1981 Volleyball Schedule
Overall40-160.714
Conference0-00.000
StreakL1
Home9-2
Away4-5
Neutral27-9
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 (Fri) | Neutral | LSU | Arlington, Texas | Texas-Arlington Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 4 (Fri) | Neutral | Oklahoma | Arlington, Texas | Texas-Arlington Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 5 (Sat) | Away | UT Arlington | Arlington, Texas | Texas-Arlington Tournament | L 0-2 | |
| Sep 5 (Sat) | Neutral | North Texas State | Arlington, Texas | Texas-Arlington Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 11 (Fri) | Home | California | College Station | L 2-3 | ||
| Sep 17 (Thu) | Neutral | Pepperdine | San Diego, Calif. | San Diego State Tournament | L 0-2 | |
| Sep 17 (Thu) | Neutral | UCLA | San Diego, Calif. | San Diego State Tournament | L 1-2 | |
| Sep 18 (Fri) | Neutral | Cal Poly | San Diego, Calif. | San Diego State Tournament | L 0-2 | |
| Sep 18 (Fri) | Neutral | Utah | San Diego, Calif. | San Diego State Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | Neutral | Cal State Fullerton | San Diego, Calif. | San Diego State Tournament | L 0-2 | |
| Sep 23 (Wed) | Neutral | Lamar | Denton, Texas | W 3-1 | ||
| Sep 25 (Fri) | Neutral | Tulsa | Denton, Texas | TWC Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 25 (Fri) | Neutral | Texas Lutheran | Denton, Texas | TWC Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 25 (Fri) | Neutral | West Texas State | Denton, Texas | TWC Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | Neutral | Oral Roberts | Denton, Texas | TWC Tournament | W 2-1 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | Neutral | Texas Lutheran | Denton, Texas | TWC Tournament | W 2-1 | |
| Oct 1 (Thu) | Neutral | Portland State | Berkeley, Calif. | University of California Tournament | L 1-3 | |
| Oct 1 (Thu) | Neutral | San Francisco | Berkeley, Calif. | University of California Tournament | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 2 (Fri) | Away | California | Berkeley, Calif. | University of California Tournament | W 2-1 | |
| Oct 2 (Fri) | Neutral | Portland State | Berkeley, Calif. | University of California Tournament | W 2-1 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | Neutral | Cal Poly | Berkeley, Calif. | University of California Tournament | L 0-2 | |
| Oct 8 (Thu) | Home | UCF | College Station | W 3-0 | ||
| Oct 9 (Fri) | Neutral | Oklahoma | Austin, Texas | Longhorn Classic | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 9 (Fri) | Neutral | UCF | Austin, Texas | Longhorn Classic | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | Neutral | Kansas State | Austin, Texas | Longhorn Classic | W 3-1 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | Neutral | Minnesota | Austin, Texas | Longhorn Classic | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | Away | Texas | Austin, Texas | Longhorn Classic | L 1-3 | |
| Oct 13 (Tue) | Neutral | Texas Lutheran | Georgetown, Texas | L 1-2 | ||
| Oct 13 (Tue) | Away | Southwestern | Georgetown, Texas | L 0-2 | ||
| Oct 15 (Thu) | Neutral | Missouri | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | W 2-1 | |
| Oct 15 (Thu) | Neutral | Iowa State | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Oct 16 (Fri) | Neutral | DePaul | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Oct 16 (Fri) | Away | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | L 0-2 | |
| Oct 16 (Fri) | Neutral | Illinois State | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | W 2-0 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | Neutral | Pittsburgh | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | L 2-1 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | Neutral | LSU | Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Tournament | W 2-1 | |
| Oct 21 (Wed) | Away | Lamar | Beaumont, Texas | W 3-2 | ||
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Home | Lamar | College Station | Texas A&M Tournament | W 3-1 | |
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Home | LSU | College Station | Texas A&M Tournament | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Home | Houston | College Station | Texas A&M Tournament | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Home | UT Arlington | College Station | Texas A&M Tournament | W 3-1 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Home | UT Arlington | College Station | Texas A&M Tournament | W 3-2 | |
| Oct 27 (Tue) | Home | Southwestern | College Station | W 3-2 | ||
| Oct 29 (Thu) | Home | Texas Tech | College Station | W 3-1 | ||
| Oct 30 (Fri) | Neutral | Houston | Austin, Texas | SWC Invitational | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 30 (Fri) | Neutral | Texas Tech | Austin, Texas | SWC Invitational | W 3-1 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | Neutral | Rice | Austin, Texas | SWC Invitational | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | Away | Texas | Austin, Texas | SWC Invitational | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 9 (Mon) | Away | Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | W 3-0 | ||
| Nov 13 (Fri) | Neutral | Saskatchewan | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tournament | W 3-1 | |
| Nov 13 (Fri) | Away | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tournament | W 3-2 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | Neutral | Tulane | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tournament | W 3-0 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | Neutral | Saskatchewan | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tournament | W 3-1 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | Home | Texas | College Station | L 2-3 | ||
| Dec 4 (Fri) | Home | Pepperdine | College Station | NCAA Championships | W 3-1 | |
| Dec 11 (Fri) | Neutral | Hawai'i | Seattle, Wash. | NCAA Championships | L 0-3 |