The Army Black Knights were 3-7-1 in 1981.
| 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 | 126 | 2,923 | 742 | 3.9 | 1,734 | 511 | 3.4 | 1,189 | 231 | 5.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 130th | 116th | 109th | 118th | 71st | 66th | 81st | 116th | 85th | 129th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 212 | 3,936 | 5.1 | 2,113 | 527 | 4.0 | 1,823 | 250 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 68th | 92nd | 104th | 97th | 84th | 101st | 76th | 42nd | 110th | ||||||||||
Net | -86 | -1,013 | +742 | -1.1 | -379 | -16 | -0.6 | -634 | -19 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 108th | 119th | 109th | 122nd | 91st | 82nd | 91st | 122nd | 70th | 129th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 |