1981 New Mexico State
3–8 (1–5 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Gil Krueger. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 20–10Oct 17
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at UTEP | W 14–7 | 53% |
| Sep 12 | atTexas–Arlington | L 13–26 | 42% |
| Sep 19 | vs Indiana State | L 6–41 | 55% |
| Oct 3 | vsWichita State | L 20–24 | 44% |
| Oct 10 | at North Texas | L 16–38 | 33% |
| Oct 17 | at Illinois State | W 20–10 | 38% |
| Oct 24 | vs New Mexico | L 13–17 | 50% |
| Oct 31 | vs Western Illinois | W 31–24 | 79% |
| Nov 7 | at Tulsa | L 0–31 | 17% |
| Nov 14 | vs Southern Illinois | L 15–23 | 36% |
| Nov 21 | vsWest Texas | L 9–45 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Texas 45–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 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
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 157–286
- Coach
- Gil Krueger
- Elo
- 1289 −103 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.3 No. 125 of 132; offense No. 124, defense No. 118
- SRS
- −18.0 No. 125 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 6 | Kerry Locklin TE | Los Angeles Rams |
1981 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Drake | 5–1 | 10–1 | |
| Tulsa | 5–1 | 6–5 | |
| Southern Illinois | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| West Texas | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| Wichita State | 3–3–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Indiana State | 2–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Illinois State | 0–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.