The Holy Cross Crusaders were 6-5 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 | 250 | 3,537 | 821 | 4.3 | 2,187 | 607 | 3.6 | 1,350 | 214 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 45th | 76th | 33rd | 95th | 43rd | 19th | 70th | 103rd | 100th | 77th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 215 | 3,545 | 4.9 | 1,621 | 462 | 3.5 | 1,924 | 256 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 67th | 99th | 55th | 37th | 64th | 91st | 50th | 115th | ||||||||||
Net | +35 | -8 | +821 | -0.6 | +566 | +145 | +0.1 | -574 | -42 | -1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 58th | 70th | 33rd | 108th | 45th | 21st | 65th | 114th | 85th | 112th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |