The Boston College Eagles were 5-6 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 | 243 | 3,907 | 772 | 5.1 | 1,807 | 478 | 3.8 | 2,100 | 294 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 49th | 80th | 38th | 67th | 86th | 55th | 36th | 55th | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 298 | 3,944 | 4.8 | 2,377 | 576 | 4.1 | 1,567 | 251 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 122nd | 93rd | 85th | 116th | 118th | 109th | 42nd | 44th | 61st | ||||||||||
Net | -55 | -37 | +772 | +0.3 | -570 | -98 | -0.3 | +533 | +43 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 96th | 73rd | 80th | 56th | 97th | 105th | 86th | 23rd | 45th | 39th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |