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1981 Louisville

5–⁠6, coached by Bob Weber.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1981, game by game: lost at No. 19 Florida State 0–17; won vs. Toledo 31–6; won vs. Long Beach State 35–13; lost at Missouri 3–34; won vs. Marshall 36–0; won at Memphis 14–7; lost vs. Tennessee State 30–42; lost at Oklahoma State 11–19; lost vs. UL Monroe 7–40; lost at Cincinnati 0–24; won vs. No. 9 Southern Miss 13–10+36−33Lost 0–17 at No. 19 Florida State-17No. 19 Florida StateWon 31–6 vs. Toledo+25ToledoWon 35–13 vs. Long Beach State+22Long Beach StateLost 3–34 at Missouri-31MissouriWon 36–0 vs. Marshall+36MarshallWon 14–7 at Memphis+7MemphisLost 30–42 vs. Tennessee State-12Tennessee StateLost 11–19 at Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma StateLost 7–40 vs. UL Monroe-33UL MonroeLost 0–24 at Cincinnati-24CincinnatiWon 13–10 vs. No. 9 Southern Miss+3No. 9 Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at19Florida StateL 0–⁠1718%
Sep 12vsToledoW 31–⁠662%
Sep 19vsLong Beach StateW 35–⁠1353%
Sep 26atMissouriL 3–⁠3431%
Oct 3vsMarshallW 36–⁠083%
Oct 10atMemphisW 14–⁠759%
Oct 17vsTennessee StateL 30–⁠4262%
Oct 24atOklahoma StateL 11–⁠1940%
Nov 7vsUL MonroeL 7–⁠4065%
Nov 14atCincinnatiL 0–⁠2439%
Nov 21vs9Southern MissW 13–⁠1019%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠212
Coach
Bob Weber
Elo
1432 −46 this season
SP+ rating
-1.4 No. 79 of 132; offense No. 105, defense No. 44
SRS
−2.0 No. 77 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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