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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | (8) Texas | Rice | SWC | W | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (6) Texas | North Texas | Ind | W | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (4) Texas | (14) Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (3) Texas | N | (10) Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 34 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (1) Texas | @ | Arkansas | SWC | L | 11 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (10) Texas | @ | (8) SMU | SWC | W | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (6) Texas | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (5) Texas | @ | Houston | SWC | T | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (10) Texas | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (8) Texas | Baylor | SWC | W | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 26, 1981 | Thu | (7) Texas | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (6) Texas | N | (3) Alabama | SEC | W | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | W 4 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
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