1981 Widener Pioneers football team

The 1981 Widener Pioneers football team represented Widener University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division III football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bill Manlove, the Pride compiled a 13–0 record and won the NCAA Division III championship.[1]

1981 Widener Pioneers football
NCAA Division III champion
MAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Dayton
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
Record13–0 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
1981 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern
Delaware Valley x 6 1 09 2 0
Juniata x 6 1 06 2 1
Albright 4 2 15 3 1
Lycoming 4 2 15 4 1
Susquehanna 4 3 06 3 0
Upsala 2 5 04 6 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham 1 6 01 8 0
Wilkes 0 7 00 9 0
Southern
Widener x^ 8 0 013 0 0
Johns Hopkins 6 2 07 2 0
Swarthmore 6 2 07 2 0
Franklin & Marshall 5 3 06 3 0
Gettysburg 5 3 06 4 0
Western Maryland 5 3 05 3 1
Lebanon Valley 4 4 04 5 0
Muhlenberg 3 5 03 5 0
Ursinus 1 6 12 6 1
Moravian 0 7 12 8 1
Dickinson 0 8 00 9 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant

The team played its home games in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Delaware Valley*Chester, PAW 21–6
September 19at Juniata*Huntingdon, PAW 37–13
September 26Johns HopkinsChester, PAW 26–13
October 3at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 17–3
October 10GettysburgChester, PAW 38–19
October 17DickinsonChester, PAW 31–0
October 24at MoravianBethlehem, PAW 23–0
October 31at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 17–7
November 7UrsinusChester, PAW 43–14
November 14at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 16–6
November 21at West Georgia*
W 10–3
November 28Montclair State*Chester, PA (NCAA Division III semifinal)W 23–12[2]
December 5vs. Dayton*Phenix City, AL (Stagg Bowl)W 17–106,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1981 Football Schedule - NCAA Division III Champions". Widener Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. Elliott Denman (November 29, 1981). "Widener's second half rally stops Montclair, 23-12". Asbury Park Press. p. C3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Frank Dolson (December 6, 1981). "Widener captures Division III title, tips Dayton, 17-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1E, 12E via Newspapers.com.
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