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American college football season

1981 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Indiana StateW 38–8
September 12Arkansas State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 13–35
September 19Southwestern Louisiana
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 20–1712,555
October 3at Louisiana TechW 35–023,500
October 10Lamar
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 13–17
October 17at McNeese StateL 25–41
October 24at Southeastern LouisianaL 47–50
October 31Nicholls State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 55–1816,988
November 7at LouisvilleW 40–715,994
November 14North Texas State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 14–1715,800
November 21at Northwestern StateL 9–416,250

References

  1. "Northeast Louisiana smashes ISU, 38–8". The Indianapolis Star. September 6, 1981. pp. 2–4. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Arkansas State pops Northeast". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. p. D2. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lane spurs Indians' victory over Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northeast runs over Tech Bulldogs, 35–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lamar rallies by Northeast, 17–13". Longview News-Journal. October 11, 1981. p. 2B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese has strong showing". Daily World. October 18, 1981. p. 6B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "SLU edges NLU, 50–47". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1981. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Indians ambush Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1981. p. 16. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Northeast Louisiana hits U of L with 40–7 blitz". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1981. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "North Texas cuts down NE Louisiana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. p. 3B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "NSU crowns grid season in 41–9 win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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