The Northwestern Wildcats were 0-11 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-5 | 6-5 | ||
4-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-6 | 5-6 | ||
3-6 | 3-8 | ||
0-9 | 0-11 |
| 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 | 82 | 2,646 | 750 | 3.5 | 493 | 324 | 1.5 | 2,153 | 426 | 5.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 136th | 131st | 101st | 135th | 137th | 136th | 137th | 33rd | 8th | 131st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 505 | 5,858 | 7.0 | 3,470 | 588 | 5.9 | 2,388 | 252 | 9.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 137th | 137th | 137th | 136th | 126th | 137th | 129th | 46th | 137th | ||||||||||
Net | -423 | -3,212 | +750 | -3.4 | -2,977 | -264 | -4.4 | -235 | +174 | -4.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 137th | 137th | 101st | 137th | 137th | 134th | 137th | 84th | 5th | 137th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |