–17 | 40% |
| Nov 7 | vs East Carolina | L 23–66 | 45% |
| Nov 14 | vs App State | W 21–14 | 44% |
| Nov 21 | at James Madison | L 14–17 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to James Madison 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–232
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1309 +61 this season
- SP+ rating
- -18.7 No. 122 of 132; offense No. 124, defense No. 112
- SRS
- −20.8 No. 128 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 5 | Earl Ferrell RB | St. Louis Cardinals |
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.