1981 Football Schedule
Overall7-3-10.682
Conference3-2-10.583
StreakL1
Home4-0-1
Away3-3
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Middle Tennessee State | Chamberlain Field | W 42-19 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Appalachian State | Boone, NC | L 14-31 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Jacksonville State | Chamberlain Field | W 10-3 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Furman | Greenville, SC | W 31-28 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Marshall | Chamberlain Field | W 20-0 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Arkansas State | Jonesboro, Ark | W 3-2 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Western Carolina | Cullowhee, NC | L 10-24 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Away | East Tennessee State | Johnson City, Tenn | W 17-0 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | The Citadel | Chamberlain Field | Homecoming | T 28-28 |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #5 Tennessee State | Chamberlain Field | W 28-9 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn | L 14-28 |