1981 Eastern Michigan

0–⁠11 (0–⁠9 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike Stock.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1981, game by game: lost vs. Akron 7–14; lost at Illinois State 7–28; lost vs. Miami (OH) 12–18; lost at Central Michigan 14–63; lost vs. Toledo 7–42; lost at Ohio 7–29; lost vs. Northern Illinois 7–30; lost at Ball State 13–35; lost at Kent State 7–13; lost vs. Bowling Green 0–28; lost at Western Michigan 7–38+7−49Lost 7–14 vs. Akron-7AkronLost 7–28 at Illinois State-21Illinois StateLost 12–18 vs. Miami (OH)-6Miami (OH)Lost 14–63 at Central Michigan-49Central MichiganLost 7–42 vs. Toledo-35ToledoLost 7–29 at Ohio-22OhioLost 7–30 vs. Northern Illinois-23Northern Illino…Lost 13–35 at Ball State-22Ball StateLost 7–13 at Kent State-6Kent StateLost 0–28 vs. Bowling Green-28Bowling GreenLost 7–38 at Western Michigan-31Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠9 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠338
Coach
Mike Stock
Elo
1152 −139 this season
SP+ rating
-32.6 No. 132 of 132; offense No. 129, defense No. 127
SRS
−32.6 No. 137 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Price and Kahle Strickland

1981 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo8–⁠19–⁠3
Miami (OH)6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Central Michigan7–⁠27–⁠4
Bowling Green5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Ball State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Illinois2–⁠73–⁠8
Eastern Michigan0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.