The Furman Paladins were 8-3 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-2 | 8-3 | |
3-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
4-2 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 293 | 4,245 | 812 | 5.2 | 2,879 | 592 | 4.9 | 1,366 | 220 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 23rd | 28th | 41st | 31st | 16th | 26th | 10th | 100th | 97th | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 210 | 3,222 | 4.4 | 1,610 | 449 | 3.6 | 1,612 | 279 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 66th | 40th | 55th | 54th | 28th | 68th | 48th | 76th | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | +83 | +1,023 | +812 | +0.8 | +1,269 | +143 | +1.3 | -246 | -59 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 38th | 28th | 41st | 33rd | 23rd | 22nd | 24th | 86th | 97th | 58th |
| 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 |