1981 Plymouth State Panthers football team

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1981 Plymouth State Panthers football
NEFC champion
Conference New England Football Conference
Record9–1 (9–0 NEFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Charlie Currier (8th season)
Defensive coordinator Lou Desloges (4th season)
Home stadiumPanther Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982  →
1981 New England Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Plymouth State $ 9 –0 –09 –1 –0
Maine Maritime 7 –2 –07 –2 –0
Massachusetts Maritime 6 –3 –06 –3 –0
Western New England 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Nichols 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Framingham State 4 –5 –04 –5 –0
Bridgewater State 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Curry 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Western Connecticut State 1 –7 –01 –8 –0
Boston State * 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Boston State's game against Norwich counted in the conference standings.

The 1981 Plymouth State Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Plymouth State University as a member of the New England Football Conference (NEFC) during the 1981 NCAA Division III football season. In their first year under head coach Jay Cottone, the Panthers compiled a 9–1 record (9–0 against NEFC opponents), won the NEFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 57, [1] and recorded a defensive shut out in half of the team's games.

The team was led by quarterback Kevin Bradley who finished the season with 835 passing yards, ten touchdowns, and nine interceptions. [1]

This season was the team's first-ever conference title. [2] [3]

The team played its home games at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

After former head coach Jim Aguiar resigned in April 1981, Plymouth State hired former Norwich offensive coordinator and backfield coach Jay Cottone as the team's next head football coach. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Norwich *
L 0–172,000 [5] [6]
September 19at Nichols Dudley, MA W 14–82,500 [7]
September 26 Western Connecticut
W 35–03,840 [8] [9]
October 3 Boston State
  • Panther Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 34–01,400 [10]
October 10at Massachusetts Maritime Buzzards Bay, MA W 13–01,500 [11] [12]
October 17 Framingham State
  • Panther Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 16–62,818 [13] [14]
October 24at Maine Maritime
W 21–141,000 [15] [16]
October 31 Western New England
  • Panther Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 29–02,225 [17]
November 7at Bridgewater State Bridgewater, MA W 14–6500 [2] [3] [18]
November 14 Curry
  • Panther Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 63–62,790 [19]
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Plymouth State wins, clinches first title". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1981. p. 82. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Plymouth clinches first NEFC title". Bennington Banner. November 9, 1981. p. 16. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cottone grid coach at PSC". Journal Tribune. June 17, 1981. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ Novogrodsky, Gene (September 12, 1981). "Revenge On Cadets Mind As Panthers Enter Den". The Times Argus. p. 8. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Fillion, Don (September 13, 1981). "Offense Sputters, But Norwich's Defense Holds". The Burlington Free Press. p. 29. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Plymouth 35, Western 0". Hartford Courant. September 27, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "WesConn humbled, 35-0". Citizen Register. September 27, 1981. p. 42. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Plymouth St. rolls past Boston St". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1981. p. 86. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Plymouth St. stops Mass. Maritime". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1981. p. 70. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Plymouth St. 13, Mass. Maritime 0". Hartford Courant. October 11, 1981. p. 29. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Plymouth St. takes 5th straight". The Boston Globe. October 18, 1981. p. 81. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Plymouth St. 16, Framingham St. 6". Hartford Courant. October 18, 1981. p. 67. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Plymouth St. retains first". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1981. p. 87. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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