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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Center |
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| Furman $ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SoCon. [1]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Tennessee Tech * | W 31–22 | 7,212 | [2] | |
| September 12 | at Louisiana Tech * | L 3–31 | 17,500 | [3] | |
| September 19 | at Furman | L 0–21 | 12,070 | [4] | |
| September 26 | at Marshall | W 14–10 | 15,625 | [5] | |
| October 3 | The Citadel |
| W 17–13 | 8,773 | [6] |
| October 17 | at Western Carolina | W 34–23 | 11,250 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Wofford * |
| W 34–8 | 4,555 | [8] |
| October 31 | Chattanooga |
| L 0–17 | [9] | |
| November 7 | East Carolina * |
| L 23–66 | 21,342 | [10] |
| November 14 | Appalachian State |
| W 21–14 | 7,123 | [11] |
| November 21 | at James Madison * | L 14–17 | [12] | ||
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