AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1981 | Sat | (8) Pitt | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (7) Pitt | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (4) Pitt | @ | South Carolina | Ind | W | 42 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (4) Pitt | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (3) Pitt | (11) Florida State | Ind | W | 42 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (2) Pitt | Syracuse | Ind | W | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (2) Pitt | @ | Boston College | Ind | W | 29 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (1) Pitt | @ | Rutgers | Ind | W | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (1) Pitt | Army | Ind | W | 48 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (1) Pitt | @ | Temple | Ind | W | 35 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | (1) Pitt | (11) Penn State | Ind | L | 14 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (10) Pitt | N | (2) Georgia | SEC | W | 24 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
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