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1981 West Texas

7–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1981, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 17–10; lost at Iowa State 13–17; won at UNLV 21–17; won vs. Texas–Arlington 35–31; won at McNeese 31–24; lost vs. Southern Illinois 22–29; won at Wichita State 23–17; lost at Drake 13–21; won vs. Indiana State 17–14; lost vs. Tulsa 10–24; won at New Mexico State 45–9+36−14Won 17–10 vs. Louisiana Tech+7Louisiana TechLost 13–17 at Iowa State-4Iowa StateWon 21–17 at UNLV+4UNLVWon 35–31 vs. Texas–Arlington+4Texas–ArlingtonWon 31–24 at McNeese+7McNeeseLost 22–29 vs. Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Won 23–17 at Wichita State+6Wichita StateLost 13–21 at Drake-8DrakeWon 17–14 vs. Indiana State+3Indiana StateLost 10–24 vs. Tulsa-14TulsaWon 45–9 at New Mexico State+36New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsLouisiana TechW 17–⁠1061%
Sep 12atIowa StateL 13–⁠1742%
Sep 19atUNLVW 21–⁠1728%
Sep 26vsTexas–ArlingtonW 35–⁠3168%
Oct 3atMcNeeseW 31–⁠2428%
Oct 10vsSouthern IllinoisL 22–⁠2975%
Oct 17atWichita StateW 23–⁠1747%
Oct 24atDrakeL 13–⁠2137%
Nov 7vsIndiana StateW 17–⁠1464%
Nov 14vsTulsaL 10–⁠2448%
Nov 21atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠965%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 45–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠213
Coach
—
Elo
1501 +49 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 53 of 132; offense No. 50, defense No. 67
SRS
0.0 No. 68 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 2Reggie McElroy OTNew York Jets

1981 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake5–⁠110–⁠1
Tulsa5–⁠16–⁠5
Southern Illinois5–⁠27–⁠4
West Texas3–⁠37–⁠4
Wichita State3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Indiana State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠53–⁠8
Illinois State0–⁠53–⁠7

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