The Lamar Cardinals were 4-6-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-2 | 6-5 | ||
0-4-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
1-3-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
0-4-1 | 1-9-1 |
| 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 | 173 | 3,726 | 786 | 4.7 | 1,332 | 372 | 3.6 | 2,394 | 414 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 102nd | 60th | 64th | 62nd | 109th | 127th | 71st | 26th | 11th | 108th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 214 | 4,310 | 5.3 | 2,658 | 559 | 4.8 | 1,652 | 256 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 122nd | 119th | 129th | 111th | 129th | 56th | 50th | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | -41 | -584 | +786 | -0.5 | -1,326 | -187 | -1.2 | +742 | +158 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 89th | 100th | 64th | 102nd | 124th | 126th | 115th | 19th | 7th | 92nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |