The San José State Spartans were 9-2 in 1981. They fell to the Toledo Rockets, 27 to 25, in the California Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-0 | 9-3 | |
4-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-3 | 5-6 | ||
Pacific | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
Cal State Fullerton | 1-4 | 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 | 355 | 4,705 | 867 | 5.4 | 1,736 | 460 | 3.8 | 2,969 | 407 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 7th | 7th | 18th | 70th | 98th | 58th | 9th | 16th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 227 | 3,165 | 4.0 | 880 | 414 | 2.1 | 2,285 | 372 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 80th | 36th | 26th | 3rd | 8th | 3rd | 124th | 134th | 55th | ||||||||||
Net | +128 | +1,540 | +867 | +1.4 | +856 | +46 | +1.6 | +684 | +35 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 37th | 52nd | 19th | 20th | 49th | 29th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |