1981 Football Schedule
Overall8-2-00.800
Conference5-2-00.714
StreakW1
Home4-1-0
Away4-1-0
Neutral0-0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Northern Colorado | Abilene (Shotwell Stadium) | W 15-14 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Alva, OK | W 18-3 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Northwestern State | Abilene (Shotwell Stadium) | W 41-38 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Texas A&I | Kingsville, TX | L 27-37 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Angelo State | Abilene (Shotwell Stadium) | W 28-26 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | East Texas State | Commerce, TX | W 19-14 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | Stephen F. Austin | Abilene (Shotwell Stadium) | W 31-0 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Sam Houston | Huntsville, TX | W 27-13 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Southwest Texas State | Abilene (Shotwell Stadium) | L 31-38 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Away | Howard Payne | Brownwood, TX | W 56-7 |