McComas Power Index

1981 NCAA Football | Penn State Schedule & Results

Record: 10-2 (Eastern Independent, 7-0)

Points For: 371 (30.00 per game) | Points Against: 162 (13.00 per game)

MPI: 0.8000 (5 out of 137) | SOS: 0.6484 (1)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 12 W @ Cincinnati * (6-5-0) 0.5595 (55) 52 0  
Sep 26 W Nebraska (9-3-0) 0.7399 (15) 30 24  
Oct 03 W @ Temple * (5-5-0) 0.5597 (54) 30 0  
Oct 10 W @ Boston College * (5-6-0) 0.4660 (81) 38 7  
Oct 17 W Syracuse * (4-6-1) 0.4627 (82) 41 16  
Oct 24 W @ West Virginia * (9-3-0) 0.7076 (20) 30 7  
Oct 31 L Miami (Florida) (9-2-0) 0.7977 (7) 14 17  
Nov 07 W North Carolina State (4-7-0) 0.4220 (94) 22 15  
Nov 14 L @ Alabama (9-2-1) 0.7823 (9) 16 31  
Nov 21 W @ Notre Dame * (5-6-0) 0.4517 (85) 24 21  
Nov 28 W Pittsburgh * (11-1-0) 0.8811 (2) 48 14  
Jan 01 W Southern California (9-3-0) 0.6912 (23) 26 10 @ Tempe, AZ
 

* Denotes a conference game.