Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Pitt | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 13.3 | 22.02 | 7.52 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Miami (FL) | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 18.80 | 9.71 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Penn State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.9 | 13.5 | 25.02 | 11.86 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Colgate | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 | 15.1 | -2.87 | -10.27 | |||||
| Southern Mississippi | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.4 | 9.0 | 12.86 | 0.69 | 9 | ||||
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 12.9 | 14.54 | 5.87 | 17 | 17 | |||
| Navy | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 5.40 | 0.06 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 7.47 | -0.17 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 2.91 | 1.91 | |||||
| Florida State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.8 | 26.0 | 6.71 | 7.80 | 19 | 11 | |||
| Holy Cross | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 19.5 | -10.05 | -11.68 | |||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 36.1 | -5.95 | -0.29 | |||||
| South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 7.22 | 7.39 | |||||
| Temple | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 6.24 | 6.54 | |||||
| Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | 13.1 | 6.06 | 2.15 | |||||
| Boston College | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 27.1 | 2.75 | 5.93 | |||||
| East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 26.4 | -2.23 | 1.14 | |||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 22.8 | -5.35 | -7.17 | |||||
| Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 19.3 | -4.02 | -1.75 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 10.64 | 7.46 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 18.9 | -0.93 | 2.80 | |||||
| Syracuse | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 5.66 | 7.57 | |||||
| William & Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 25.3 | -9.08 | -4.54 | |||||
| Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 19.3 | -9.10 | -3.37 | |||||
| Richmond | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 21.6 | -4.58 | -3.04 | |||||
| North Texas | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 21.4 | -7.90 | 3.28 | |||||
| Georgia Tech | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 28.1 | -6.12 | 8.89 | |||||
| Memphis | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 19.0 | -7.45 | 4.01 | |||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | Fiesta Bowl | Penn State (7) | 26 | Southern California (8) | 10 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1982-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Pittsburgh (10) | 24 | Georgia (2) | 20 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1981-12-31 | Peach Bowl | West Virginia | 26 | Florida | 6 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1981-12-30 | Liberty Bowl | Ohio State (15) | 31 | Navy | 28 | Memphis, TN |
| 1981-12-19 | Tangerine Bowl | Missouri | 19 | Southern Mississippi (18) | 17 | Orlando, FL |
1981 Conference Leaders