Final NCAA football standings for 1981
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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#1 Clemson
| 12 |
0 |
0 |
338 | 105 |
Won 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 56 | Danny Ford |
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#9 North Carolina
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
375 | 150 |
Won 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 64 | Dick Crum |
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Maryland
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
232 | 194 |
Won 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 108 | Jerry Claiborne |
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Duke
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
210 | 230 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 134 | Red Wilson |
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North Carolina State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
182 | 223 |
Lost 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 136 | Monte Kiffin |
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Wake Forest
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
217 | 365 |
Won 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 255 | Al Groh |
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Virginia
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
127 | 261 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 175 | Dick Bestwick |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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#15 Ohio State
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
387 | 253 |
Won 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 271 | 157 | Earle Bruce |
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#18 Iowa
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
260 | 157 |
Lost 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 92 | Hayden Fry |
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#12 Michigan
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
355 | 162 |
Won 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 125 | Bo Schembechler |
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Illinois
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
287 | 288 |
Won 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 248 | Mike White |
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Wisconsin
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
268 | 219 |
Lost 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 150 | Dave McClain |
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Minnesota
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
274 | 264 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 235 | Joe Salem |
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Michigan State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
263 | 249 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 246 | 222 | Frank Waters |
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Purdue
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
242 | 241 |
Lost 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 208 | Jim Young |
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Indiana
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
144 | 293 |
Won 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 137 | 251 | Lee Corso |
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Northwestern
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
82 | 505 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 425 | Dennis Green |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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#11 Nebraska
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
364 | 125 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 46 | Tom Osborne |
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#20 Oklahoma
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
341 | 193 |
Won 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 94 | Barry Switzer |
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Kansas
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
188 | 195 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 132 | Don Fambrough |
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Oklahoma State
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
197 | 216 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 128 | Jimmy Johnson |
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#19 Missouri
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
276 | 159 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 116 | Warren Powers |
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Iowa State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
189 | 218 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 122 | Donnie Duncan |
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Colorado
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
141 | 322 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 213 | Chuck Fairbanks |
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Kansas State
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
164 | 297 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 214 | Jim Dickey |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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San Jose State
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
380 | 254 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Elway |
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Utah State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
204 | 210 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Snyder |
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Fresno State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
264 | 299 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Sweeney |
| Ivy League |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
Yale
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
285 | 147 |
Won 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 82 | Carmen Cozza |
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Dartmouth
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
208 | 137 |
Won 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 87 | Joe Yukica |
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Princeton
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
233 | 305 |
Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 155 | Frank Navarro |
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Harvard
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
218 | 173 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 99 | Joseph Restic |
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Brown
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
153 | 250 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 185 | John Anderson |
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Cornell
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
148 | 256 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 176 | Bob Blackman |
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Columbia
| 1 |
9 |
0 |
116 | 243 |
Lost 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 160 | Robert Naso |
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Pennsylvania
| 1 |
9 |
0 |
133 | 324 |
Lost 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 208 | Jerry Berndt |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
Drake
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
252 | 196 |
Won 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 136 | Chuck Shelton |
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Tulsa
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
304 | 196 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 92 | John Cooper |
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Southern Illinois
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
234 | 175 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 113 | Rey Dempsey |
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West Texas A&M
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
247 | 213 |
Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 114 | Bill Yung |
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Wichita State
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
260 | 242 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 147 | Willie Jeffries |
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Indiana State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
247 | 164 |
Won 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 105 | Dennis Raetz |
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New Mexico State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
158 | 286 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 174 | Gil Krueger |
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Illinois State
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
145 | 190 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 119 | Bob Otolski |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
Toledo
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
270 | 170 |
Won 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 86 | Chuck Stobart |
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Miami (Ohio)
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
199 | 154 |
Won 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 88 | Tom Reed |
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Central Michigan
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
223 | 131 |
Won 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 95 | Herb Deromedi |
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Bowling Green State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
155 | 132 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 84 | Denny Stolz |
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Western Michigan
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
206 | 170 |
Won 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 182 | 146 | Elliot Uzelac |
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Ohio University
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
228 | 257 |
Won 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 202 | 219 | Brian Burke |
|
Kent State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
144 | 172 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 138 | Ed Chlebek |
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Ball State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
157 | 218 |
Won 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 156 | Dwight Wallace |
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Northern Illinois
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
160 | 217 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 193 | Bill Mallory |
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Eastern Michigan
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
88 | 338 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 296 | Mike Stock |
| Pac Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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#10 Washington
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
281 | 171 |
Won 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 147 | Don James |
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#16 Arizona State
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
394 | 193 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 131 | Darryl Rogers |
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#14 Southern California
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
294 | 170 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 106 | John Robinson |
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Washington State
| 8 |
3 |
1 |
297 | 197 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 128 | Jim Walden |
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UCLA
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
302 | 197 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 124 | Terry Donahue |
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Arizona
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
253 | 205 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 151 | Larry Smith |
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Stanford
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
314 | 281 |
Won 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 270 | 202 | Paul Wiggin |
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California
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
197 | 287 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 204 | Roger Theder |
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Oregon
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
155 | 247 |
Won 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 185 | Rich Brooks |
|
Oregon State
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
145 | 469 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 330 | Joe Avezzano |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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#7 Alabama
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
296 | 151 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 77 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
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#6 Georgia
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
372 | 122 |
Lost 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 62 | Vince Dooley |
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Mississippi State
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
212 | 137 |
Won 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 76 | Emory Bellard |
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Tennessee
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
244 | 265 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 164 | Johnny Majors |
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Florida
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
284 | 166 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 93 | Charley Pell |
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Auburn
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
186 | 166 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 102 | Pat Dye |
|
Kentucky
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
134 | 222 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 117 | Fran Curci |
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Louisiana State
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
169 | 272 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 121 | Jerry Stovall |
|
Mississippi
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
167 | 284 |
Won 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 223 | Steve Sloan |
|
Vanderbilt
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
211 | 281 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 188 | George MacIntyre |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
Furman
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
293 | 210 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Sheridan |
|
Citadel
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
252 | 151 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Art Baker |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
217 | 172 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill "Brother" Oliver |
|
Virginia Military
| 6 |
3 |
1 |
165 | 156 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Thalman |
|
Western Carolina
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
234 | 297 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Waters |
|
Appalachian State
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
236 | 201 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Working |
|
Marshall
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
104 | 284 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sonny Randle |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
#5 Southern Methodist
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
365 | 137 |
Won 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 103 | Ron Meyer |
|
#2 Texas
| 10 |
1 |
1 |
262 | 158 |
Won 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 115 | Fred Akers |
|
Houston
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
238 | 174 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 105 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Arkansas
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
325 | 219 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 158 | Lou Holtz |
|
Texas A&M
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
280 | 203 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 139 | Tom Wilson |
|
Baylor
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
252 | 245 |
Lost 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 206 | Grant Teaff |
|
Rice
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
183 | 347 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 261 | Ray Alborn |
|
Texas Christian
| 2 |
7 |
2 |
230 | 299 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 163 | 246 | F.A. Dry |
|
Texas Tech
| 1 |
9 |
1 |
198 | 298 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 136 | 218 | Jerry Moore |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
#13 Brigham Young
| 11 |
2 |
0 |
503 | 256 |
Won 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 121 | Lavell Edwards |
|
Hawaii
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
328 | 130 |
Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 58 | Dick Tomey |
|
Utah
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
321 | 207 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 127 | Wayne Howard |
|
Wyoming
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
344 | 203 |
Won 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 132 | Al Kincaid |
|
New Mexico
| 4 |
7 |
1 |
225 | 231 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 120 | Joe Morrison |
|
Air Force
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
171 | 252 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 119 | Ken Hatfield |
|
San Diego State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
279 | 227 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 166 | 160 | Doug Scovil |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
146 | 441 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 315 | Bill Michael, Bill Alton |
|
Colorado State
| 0 |
12 |
0 |
164 | 502 |
Lost 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 322 | Sark Arslanian, Chester Caddas |
| Southland Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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|
McNeese State
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
316 | 197 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernie Duplechin |
|
Arkansas State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
177 | 159 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Lacewell |
|
Louisiana-Monroe
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
309 | 251 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Collins |
|
Louisiana Tech
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
205 | 241 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Brewer |
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 1 |
9 |
1 |
135 | 229 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Robertson |
| Major Independents |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
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| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
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#4 Pittsburgh
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
385 | 160 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Sherrill |
|
#3 Penn State
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
371 | 162 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
305 | 108 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins |
|
#8 Miami (Florida)
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
245 | 145 |
Won 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Schnellenberger |
|
West Virginia
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
284 | 155 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Nehlen |
|
Colgate
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
238 | 151 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap |
|
Virginia Tech
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
232 | 128 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Dooley |
|
Navy
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
244 | 183 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
|
Tulane
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
213 | 144 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |
|
Holy Cross
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
250 | 215 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Carter |
|
Cincinnati
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
171 | 187 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Gottfried |
|
Florida State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
240 | 286 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
South Carolina
| 6 |
6 |
0 |
225 | 222 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen |
|
UNLV
| 6 |
6 |
0 |
326 | 433 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Knap |
|
Temple
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
181 | 195 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Notre Dame
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
232 | 160 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Faust |
|
Louisville
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
180 | 212 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Weber |
|
East Carolina
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
242 | 290 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Emory |
|
Boston College
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
243 | 298 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Bicknell |
|
Rutgers
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
139 | 208 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
|
William & Mary
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
192 | 278 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmye Laycock |
|
Syracuse
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
248 | 265 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick MacPherson |
|
Richmond
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
228 | 238 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dal Shealy |
|
Army
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
126 | 212 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Cavanaugh |
|
North Texas
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
111 | 235 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Tyler |
|
Memphis
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
82 | 209 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rex Dockery |
|
Georgia Tech
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
124 | 309 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Curry |
