The Ohio State Buckeyes were 8-3 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the Navy Midshipmen, 31 to 28, in the Liberty Bowl.
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Wisconsin 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 | |
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Team | 11 | 356 | 4,677 | 865 | 5.4 | 2,137 | 520 | 4.1 | 2,540 | 345 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 5th | 8th | 8th | 21st | 46th | 62nd | 35th | 18th | 29th | 25th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 225 | 4,098 | 4.9 | 1,060 | 380 | 2.8 | 3,038 | 460 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 79th | 108th | 95th | 9th | 1st | 19th | 136th | 137th | 84th | ||||||||||
Net | +131 | +579 | +865 | +0.5 | +1,077 | +140 | +1.3 | -498 | -115 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 42nd | 8th | 46th | 29th | 23rd | 22nd | 107th | 122nd | 45th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 1 | .833 |
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Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | .667 |
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