The Purdue Boilermakers were 5-6 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-5 | 6-5 | ||
4-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-6 | 5-6 | ||
3-6 | 3-8 | ||
0-9 | 0-11 |
| 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 | 242 | 4,303 | 823 | 5.2 | 1,610 | 496 | 3.2 | 2,693 | 327 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 27th | 28th | 30th | 83rd | 73rd | 90th | 15th | 36th | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 241 | 4,066 | 5.2 | 1,621 | 485 | 3.3 | 2,445 | 292 | 8.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 105th | 115th | 55th | 56th | 57th | 132nd | 91st | 130th | ||||||||||
Net | +1 | +237 | +823 | 0.0 | -11 | +11 | -0.1 | +248 | +35 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 72nd | 64th | 28th | 72nd | 72nd | 63rd | 72nd | 39th | 49th | 77th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |