The Richmond Spiders were 4-7 in 1981.
| 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 | 228 | 3,969 | 792 | 5.0 | 2,329 | 552 | 4.2 | 1,640 | 240 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 67th | 44th | 56th | 41st | 35th | 44th | 31st | 67th | 82nd | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 238 | 3,518 | 4.6 | 2,145 | 545 | 3.9 | 1,373 | 225 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 64th | 70th | 99th | 99th | 96th | 16th | 16th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | -10 | +451 | +792 | +0.4 | +184 | +7 | +0.3 | +267 | +15 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 77th | 50th | 56th | 50th | 58th | 68th | 58th | 38th | 57th | 46th |
| 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 |