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1981 Toledo

9–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1981, game by game: lost at Louisville 6–31; won vs. Ball State 40–0; lost at East Carolina 24–28; won vs. Ohio 21–14; won at Eastern Michigan 42–7; won vs. Central Michigan 17–3; lost at Bowling Green 0–38; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–10; won at Western Michigan 28–14; won vs. Kent State 17–0; won at Northern Illinois 31–0; won vs. San José State 27–25+40−38Lost 6–31 at Louisville-25LouisvilleWon 40–0 vs. Ball State+40Ball StateLost 24–28 at East Carolina-4East CarolinaWon 21–14 vs. Ohio+7OhioWon 42–7 at Eastern Michigan+35Eastern MichiganWon 17–3 vs. Central Michigan+14Central MichiganLost 0–38 at Bowling Green-38Bowling GreenWon 17–10 vs. Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Won 28–14 at Western Michigan+14Western MichiganWon 17–0 vs. Kent State+17Kent StateWon 31–0 at Northern Illinois+31Northern Illino…Won 27–25 vs. San José State+2San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atLouisvilleL 6–⁠3138%
Sep 19vsBall StateW 40–⁠041%
Sep 26atEast CarolinaL 24–⁠2844%
Oct 3vsOhioW 21–⁠1450%
Oct 10atEastern MichiganW 42–⁠774%
Oct 17vsCentral MichiganW 17–⁠348%
Oct 24atBowling GreenL 0–⁠3855%
Oct 31vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1047%
Nov 7atWestern MichiganW 28–⁠1436%
Nov 14vsKent StateW 17–⁠074%
Nov 21atNorthern IllinoisW 31–⁠063%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsSan José StateCalifornia BowlW 27–⁠2545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 27–⁠25 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠170
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1583 +141 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 42 of 132; offense No. 65, defense No. 38
SRS
−0.9 No. 74 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 7Jeff Jackson DELos Angeles Raiders

1981 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo8–⁠19–⁠3
Miami (OH)6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Central Michigan7–⁠27–⁠4
Bowling Green5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Ball State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Illinois2–⁠73–⁠8
Eastern Michigan0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.