1981 Texas Tech
1–9–1 (0–7–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jerry Moore. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 28–21Sep 19
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Colorado | L 27–45 | 59% |
| Sep 19 | vs New Mexico | W 28–21 | 65% |
| Sep 26 | at Baylor | L 15–28 | 21% |
| Oct 3 | vs Texas A&M | L 23–24 | 47% |
| Oct 10 | vs Arkansas | L 14–26 | 36% |
| Oct 17 | vs Rice | L 23–30 | 55% |
| Oct 24 | vs Washington | L 7–14 | 29% |
| Oct 31 | at 6Texas | L 9–26 | 16% |
| Nov 7 | vs TCU | T 39–39 | 58% |
| Nov 14 | at 8SMU | L 6–30 | 10% |
| Nov 21 | at Houston | L 7–15 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 15–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 1–9–1
- Conference
- 0–7–1 9th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 198–298
- Coach
- Jerry Moore
- Elo
- 1375 −112 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.4 No. 97 of 132; offense No. 70, defense No. 111
- SRS
- −0.1 No. 69 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Bates
- Offense
- I formation
- 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.