The Kentucky Wildcats were 3-8 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2-4 | 5-6 | ||
1-4-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
1-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-4-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
2-4 | 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 | 11 | 134 | 2,546 | 718 | 3.5 | 1,044 | 472 | 2.2 | 1,502 | 246 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 127th | 136th | 125th | 134th | 124th | 91st | 133rd | 88th | 78th | 93rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 222 | 3,409 | 4.2 | 2,004 | 583 | 3.4 | 1,405 | 236 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 76th | 55th | 35th | 88th | 123rd | 61st | 23rd | 26th | 48th | ||||||||||
Net | -88 | -863 | +718 | -0.6 | -960 | -111 | -1.2 | +97 | +10 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 110th | 113th | 125th | 107th | 112th | 109th | 119th | 54th | 61st | 70th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |