1981 LSU
3–7–1 (1–4–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jerry Stovall. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 28–14Sep 26
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs 4Alabama | L 7–24 | 37% |
| Sep 12 | at 4Notre Dame | L 9–27 | 30% |
| Sep 19 | vs Oregon State | W 27–24 | 80% |
| Sep 26 | vs Rice | W 28–14 | 71% |
| Oct 3 | vs Florida | L 10–24 | 57% |
| Oct 10 | at Auburn | L 7–19 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | vs Kentucky | W 24–10 | 68% |
| Oct 24 | vs 20Florida State | L 14–38 | 33% |
| Oct 31 | vs Ole Miss | T 27–27 | 66% |
| Nov 14 | vs Mississippi State | L 9–17 | 40% |
| Nov 28 | at Tulane | L 7–48 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulane 48–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
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
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 169–272
- Coach
- Jerry Stovall
- Elo
- 1441 −121 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.1 No. 114 of 132; offense No. 105, defense No. 109
- SRS
- −5.0 No. 92 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Belu
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Williams
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 2 | Orlando McDaniel WR | Denver Broncos |
All-SEC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Malcolm ScottTEAP-1
Second team
- Orlando McDanielWRAP-2
- Albert RichardsonLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1981 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1981 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7–0 | 9–2–1 | 7 |
 Georgia | 6–0 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Mississippi State | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
 Tennessee | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Florida | 3–3 | 7–5 | |
| Auburn | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kentucky | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| LSU | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.