The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 5-6 in 1981.
Scores & Schedules
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MIA 
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NAVY Team Leaders
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1981 Stats
See stats| 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 | 232 | 3,609 | 743 | 4.9 | 1,985 | 491 | 4.0 | 1,624 | 252 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 63rd | 68th | 106th | 51st | 53rd | 78th | 37th | 69th | 73rd | 63rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 160 | 3,228 | 4.3 | 1,829 | 507 | 3.6 | 1,399 | 243 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 35th | 42nd | 46th | 72nd | 70th | 73rd | 19th | 37th | 27th | ||||||||||
Net | +72 | +381 | +743 | +0.6 | +156 | -16 | +0.4 | +225 | +9 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 41st | 54th | 106th | 44th | 61st | 82nd | 55th | 43rd | 62nd | 48th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
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Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Virginia | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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