The Maryland Terrapins were 4-6-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-1 | 10-2 | ||
3-3 | 6-5 | ||
4-2 | 4-6-1 | ||
2-4 | 4-7 | ||
1-5 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 232 | 3,662 | 800 | 4.6 | 1,714 | 500 | 3.4 | 1,948 | 300 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 63rd | 67th | 48th | 73rd | 72nd | 71st | 78th | 43rd | 50th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 194 | 3,838 | 4.5 | 923 | 404 | 2.3 | 2,915 | 445 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 86th | 63rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | 135th | 136th | 81st | ||||||||||
Net | +38 | -176 | +800 | +0.1 | +791 | +96 | +1.1 | -967 | -145 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 56th | 80th | 48th | 68th | 39th | 37th | 29th | 133rd | 132nd | 74th |
| 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 |