The Appalachian State Mountaineers were 3-7-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 | ||
1-5-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-5 | 2-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 236 | 4,645 | 832 | 5.6 | 1,886 | 396 | 4.8 | 2,759 | 436 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 10th | 24th | 13th | 58th | 123rd | 13th | 13th | 7th | 75th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 201 | 3,616 | 4.7 | 1,932 | 538 | 3.6 | 1,684 | 238 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 60th | 73rd | 76th | 79th | 97th | 69th | 58th | 30th | 101st | ||||||||||
Net | +35 | +1,029 | +832 | +0.9 | -46 | -142 | +1.2 | +1,075 | +198 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 58th | 26th | 24th | 28th | 74th | 116th | 28th | 10th | 3rd | 98th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |