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1981 Widener Pioneers football
NCAA Division III champion
MAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Dayton
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
Record13–0 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Division
Delaware Valley x 6 1 0 9 2 0
Juniata x 6 1 0 6 2 1
Albright 4 2 1 5 3 1
Lycoming 4 2 1 5 4 1
Susquehanna 4 3 0 6 3 0
Upsala 2 5 0 4 6 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham 1 6 0 1 8 0
Wilkes 0 7 0 0 9 0
Southern Division
Widener x^ 8 0 0 13 0 0
Johns Hopkins 6 2 0 7 2 0
Swarthmore 6 2 0 7 2 0
Franklin & Marshall 5 3 0 6 3 0
Gettysburg 5 3 0 6 4 0
Western Maryland 5 3 0 5 3 1
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0 4 5 0
Muhlenberg 3 5 0 3 5 0
Ursinus 1 6 1 2 6 1
Moravian 0 7 1 2 8 1
Dickinson 0 8 0 0 9 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1981 Widener Pioneers football team represented Widener University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division III football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bill Manlove, the Pride compiled a 13–0 record and won the NCAA Division III championship.

The team played its home games in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Delaware Valley*Chester, PAW 21–6
September 19at Juniata*Huntingdon, PAW 37–13
September 26Johns HopkinsChester, PAW 26–13
October 3at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 17–3
October 10GettysburgChester, PAW 38–19
October 17DickinsonChester, PAW 31–0
October 24at MoravianBethlehem, PAW 23–0
October 31at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 17–7
November 7UrsinusChester, PAW 43–14
November 14at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 16–6
November 21at West Georgia*W 10–3
November 28Montclair State*Chester, PA (NCAA Division III semifinal)W 23–12
December 5vs. Dayton*Phenix City, AL (Stagg Bowl)W 17–106,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1981 Football Schedule - NCAA Division III Champions". Widener Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. Elliott Denman (November 29, 1981). "Widener's second half rally stops Montclair, 23-12". Asbury Park Press. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Frank Dolson (December 6, 1981). "Widener captures Division III title, tips Dayton, 17-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
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