The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 7-4 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the Kansas Jayhawks, 10 to 0, in the Hall of Fame Classic.
| 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 | 202 | 3,433 | 809 | 4.2 | 2,448 | 648 | 3.8 | 985 | 161 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 85th | 85th | 44th | 99th | 29th | 10th | 57th | 130th | 127th | 90th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 137 | 2,871 | 3.8 | 968 | 429 | 2.3 | 1,903 | 326 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 19th | 14th | 6th | 15th | 5th | 86th | 116th | 40th | ||||||||||
Net | +65 | +562 | +809 | +0.4 | +1,480 | +219 | +1.5 | -918 | -165 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 44th | 44th | 44th | 51st | 16th | 6th | 20th | 132nd | 136th | 66th |
| 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 |