1981 UT Arlington Mavericks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1981
| team = UT Arlington Mavericks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southland Conference
| short_conf = Southland
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Harold Elliott
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Maverick Stadium
| champion = Southland champion
}}
{{1981 Southland Conference football standings}}
The 1981 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 6–5 record and was Southland Conference champion.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Texas Stadium
| site_cityst = Irving, TX
| score = 0–48
| attend = 20,130
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67271002/mustangs-mash-mavericks/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Mustangs mash Mavericks|date=September 6, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=B1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Maverick Stadium
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| score = 26–13
| attend = 7,221
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67271281/mavs-crush-aggies-2613/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Mavs crush Aggies 26–13|date=September 13, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=D1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| score = 16–38
| attend = 18,071
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67271604/frogs-pound-mavs-3816/|work=The Paris News|title=Frogs pound Mavs, 38–16|date=September 20, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=8B|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = West Texas State
| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Canyon, TX
| score = 31–35
| attend = 11,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67271901/west-texas-beats-uta/|work=The Odessa American|title=West Texas beats UTA|date=September 27, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=4B|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| score = 9–52
| attend = 29,348
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67272176/eagles-rip-mavericks-529/|work=Clarion-Ledger|title=Eagles rip Mavericks 52–9|date=October 4, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=D1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Maverick Stadium
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| score = 31–14
| attend = 5,138
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67272463/mavs-thunder-past-techmen/|work=The Times|title=Mavs thunder past Techmen|date=October 11, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 7–6
| attend = 15,797
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67272877/ikners-pickoff-return-lifts-movin/|work=Longview News-Journal|title=Ikner's pickoff return lifts Movin' Mavs, 7–6|date=October 25, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=2B|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Maverick Stadium
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| score = 7–10
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67273271/blocked-kicks-lead-to-uta-loss/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Blocked kicks lead to UTA loss|date=November 1, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=3B|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| score = 23–7
| attend = 18,103
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67273487/logans-run-turned-the-tide-for-uta/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Logan's run turned the tide for UTA|date=November 8, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=49|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = McNeese State
| site_stadium = Maverick Stadium
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| score = 21–20
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67273677/uta-given-reprieve/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=UTA given reprieve|date=November 15, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=B1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Maverick Stadium
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| score = 31–7
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67273857/uta-claims-crown/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=UTA claims crown|date=November 22, 1981|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=B1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{UT Arlington Mavericks football navbox}}
{{Southland Conference football champions}}
Category:UT Arlington Mavericks football seasons
Category:Southland Conference football champion seasons
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