The Toledo Rockets were 8-3 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the San José State Spartans, 27 to 25, in the California Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-1 | 9-3 | |
6-1-1 | 8-2-1 | ||
7-2 | 7-4 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-3-1 | 5-5-1 |
| 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 | 243 | 3,982 | 793 | 5.0 | 2,901 | 632 | 4.6 | 1,081 | 161 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 43rd | 55th | 39th | 14th | 12th | 18th | 126th | 127th | 47th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 145 | 2,927 | 4.0 | 1,401 | 478 | 2.9 | 1,526 | 258 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 31st | 51st | 27th | 35th | 55th | 45th | ||||||||||
Net | +98 | +1,055 | +793 | +1.0 | +1,500 | +154 | +1.7 | -445 | -97 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 34th | 23rd | 55th | 21st | 15th | 17th | 18th | 99th | 113th | 44th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |