1981 TCU
2–7–2 (1–6–1 Southwest Conference), coached by F. Dry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Arkansas 28–24Oct 3
Arkansas was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Auburn | L 16–24 | 25% |
| Sep 19 | vsTexas–Arlington | W 38–16 | 50% |
| Sep 26 | vs 20SMU | L 9–20 | 27% |
| Oct 3 | vs 19Arkansas | W 28–24 | 27% |
| Oct 10 | at Rice | L 28–41 | 41% |
| Oct 17 | vs Utah State | T 13–13 | 43% |
| Oct 24 | at Baylor | L 21–34 | 18% |
| Oct 31 | vs Houston | L 16–20 | 28% |
| Nov 7 | at Texas Tech | T 39–39 | 42% |
| Nov 14 | at 10Texas | L 15–31 | 15% |
| Nov 21 | vs Texas A&M | L 7–37 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 37–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 104th-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
- 2–7–2
- Conference
- 1–6–1 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 230–299
- Coach
- F. Dry
- Elo
- 1356 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.2 No. 78 of 132; offense No. 41, defense No. 107
- SRS
- 2.1 No. 60 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Junko
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
1981 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 7–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Texas | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 2 |
| Houston | 5–2–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Baylor | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Rice | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 TCU | 1–6–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| Texas Tech | 0–7–1 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.