The Cincinnati Bearcats were 6-5 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 | 11 | 171 | 3,049 | 740 | 4.1 | 1,844 | 550 | 3.4 | 1,205 | 190 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 103rd | 110th | 112th | 103rd | 64th | 46th | 82nd | 115th | 117th | 73rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 187 | 2,865 | 4.1 | 1,312 | 431 | 3.0 | 1,553 | 269 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 49th | 17th | 30th | 23rd | 16th | 36th | 37th | 65th | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | -16 | +184 | +740 | +0.0 | +532 | +119 | +0.3 | -348 | -79 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 79th | 67th | 112th | 69th | 46th | 32nd | 57th | 94th | 108th | 54th |
| 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 |