The 1981 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 6–5 record and was Southland Conference champion.
| 1981 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football | |
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Southland champion | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Maverick Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at SMU* | L 0–48 | 20,130 | [1] | |
| September 12 | New Mexico State* |
| W 26–13 | 7,221 | [2] |
| September 19 | at TCU* | L 16–38 | 18,071 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at West Texas State* | L 31–35 | 11,500 | [4] | |
| October 3 | at Southern Miss* | L 9–52 | 29,348 | [5] | |
| October 10 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 31–14 | 5,138 | [6] |
| October 24 | vs. North Texas State* | W 7–6 | 15,797 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Arkansas State |
| L 7–10 | 4,000 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 23–7 | 18,103 | [9] | |
| November 14 | McNeese State |
| W 21–20 | 5,000 | [10] |
| November 21 | Lamar |
| W 31–7 | 8,000 | [11] |
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References edit
- ^ "Mustangs mash Mavericks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs crush Aggies 26–13". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1981. p. D1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs pound Mavs, 38–16". The Paris News. September 20, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas beats UTA". The Odessa American. September 27, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles rip Mavericks 52–9". Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. p. D1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs thunder past Techmen". The Times. October 11, 1981. p. 9. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ikner's pickoff return lifts Movin' Mavs, 7–6". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 1981. p. 2B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked kicks lead to UTA loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1981. p. 3B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Logan's run turned the tide for UTA". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1981. p. 49. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA given reprieve". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA claims crown". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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