The Illinois State Redbirds were 3-7 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
West Texas A&M | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
2-4-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
Wichita State | 3-3-1 | 4-6-1 | |
0-5 | 3-7 | ||
1-5 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 10 | 145 | 2,496 | 666 | 3.7 | 919 | 371 | 2.5 | 1,577 | 295 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 120th | 137th | 136th | 127th | 130th | 128th | 128th | 78th | 54th | 121st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 190 | 3,272 | 4.2 | 1,935 | 552 | 3.5 | 1,337 | 228 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 52nd | 44th | 37th | 80th | 104th | 63rd | 12th | 19th | 42nd | ||||||||||
Net | -45 | -776 | +666 | -0.4 | -1,016 | -181 | -1.0 | +240 | +67 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 92nd | 105th | 136th | 95th | 113th | 125th | 110th | 41st | 34th | 84th |
| 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 |