1981 Northeastern Huskies football team

1981 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons
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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 Connecticut
L 3–314,950[1]
September 26at C. W. Post
L 10–13[2]
October 3Springfield
W 24–7[3]
October 10at Rhode Island
L 0–339,842[4]
October 17at American International
W 17–14[5]
October 24No. 3 New Hampshire
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 17–24[6]
October 31Maine
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 3–9[7]
November 7at Central Connecticut
W 21–14[8]
November 14No. 8 Lehigh
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 20–233,240[9]
November 21Boston University
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 0–383,030[10]

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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