1981 Widener Pioneers football team

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
← 1980
1982 →
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.[1]

The team played its home games in Chester, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "1981 Football Schedule - NCAA Division III Champions". Widener Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.