1981 Plymouth State Panthers football team
1981 Plymouth State Panthers football | |
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NEFC champion | |
Conference | New England Football Conference |
Record | 9–1 (9–0 NEFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Charlie Currier (8th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lou Desloges (4th season) |
Home stadium | Panther Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth State $ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine Maritime | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts Maritime | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western New England | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nichols | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Framingham State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bridgewater State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Curry | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Connecticut State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston State * | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 12 | at Norwich* |
| L 0–17 | 2,000 | [5][6] | ||
September 19 | at Nichols | Dudley, MA | W 14–8 | 2,500 | [7] | ||
September 26 | Western Connecticut |
| W 35–0 | 3,840 | [8][9] | ||
October 3 | Boston State |
| W 34–0 | 1,400 | [10] | ||
October 10 | at Massachusetts Maritime | Buzzards Bay, MA | W 13–0 | 1,500 | [11][12] | ||
October 17 | Framingham State |
| W 16–6 | 2,818 | [13][14] | ||
October 24 | at Maine Maritime |
| W 21–14 | 1,000 | [15][16] | ||
October 31 | Western New England |
| W 29–0 | 2,225 | [17] | ||
November 7 | at Bridgewater State | Bridgewater, MA | W 14–6 | 500 | [2][3][18] | ||
November 14 | Curry |
| W 63–6 | 2,790 | [19] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Final 1981 Plymouth State Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Plymouth State wins, clinches first title". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1981. p. 82. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Plymouth clinches first NEFC title". Bennington Banner. November 9, 1981. p. 16. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Cottone grid coach at PSC". Journal Tribune. June 17, 1981. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Novogrodsky, Gene (September 12, 1981). "Revenge On Cadets Mind As Panthers Enter Den". The Times Argus. p. 8. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Fillion, Don (September 13, 1981). "Offense Sputters, But Norwich's Defense Holds". The Burlington Free Press. p. 29. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. 14, Nichols 8". The News Journal. September 19, 1981. p. 11. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth 35, Western 0". Hartford Courant. September 27, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "WesConn humbled, 35-0". Citizen Register. September 27, 1981. p. 42. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. rolls past Boston St". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1981. p. 86. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. stops Mass. Maritime". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1981. p. 70. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. 13, Mass. Maritime 0". Hartford Courant. October 11, 1981. p. 29. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. takes 5th straight". The Boston Globe. October 18, 1981. p. 81. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. 16, Framingham St. 6". Hartford Courant. October 18, 1981. p. 67. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth St. retains first". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1981. p. 87. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth, 21-14". The Day. October 25, 1981. p. 50. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth 29, West. New England 0". Hartford Courant. November 1, 1981. p. 63. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth State Clinches; UNH, Dartmouth Stay Alive". Concord Monitor. November 9, 1981. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plymouth Winds Up Perfect". Concord Monitor. November 16, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved May 24, 2024.