The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1981. They fell to the Clemson Tigers, 22 to 15, in the Orange Bowl.

1981 Stats

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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
349
4,812
842
5.7
3,635
661
5.5
1,177
181
6.5
Team Rank
8th
6th
19th
8th
2nd
4th
2nd
117th
124th
58th
Opponent
11
103
2,645
3.6
1,544
503
3.1
1,101
225
4.9
Opponent Rank
4th
7th
5th
50th
68th
40th
1st
16th
4th
Net
+246
+2,167
+842
+2.1
+2,091
+158
+2.4
+76
-44
+1.6
Net Rank
2nd
1st
19th
1st
2nd
15th
2nd
55th
87th
16th

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