1981 East Texas State Lions football team
American college football season
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–3 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 4 Southwest Texas State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas A&I | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 East Texas State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard Payne | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Ernest Hawkins, the Lions compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the LSC. East Texas State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Cameron* |
| W 17–13 | 8,000 | [1] |
September 19 | at Southern Arkansas* |
| L 37–39 | [2] | |
September 26 | Central State (OK)* |
| W 31–28 | 8,500 | [3] |
October 3 | at Northwestern State* | W 28–21 | 8,000 | [4] | |
October 10 | Sam Houston State |
| W 37–14 | 1,200–1,800 | [5][6] |
October 17 | at Howard Payne |
| W 42–0 | 1,500 | [7] |
October 24 | Abilene Christian |
| L 14–19 | 2,500 | [8] |
October 31 | at No. 1 Southwest Texas State |
| L 7–38 | 10,000–10,899 | [9][10] |
November 7 | No. 6 Texas A&I |
| W 37–13 | 9,500 | [11] |
November 14 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 30–6 | 3,500 | [12] |
November 21 | at Angelo State | L 32–44 | 5,005 | [13] | |
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Cary Noiel, First Team running back
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC First Team
- Cary Noiel, running back
LSC Second Team
- Anthony Brock, linebacker
- Frank Moore, tight end
- Peter Roos, offensive tackle
- Ted Sample, fullback
- Darren Smith, defensive back
- Randy Smith, tight end
LSC Honorable Mention
- Blake Cooper, center
- Randy Jones, punter
- Kyle Mackey, quarterback[16]
References
- ^ "QB leads East Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Arkansas nips ETSU". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas edges Central State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions roar as Demons' homecoming is spoiled". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Noiel, ETSU bomb Bearcats". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 1981. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Unbeaten East Texas State socks Howard Payne 42–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Abilene Christian 19, ETSU 14". The Odessa American. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT rolls over East Texas, 38–7". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Commerce jinx strikes Hoggies". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas stops SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams end on high note". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.