The TCU Horned Frogs were 2-7-2 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 | 230 | 3,683 | 774 | 4.8 | 816 | 391 | 2.1 | 2,867 | 383 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 66th | 65th | 79th | 59th | 134th | 125th | 134th | 10th | 19th | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 299 | 4,277 | 5.1 | 2,535 | 615 | 4.1 | 1,742 | 229 | 7.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 124th | 119th | 105th | 121st | 132nd | 108th | 66th | 21st | 117th | ||||||||||
Net | -69 | -594 | +774 | -0.3 | -1,719 | -224 | -2.0 | +1,125 | +154 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 100th | 101st | 79th | 87th | 133rd | 131st | 132nd | 7th | 8th | 76th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |