The Bowling Green Falcons were 5-5-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-2 | 7-4 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
5-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-6 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 155 | 2,550 | 764 | 3.3 | 1,488 | 530 | 2.8 | 1,062 | 234 | 4.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 114th | 135th | 89th | 136th | 94th | 59th | 116th | 128th | 84th | 137th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 132 | 3,189 | 4.1 | 1,776 | 528 | 3.4 | 1,413 | 255 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 38th | 29th | 71st | 86th | 58th | 25th | 48th | 17th | ||||||||||
Net | +23 | -639 | +764 | -0.7 | -288 | +2 | -0.6 | -351 | -21 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 62nd | 102nd | 89th | 111th | 85th | 71st | 89th | 95th | 71st | 107th |
| 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 |