The Yale Bulldogs were 9-1 in 1981.
| 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 | 285 | 3,674 | 777 | 4.7 | 2,132 | 546 | 3.9 | 1,542 | 231 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 66th | 75th | 64th | 47th | 50th | 44th | 83rd | 85th | 51st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 147 | 2,682 | 4.0 | 1,118 | 389 | 2.9 | 1,564 | 282 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 24th | 8th | 24th | 13th | 2nd | 25th | 40th | 81st | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +138 | +992 | +777 | +0.7 | +1,014 | +157 | +1.0 | -22 | -51 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 31st | 75th | 34th | 30th | 16th | 35th | 66th | 89th | 31st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 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 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |