The McNeese Cowboys were 7-3-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Texas-Arlington | 4-1 | 6-5 |
3-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-2 | 6-5 | ||
0-4-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
1-3-1 | 4-6-1 |
| 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 | 316 | 4,462 | 778 | 5.7 | 3,101 | 623 | 5.0 | 1,361 | 155 | 8.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 18th | 72nd | 7th | 6th | 17th | 6th | 101st | 130th | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 197 | 3,374 | 4.7 | 1,678 | 431 | 3.9 | 1,696 | 282 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 59th | 51st | 83rd | 63rd | 16th | 89th | 62nd | 81st | 50th | ||||||||||
Net | +119 | +1,088 | +778 | +1.0 | +1,423 | +192 | +1.1 | -335 | -127 | +2.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 19th | 72nd | 23rd | 18th | 10th | 33rd | 93rd | 124th | 4th |
| 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 |