The VMI Keydets were 6-3-1 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 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 | 10 | 165 | 2,835 | 683 | 4.2 | 1,385 | 463 | 3.0 | 1,450 | 220 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 108th | 125th | 134th | 100th | 103rd | 96th | 108th | 95th | 97th | 56th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 156 | 3,128 | 4.4 | 1,724 | 467 | 3.7 | 1,404 | 244 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 32nd | 33rd | 52nd | 66th | 43rd | 77th | 22nd | 38th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +9 | -293 | +683 | -0.2 | -339 | -4 | -0.7 | +46 | -24 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 68th | 84th | 134th | 85th | 88th | 75th | 97th | 57th | 76th | 40th |
| 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 |