The 1981 Elon Fightin' Christians football team was an American football team that represented Elon University of Elon, North Carolina, as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) during the

1981 NAIA Division I football season The 1981 NAIA Division I football season was the 26th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 12th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1981 and culminated in th ...

. In their fifth and final year under head coach

Jerry Tolley Jerry Russell Tolley (born November 6, 1942) is an American football coach, educator and politician. He served as the head football coach at Elon University from 1977 to 1981, compiling a record of 49–11–2. His 1980 and 1981 teams were both c ...

, the Christians compiled an 11–1–1 record (6–1 against SAC opponents) and won the SAC championship. The team lost to and tied with . The team advanced to the NAIA Division I playoffs, defeating (38–8) in the quarterfinals, (41–13) in the semifinals, and (3–0) in the national championship game.

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Elon University film on the 1980-81 seasons
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Elon Elon commonly refers to Elon Musk. Elon may also refer to: People * Elon (name), a given name and surname Places in the United States * Elon, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Elon, North Carolina, a town * Elon, Virginia, an unincorporated ...

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