The Rice Owls were 4-7 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-7-2 | ||
0-7-1 | 1-9-1 |
| 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 | 183 | 2,837 | 733 | 3.9 | 1,248 | 472 | 2.6 | 1,589 | 261 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 96th | 124th | 118th | 123rd | 115th | 91st | 121st | 74th | 65th | 95th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 347 | 4,804 | 5.7 | 2,591 | 579 | 4.5 | 2,213 | 270 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 131st | 131st | 131st | 125th | 120th | 125th | 119th | 66th | 129th | ||||||||||
Net | -164 | -1,967 | +733 | -1.8 | -1,343 | -107 | -1.8 | -624 | -9 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 128th | 134th | 118th | 132nd | 125th | 108th | 130th | 121st | 68th | 128th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |