The New Mexico Lobos were 4-7-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 8-3 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
3-4-1 | 4-7-1 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 12 | 225 | 3,598 | 895 | 4.0 | 1,252 | 514 | 2.4 | 2,346 | 381 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 70th | 4th | 110th | 114th | 65th | 130th | 29th | 20th | 85th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 231 | 3,486 | 4.1 | 1,534 | 555 | 2.8 | 1,952 | 305 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 84th | 60th | 28th | 49th | 106th | 18th | 95th | 98th | 73rd | ||||||||||
Net | -6 | +112 | +895 | 0.0 | -282 | -41 | -0.3 | +394 | +76 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 75th | 68th | 4th | 75th | 84th | 89th | 85th | 30th | 31st | 78th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |