The UCLA Bruins were 7-3-1 in 1981. They fell to the Michigan Wolverines, 33 to 14, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 288 | 3,558 | 765 | 4.7 | 1,880 | 543 | 3.5 | 1,678 | 222 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 74th | 88th | 69th | 59th | 53rd | 76th | 65th | 95th | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 164 | 3,689 | 4.5 | 1,729 | 491 | 3.5 | 1,960 | 336 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 36th | 79th | 59th | 68th | 61st | 65th | 97th | 122nd | 39th | ||||||||||
Net | +124 | -131 | +765 | +0.2 | +151 | +52 | -0.1 | -282 | -114 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 21st | 78th | 88th | 63rd | 63rd | 51st | 70th | 90th | 121st | 12th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |