The West Virginia Mountaineers were 8-3 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the Florida Gators, 26 to 6, in the Peach Bowl.
| 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 | 258 | 3,935 | 823 | 4.8 | 1,515 | 442 | 3.4 | 2,420 | 381 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 38th | 47th | 28th | 56th | 91st | 109th | 79th | 23rd | 20th | 72nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 149 | 2,867 | 3.8 | 1,719 | 507 | 3.4 | 1,148 | 248 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 26th | 18th | 13th | 65th | 70th | 59th | 4th | 41st | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +109 | +1,068 | +823 | +1.0 | -204 | -65 | +0.0 | +1,272 | +133 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 21st | 28th | 24th | 82nd | 96th | 66th | 4th | 12th | 13th |
| 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 |