The Tulane Green Wave were 6-5 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 | 213 | 3,585 | 762 | 4.7 | 1,474 | 452 | 3.3 | 2,111 | 310 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 78th | 72nd | 93rd | 65th | 96th | 101st | 88th | 35th | 45th | 43rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 144 | 3,377 | 4.3 | 1,423 | 507 | 2.8 | 1,954 | 270 | 7.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 52nd | 48th | 35th | 70th | 21st | 96th | 66th | 109th | ||||||||||
Net | +69 | +208 | +762 | +0.4 | +51 | -55 | +0.5 | +157 | +40 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 43rd | 65th | 93rd | 53rd | 67th | 93rd | 54th | 48th | 46th | 82nd |
| 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 |