1981 Florida State
6–5, coached by Bobby Bowden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Ohio State 36–27Oct 3
Ohio State was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Louisville | W 17–0 | 82% |
| Sep 12 | vs Memphis | W 10–5 | 89% |
| Sep 19 | at 17Nebraska | L 14–34 | 48% |
| Oct 3 | at 7Ohio State | W 36–27 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | at Notre Dame | W 19–13 | 52% |
| Oct 17 | at 3Pittsburgh | L 14–42 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | at LSU | W 38–14 | 67% |
| Oct 31 | vs Western Carolina | W 56–31 | 92% |
| Nov 7 | vs 13Miami | L 19–27 | 69% |
| Nov 14 | vs 14Southern Miss | L 14–58 | 60% |
| Nov 28 | at Florida | L 3–35 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida 35–3; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 19
- Wk 2: 18
- Wk 3: 19
- Wk 6: 20
- Wk 7: 11
- Wk 8: 20
- Wk 9: 17
- Wk 10: 14
- Wk 11: 20
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1981.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 240–286
- Coach
- Bobby Bowden
- Elo
- 1599 −83 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.3 No. 37 of 132; offense No. 20, defense No. 72
- SRS
- 5.6 No. 43 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Henshaw
- Defensive coordinator
- Jack Stanton
- Captains
- James Harris, James Gilbert, Rohn Stark, Michael Whiting and Rick Stockstill
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 2 | Rohn Stark P | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 6 | Ron Hester LB | Miami Dolphins |