The California Golden Bears were 2-9 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-4 | 4-7 | ||
2-6 | 2-9 | ||
1-6 | 2-9 | ||
0-7 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 197 | 3,525 | 772 | 4.6 | 1,039 | 347 | 3.0 | 2,486 | 425 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 90th | 77th | 80th | 77th | 125th | 131st | 107th | 19th | 9th | 107th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 287 | 4,332 | 4.7 | 2,592 | 645 | 4.0 | 1,740 | 272 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 116th | 124th | 81st | 126th | 135th | 103rd | 65th | 69th | 72nd | ||||||||||
Net | -90 | -807 | +772 | -0.2 | -1,553 | -298 | -1.0 | +746 | +153 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 111th | 109th | 80th | 81st | 129th | 137th | 109th | 18th | 9th | 86th |
| 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 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |