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1981 Independent Coaches

Record: 160-149-4, .518 W-L% (6th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 2.81 (7th of 14), SOS: 2.15 (7th of 14)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pitt)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Miami (FL), Penn State, Pitt and West Virginia)

28 Coaches

28 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Jackie Sherrill	Pitt	11	1	0	.917
2	Joe Paterno	Penn State	10	2	0	.833
3	Howard Schnellenberger	Miami (FL)	9	2	0	.818
4	Bobby Collins	Southern Mississippi	9	2	1	.792
5	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	9	3	0	.750
6	Frederick Dunlap	Colgate	7	3	0	.700
7	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	7	4	0	.636
8	George Welsh	Navy	7	4	1	.625
9	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	6	5	0	.545
10	Rick Carter	Holy Cross	6	5	0	.545
11	Vince Gibson	Tulane	6	5	0	.545
12	Mike Gottfried	Cincinnati	6	5	0	.545
13	Jim Carlen	South Carolina	6	6	0	.500
14	Tony Knap	UNLV	6	6	0	.500
15	Wayne Hardin	Temple	5	5	0	.500
16	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	5	6	0	.455
17	Frank Burns	Rutgers	5	6	0	.455
18	Pat Collins	Louisiana-Monroe	5	6	0	.455
19	Ed Emory	East Carolina	5	6	0	.455
20	Gerry Faust	Notre Dame	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Jimmye Laycock	William & Mary	5	6	0	.455
22	Bob Weber	Louisville	5	6	0	.455
23	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	4	6	1	.409
24	Dal Shealy	Richmond	4	7	0	.364
25	Ed Cavanaugh	Army	3	7	1	.318
26	Bob Tyler	North Texas	2	9	0	.182
27	Bill Curry	Georgia Tech	1	10	0	.091
28	Rex Dockery	Memphis	1	10	0	.091

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