NCAA Football: 1981 Scoring/Schedule Rankings

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TEAM
AVG RANK OF
OPPONENTS

  PFPG

  PAPG
MARGIN OF
VICTORY
Penn StatePenn State 34.17 30.92 13.50 17.42
Kansas StateKansas State 37.00 14.91 27.00 -12.09
Miami (FL)Miami (FL) 39.91 22.27 13.18 9.09
TempleTemple 41.67 18.10 19.50 -1.40
NebraskaNebraska 41.92 30.33 10.42 19.92
Boston CollegeBoston College 44.20 22.09 27.09 -5.00
PittsburghPittsburgh 43.17 32.08 13.33 18.75
CaliforniaCalifornia 41.27 17.91 26.09 -8.18
SyracuseSyracuse 48.55 22.55 24.09 -1.55
ColoradoColorado 44.18 12.82 29.27 -16.45
NorthwesternNorthwestern 45.91 7.45 45.91 -38.45
UCLAUCLA 46.75 25.17 16.42 8.75
KentuckyKentucky 46.91 12.18 20.18 -8.00
Texas TechTexas Tech 50.36 18.00 27.09 -9.09
Colorado StateColorado State 46.17 13.67 41.83 -28.17
South CarolinaSouth Carolina 51.17 18.75 18.50 0.25
Iowa StateIowa State 48.64 17.18 19.82 -2.64
OklahomaOklahoma 46.75 28.42 16.08 12.33
North Carolina StateNorth Carolina State 52.64 16.55 20.27 -3.73
Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 47.73 11.27 28.09 -16.82
VirginiaVirginia 51.91 11.55 23.73 -12.18
Florida StateFlorida State 52.45 21.82 26.00 -4.18
Notre DameNotre Dame 53.45 21.09 14.55 6.55
IndianaIndiana 49.00 13.09 26.64 -13.55
Texas ChristianTexas Christian 53.91 20.91 27.18 -6.27
HoustonHouston 55.75 19.83 14.50 5.33
IowaIowa 52.83 21.67 13.08 8.58
RiceRice 54.55 16.64 31.55 -14.91
GeorgiaGeorgia 55.08 31.00 10.17 20.83
AlabamaAlabama 54.33 24.67 12.58 12.08
MississippiMississippi 52.36 15.18 25.82 -10.64
IllinoisIllinois 53.82 26.09 26.18 -0.09
TexasTexas 52.50 21.83 13.17 8.67
FloridaFlorida 54.42 23.67 13.83 9.83
MarylandMaryland 55.73 21.09 17.64 3.45
MissouriMissouri 56.42 23.00 13.25 9.75
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California 54.17 24.50 14.17 10.33
VanderbiltVanderbilt 55.91 19.18 25.55 -6.36
WisconsinWisconsin 54.58 22.33 18.25 4.08
ArkansasArkansas 56.42 27.08 18.25 8.83
PurduePurdue 55.36 22.00 21.91 0.09
ClemsonClemson 58.18 28.17 8.75 19.42
Oklahoma StateOklahoma State 57.42 16.42 18.00 -1.58
KansasKansas 57.92 15.67 16.25 -0.58
MichiganMichigan 57.25 29.58 13.50 16.08
West VirginiaWest Virginia 58.00 23.67 12.92 10.75
CincinnatiCincinnati 61.30 15.55 17.00 -1.45
StanfordStanford 55.91 28.55 25.55 3.00
Michigan StateMichigan State 57.82 23.91 22.64 1.27
Mississippi StateMississippi State 56.83 17.67 11.42 6.25
Texas A&MTexas A&M 61.17 23.33 16.92 6.42
MemphisMemphis 58.27 7.45 19.00 -11.55
DukeDuke 60.18 19.09 20.91 -1.82
Ohio StateOhio State 60.42 32.25 21.08 11.17
Washington StateWashington State 59.64 24.75 16.42 8.33
AuburnAuburn 61.36 16.91 15.09 1.82
North CarolinaNorth Carolina 62.25 31.25 12.50 18.75
Texas-El PasoTexas-El Paso 60.30 13.27 40.09 -26.82
Louisiana StateLouisiana State 60.27 15.36 24.73 -9.36
BaylorBaylor 65.36 22.91 22.27 0.64
RutgersRutgers 62.55 12.64 18.91 -6.27
NavyNavy 63.00 20.33 15.25 5.08
Arizona StateArizona State 63.36 35.82 17.55 18.27
Oregon StateOregon State 63.82 13.18 42.64 -29.45
Wake ForestWake Forest 64.64 19.73 33.18 -13.45
TulsaTulsa 64.64 27.64 17.82 9.82
OregonOregon 62.82 14.09 22.45 -8.36
Wichita StateWichita State 62.22 23.64 22.00 1.64
Southern MethodistSouthern Methodist 66.40 33.18 12.45 20.73
San Diego StateSan Diego State 63.91 25.36 20.64 4.73
Nevada-Las VegasNevada-Las Vegas 64.00 27.17 36.08 -8.92
East CarolinaEast Carolina 66.18 22.00 26.36 -4.36
North TexasNorth Texas 64.91 10.09 21.36 -11.27
Air ForceAir Force 67.73 15.55 22.91 -7.36
MinnesotaMinnesota 65.18 24.91 24.00 0.91
ArmyArmy 72.55 11.45 19.27 -7.82
TennesseeTennessee 67.75 20.33 22.08 -1.75
WashingtonWashington 68.08 23.42 14.25 9.17
New MexicoNew Mexico 66.67 18.75 19.25 -0.50
William & MaryWilliam & Mary 71.80 17.45 25.27 -7.82
PacificPacific 69.18 15.45 23.00 -7.55
California State FullertonCalifornia State Fullerton 71.00 18.09 24.73 -6.64
West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M 72.91 22.45 19.36 3.09
WyomingWyoming 69.73 31.27 18.45 12.82
TulaneTulane 74.00 19.36 13.09 6.27
UtahUtah 70.50 29.18 18.82 10.36
Brigham YoungBrigham Young 71.85 38.69 19.69 19.00
LouisvilleLouisville 70.30 16.36 19.27 -2.91
Utah StateUtah State 73.89 18.55 19.09 -0.55
RichmondRichmond 72.50 20.73 21.64 -0.91
HawaiiHawaii 74.50 29.82 11.82 18.00
Miami (OH)Miami (OH) 74.55 18.09 14.00 4.09
Long Beach StateLong Beach State 77.90 15.00 23.20 -8.20
Southern MississippiSouthern Mississippi 78.83 25.42 9.00 16.42
Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan 79.70 8.00 30.73 -22.73
OhioOhio 75.91 20.73 23.36 -2.64
Virginia TechVirginia Tech 82.09 21.09 11.64 9.45
Kent StateKent State 76.10 13.09 15.64 -2.55
Bowling GreenBowling Green 76.73 14.09 12.00 2.09
Louisiana-LafayetteLouisiana-Lafayette 81.90 12.27 20.82 -8.55
DrakeDrake 82.38 22.91 17.82 5.09
ArizonaArizona 78.82 23.00 18.64 4.36
ToledoToledo 80.33 22.50 14.17 8.33
LamarLamar 81.88 15.73 19.45 -3.73
Western CarolinaWestern Carolina 84.89 21.27 27.00 -5.73
Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech 82.60 18.64 21.91 -3.27
Appalachian StateAppalachian State 86.67 21.45 18.27 3.18
San Jose StateSan Jose State 84.18 31.67 21.17 10.50
Texas-ArlingtonTexas-Arlington 83.27 18.36 22.73 -4.36
MarshallMarshall 89.50 8.55 25.82 -17.27
Central MichiganCentral Michigan 82.55 20.27 11.91 8.36
Arkansas StateArkansas State 86.45 16.09 14.45 1.64
CitadelCitadel 90.29 22.91 13.73 9.18
Western MichiganWestern Michigan 82.36 18.73 15.45 3.27
New Mexico StateNew Mexico State 86.80 14.36 26.00 -11.64
Holy CrossHoly Cross 87.00 22.73 19.73 3.00
Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois 84.18 14.55 19.73 -5.18
Indiana StateIndiana State 86.40 22.45 14.91 7.55
Tennessee-ChattanoogaTennessee-Chattanooga 90.12 19.73 15.64 4.09
Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois 87.50 21.27 15.91 5.36
Fresno StateFresno State 88.60 24.00 27.18 -3.18
McNeese StateMcNeese State 90.00 28.73 17.91 10.82
Ball StateBall State 88.27 14.27 19.82 -5.55
Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute 92.00 16.50 15.60 0.90
ColgateColgate 87.17 24.00 15.10 8.90
FurmanFurman 94.62 26.64 19.09 7.55
East Tennessee StateEast Tennessee State 93.38 17.36 21.09 -3.73
Louisiana-MonroeLouisiana-Monroe 99.75 28.09 22.82 5.27
Illinois StateIllinois State 93.38 14.50 19.00 -4.50
ColumbiaColumbia 97.33 11.60 24.30 -12.70
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania 100.00 13.30 32.40 -19.10
CornellCornell 94.56 14.80 25.60 -10.80
BrownBrown 99.56 15.30 25.00 -9.70
HarvardHarvard 101.50 21.80 17.30 4.50
DartmouthDartmouth 101.44 20.80 13.70 7.10
PrincetonPrinceton 102.00 23.30 30.50 -7.20
YaleYale 104.67 28.50 14.70 13.80
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