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1981 Big Eight Conference Schedule and Results

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Record: 49-42-2, .538 W-L% (3rd of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 7.02 (3rd of 14) ▪ SOS: 6.10 (3rd of 14)

Conference Champion: Nebraska

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Nebraska and Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma)

28 Games

Conference games only
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
1 Oct 3, 1981 Sat (20) Iowa State 7 (5) Oklahoma 7
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
2 Oct 10, 1981 Sat (13) Missouri 58 Kansas State 13
3 Oct 10, 1981 Sat Nebraska 59 Colorado 0
4 Oct 10, 1981 Sat Oklahoma State 20 @ Kansas 7
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
5 Oct 17, 1981 Sat Colorado 11 Oklahoma State 10
6 Oct 17, 1981 Sat Iowa State 34 (8) Missouri 13
7 Oct 17, 1981 Sat (19) Nebraska 49 @ Kansas State 3
8 Oct 17, 1981 Sat Oklahoma 45 Kansas 7
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
9 Oct 24, 1981 Sat (14) Iowa State 17 Colorado 10
10 Oct 24, 1981 Sat Kansas 17 Kansas State 14
11 Oct 24, 1981 Sat (15) Nebraska 6 @ (19) Missouri 0
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
12 Oct 31, 1981 Sat Kansas State 10 (11) Iowa State 7
13 Oct 31, 1981 Sat (12) Nebraska 31 Kansas 15
14 Oct 31, 1981 Sat (19) Oklahoma 49 Colorado 0
15 Oct 31, 1981 Sat Oklahoma State 16 @ Missouri 12
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
16 Nov 7, 1981 Sat Kansas 24 @ Iowa State 11
17 Nov 7, 1981 Sat Missouri 30 @ Colorado 14
18 Nov 7, 1981 Sat (11) Nebraska 54 @ Oklahoma State 7
19 Nov 7, 1981 Sat (17) Oklahoma 28 @ Kansas State 21
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
20 Nov 14, 1981 Sat Kansas 27 Colorado 0
21 Nov 14, 1981 Sat Missouri 19 (15) Oklahoma 14
22 Nov 14, 1981 Sat (7) Nebraska 31 Iowa State 7
23 Nov 14, 1981 Sat Oklahoma State 31 Kansas State 10
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
24 Nov 21, 1981 Sat Colorado 24 Kansas State 21
25 Nov 21, 1981 Sat Kansas 19 Missouri 11
26 Nov 21, 1981 Sat (5) Nebraska 37 @ Oklahoma 14
27 Nov 21, 1981 Sat Oklahoma State 27 @ Iowa State 7
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
28 Nov 28, 1981 Sat Oklahoma 27 @ Oklahoma State 3