Record: 7-4-1, .625 W-L% (45th of 137)
Conference: SWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Yeoman (7-4-1)
PS/G: 19.8 (74th of 137) ▪ PA/G: 14.5 (30th of 137)
SRS: 11.04 (26th of 137) ▪ SOS: 7.04 (21st of 137)
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1981 | Sat | Houston | New Mexico | WAC | W | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | Houston | @ | (16) Miami (FL) | Ind | L | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | Houston | Utah State | PCAA | W | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Houston | Baylor | SWC | W | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | Houston | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | L | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | Houston | (10) Southern Methodist | SWC | L | 22 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | Houston | @ | (12) Arkansas | SWC | W | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | Little Rock, AR |
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Houston | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Houston | (5) Texas | SWC | T | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Houston | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | Houston | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 40 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Dec 26, 1981 | Sat | Houston | N | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 14 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |