The Louisiana-Monroe Indians were 5-6 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 | 309 | 4,327 | 839 | 5.2 | 1,147 | 344 | 3.3 | 3,180 | 495 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 25th | 21st | 34th | 119th | 132nd | 84th | 5th | 2nd | 64th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 251 | 4,125 | 4.9 | 1,959 | 494 | 4.0 | 2,166 | 345 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 99th | 109th | 97th | 83rd | 64th | 99th | 114th | 125th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | +58 | +202 | +839 | +0.2 | -812 | -150 | -0.6 | +1,014 | +150 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 66th | 21st | 59th | 107th | 121st | 92nd | 11th | 10th | 71st |
| 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 |