1981 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 1981 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Southland.[1]

1981 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
1981 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
McNeese State 3 –1 –17 –3 –1
Arkansas State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Lamar 1 –3 –14 –6 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 –4 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Northeast Louisiana*
W 35–13[2]
September 19Richmond*
L 20–2412,864[3]
September 26at Central Michigan*
W 26–23[4]
October 3at Kansas*
L 16–1732,100[5]
October 10Southwestern Louisianadagger
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 14–317,487[6]
October 17Chattanooga*
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 2–35,000[7]
October 24at McNeese State
L 7–2121,254[8]
October 31at Texas–Arlington
W 10–74,000[9]
November 7Lamar
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 16–99,127[10]
November 14at Louisiana Tech
L 0–3215,000[11]
November 21Tulsa*
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 31–710,419[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "1981 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. "Arkansas State pops Northeast". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Late rally spurs UR by Indians". Daily Press. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arkansas State edges Central Michigan, 26–23". The Columbus Ledger. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "KU field goal at 0:09 keeps record clean". The Kansas City Star. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "USL gets lethal punch". Daily World. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ASU is beaten, 3–2". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Buford heroics key Cowboys past Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Blocked kicks lead to UTA loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Langford drums up victory for Indians". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tech closes on winning note". The Shreveport Journal. November 16, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Arkansas State upsets Tulsa 31–7". The Wichita Eagle. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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