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1981 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Delaware ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Tennessee State ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northwestern State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
James Madison   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at ConnecticutL 3–314,950
September 26at C. W. PostL 10–13
October 3SpringfieldW 24–7
October 10at Rhode IslandL 0–339,842
October 17at American InternationalW 17–14
October 24No. 3 New Hampshire
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 17–24
October 31Maine
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 3–9
November 7at Central ConnecticutW 21–14
November 14No. 8 Lehigh
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 20–233,240
November 21Boston University
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 0–383,030

References

  1. "Mature UConn rolls to win over Northeastern". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Post a winner by one run". Newsday. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Springfield tumbles". The Sunday Republican. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rhody blitzes Northeastern". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "AIC falls on final-play field goal". The Sunday Republican. October 19, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UNH 24, Northeastern 17". The Burlington Free Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maine, 9–3". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "LaFreniere runs like wind in NU win". Boston Sunday Globe. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ballou, Art (November 15, 1981). "NU almost Engineers the big upset". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 81. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "BU humbles Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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