The 1981 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Southland.[1]
| 1981 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–2 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Indian Stadium |
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| UT Arlington $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Northeast Louisiana* | W 35–13 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | Richmond* | L 20–24 | 12,864 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at Central Michigan* | W 26–23 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | at Kansas* | L 16–17 | 32,100 | [5] | |
| October 10 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 14–3 | 17,487 | [6] |
| October 17 | Chattanooga* |
| L 2–3 | 5,000 | [7] |
| October 24 | at McNeese State | L 7–21 | 21,254 | [8] | |
| October 31 | at Texas–Arlington | W 10–7 | 4,000 | [9] | |
| November 7 | Lamar |
| W 16–9 | 9,127 | [10] |
| November 14 | at Louisiana Tech | L 0–32 | 15,000 | [11] | |
| November 21 | Tulsa* |
| W 31–7 | 10,419 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "1981 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "Arkansas State pops Northeast". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late rally spurs UR by Indians". Daily Press. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State edges Central Michigan, 26–23". The Columbus Ledger. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KU field goal at 0:09 keeps record clean". The Kansas City Star. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL gets lethal punch". Daily World. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU is beaten, 3–2". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buford heroics key Cowboys past Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked kicks lead to UTA loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langford drums up victory for Indians". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech closes on winning note". The Shreveport Journal. November 16, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State upsets Tulsa 31–7". The Wichita Eagle. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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