1981 NCAA Division I-A football season
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The 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Clemson Tigers, unbeaten and untied, claiming the national championship after a victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. This was also the first year of the California Bowl, played in Fresno, California; this game fancied itself as a "junior" version of the Rose Bowl[citation needed] as it pitted the Big West Conference champion vs. the Mid-American Conference champion.
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1981 NCAA Division I-A season | |
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Number of teams | 137[1] |
Preseason AP No. 1 | Michigan[2] |
Post-season | |
Bowl games | 16 |
Heisman Trophy | Marcus Allen (USC RB) |
Champion(s) | Clemson (AP, Coaches, FWAA) |
Division I-A football seasons | |
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