The Wisconsin Badgers were 7-4 in 1981. They fell to the Tennessee Volunteers, 28 to 21, in the Garden State Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-3 | 9-3 | ||
6-3 | 7-4 | ||
6-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-5 | 6-5 | ||
4-5 | 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 | 247 | 3,748 | 777 | 4.8 | 2,285 | 532 | 4.3 | 1,463 | 245 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 48th | 58th | 75th | 53rd | 38th | 57th | 27th | 91st | 79th | 105th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 191 | 3,451 | 4.6 | 1,419 | 446 | 3.2 | 2,032 | 308 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 53rd | 59th | 71st | 34th | 24th | 47th | 103rd | 102nd | 82nd | ||||||||||
Net | +56 | +297 | +777 | +0.2 | +866 | +86 | +1.1 | -569 | -63 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 49th | 59th | 75th | 58th | 36th | 41st | 32nd | 113th | 98th | 90th |
| 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 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 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 |