1981 Western Carolina
4–7 (3–4 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Waters. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chattanooga 24–10Oct 24
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at East Carolina | L 6–42 | 33% |
| Sep 12 | at VMI | L 14–21 | 41% |
| Sep 19 | at The Citadel | L 3–12 | 27% |
| Sep 26 | vs Furman | L 27–31 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 10–23 | 70% |
| Oct 10 | at Wofford | W 37–30 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | vs East Tennessee State | L 23–34 | 58% |
| Oct 24 | vs Chattanooga | W 24–10 | 24% |
| Oct 31 | at 17Florida State | L 31–56 | 8% |
| Nov 14 | at Marshall | W 38–28 | 51% |
| Nov 21 | vs App State | W 21–10 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat App State 21–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 234–297
- Coach
- Bob Waters
- Elo
- 1371 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.6 No. 116 of 132; offense No. 83, defense No. 124
- SRS
- −17.9 No. 124 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1981 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| East Tennessee State | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Chattanooga | 3–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
 Western Carolina | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| App State | 1–5–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Marshall | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
 Davidson | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.