Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| BYU | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 38.7 | 19.7 | 12.38 | -2.08 | 16 | 8 | 13 | |
| Hawaii | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 10.25 | -3.56 | 19 | |||
| Utah | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 29.2 | 18.8 | 4.78 | -2.76 | ||||
| Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 31.3 | 18.5 | 8.17 | -1.19 | ||||
| New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 18.8 | 19.3 | -2.16 | -0.99 | ||||
| Air Force | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 15.5 | 22.9 | -6.02 | 0.89 | ||||
| San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 25.4 | 20.6 | 2.51 | -0.22 | ||||
| UTEP | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 13.3 | 40.1 | -18.57 | -0.75 | ||||
| Colorado State | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 13.7 | 41.8 | -13.01 | 4.83 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-12-18 | Holiday Bowl | Brigham Young (14) | 38 | Washington State (20) | 36 | San Diego, CA |
1981 Conference Leaders