The Indiana State Sycamores were 5-5-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 7-4 | ||
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 |
| 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 | 247 | 4,007 | 823 | 4.9 | 2,438 | 562 | 4.3 | 1,569 | 261 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 48th | 42nd | 28th | 50th | 30th | 36th | 24th | 79th | 65th | 102nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 164 | 3,277 | 4.3 | 1,466 | 455 | 3.2 | 1,811 | 313 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 36th | 45th | 42nd | 43rd | 32nd | 50th | 75th | 108th | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | +83 | +730 | +823 | +0.6 | +972 | +107 | +1.1 | -242 | -52 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 38th | 38th | 28th | 40th | 32nd | 34th | 31st | 85th | 91st | 67th |
| 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 |