The North Texas Mean Green were 2-9 in 1981.
| 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 | 111 | 2,561 | 787 | 3.3 | 727 | 433 | 1.7 | 1,834 | 354 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 133rd | 134th | 62nd | 137th | 135th | 114th | 135th | 52nd | 24th | 126th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 235 | 3,541 | 4.2 | 1,954 | 589 | 3.3 | 1,587 | 257 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 87th | 65th | 36th | 82nd | 127th | 55th | 45th | 54th | 58th | ||||||||||
Net | -124 | -980 | +787 | -0.9 | -1,227 | -156 | -1.6 | +247 | +97 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 120th | 116th | 62nd | 118th | 120th | 123rd | 126th | 40th | 24th | 105th |
| 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 |