The Colorado Buffaloes were 3-8 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 | ||
2-4-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
1-6 | 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 | 141 | 3,148 | 766 | 4.1 | 1,638 | 503 | 3.3 | 1,510 | 263 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 124th | 103rd | 87th | 105th | 80th | 68th | 89th | 87th | 64th | 112th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 322 | 4,146 | 5.3 | 2,576 | 578 | 4.5 | 1,570 | 201 | 7.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 128th | 110th | 123rd | 124th | 119th | 124th | 43rd | 3rd | 122nd | ||||||||||
Net | -181 | -998 | +766 | -1.2 | -938 | -75 | -1.2 | -60 | +62 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 130th | 117th | 87th | 125th | 111th | 100th | 116th | 70th | 36th | 126th |
| 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 |