| 1981 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
|---|---|
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| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 50 |
| Duration | August–November |
| Playoff | |
| Duration | December 5–December 19 |
| Championship date | December 19, 1981 |
| Championship site | Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Champion | Idaho State |
| NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
«1980 1982» | |
The 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1981 and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 19, 1981, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Idaho State Bengals won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in the Pioneer Bowl, 34−23.[1][2][3]
- ^ "1981 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Bengals win I-AA crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 6D.
- ^ "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.