The East Carolina Pirates 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 | 242 | 3,501 | 737 | 4.8 | 2,662 | 601 | 4.4 | 839 | 136 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 80th | 116th | 61st | 23rd | 23rd | 20th | 133rd | 133rd | 83rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 290 | 3,998 | 4.9 | 1,918 | 532 | 3.6 | 2,080 | 279 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 118th | 103rd | 98th | 78th | 89th | 71st | 107th | 76th | 114th | ||||||||||
Net | -48 | -497 | +737 | -0.2 | +744 | +69 | +0.8 | -1,241 | -143 | -1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 94th | 95th | 116th | 83rd | 41st | 45th | 41st | 136th | 130th | 114th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |