The Oklahoma State Cowboys were 7-4 in 1981. They fell to the Texas A&M Aggies, 33 to 16, in the Independence Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 8-4 | ||
4-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 | ||
2-4-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 181 | 3,427 | 798 | 4.3 | 1,896 | 551 | 3.4 | 1,531 | 247 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 98th | 86th | 50th | 97th | 56th | 45th | 77th | 84th | 77th | 81st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 183 | 2,781 | 3.6 | 1,196 | 492 | 2.4 | 1,585 | 272 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 46th | 11th | 6th | 15th | 62nd | 9th | 44th | 69th | 37th | ||||||||||
Net | -2 | +646 | +798 | +0.7 | +700 | +59 | +1.0 | -54 | -25 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 74th | 40th | 50th | 37th | 42nd | 48th | 36th | 69th | 79th | 60th |
| 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 |