The Western Carolina Catamounts were 4-7 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 | ||
1-5-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-5 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 234 | 3,376 | 739 | 4.6 | 1,355 | 433 | 3.1 | 2,021 | 306 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 90th | 113th | 75th | 106th | 114th | 94th | 40th | 47th | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 297 | 4,196 | 5.5 | 2,549 | 533 | 4.8 | 1,647 | 229 | 7.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 120th | 115th | 127th | 122nd | 91st | 131st | 53rd | 21st | 105th | ||||||||||
Net | -63 | -820 | +739 | -0.9 | -1,194 | -100 | -1.7 | +374 | +77 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 99th | 111th | 113th | 120th | 119th | 106th | 127th | 31st | 30th | 88th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |