The Western Michigan Broncos were 6-5 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-1-1 | 8-2-1 | ||
7-2 | 7-4 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
5-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 206 | 3,742 | 813 | 4.6 | 2,273 | 596 | 3.8 | 1,469 | 217 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 82nd | 59th | 40th | 71st | 40th | 25th | 52nd | 90th | 99th | 45th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 170 | 2,832 | 4.0 | 1,274 | 461 | 2.8 | 1,558 | 253 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 39th | 15th | 21st | 19th | 36th | 17th | 38th | 47th | 56th | ||||||||||
Net | +36 | +910 | +813 | +0.6 | +999 | +135 | +1.1 | -89 | -36 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 57th | 32nd | 40th | 38th | 31st | 25th | 34th | 73rd | 84th | 51st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| 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 |