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1981 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Corradini (1st season)
MVPBob Stephenson
CaptainBob Stephenson, Craig Walls
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Ohio State + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Michigan 6 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his ninth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Several Indiana players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following:

  • Quarterback Babe Laufenberg ranked third in the conference with a 57.1% pass completion percentage, fifth with 1,788 passing yards, and sixth with a 118.5 passing efficiency rating.
  • Wide receiver Duane Gunn led the conference with an average of 21.2 yards per reception and 27.3 yards per kickoff return and sixth with 656 receiving yards.
  • Marc Longshore ranked fifth in the conference with four interceptions.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at NorthwesternW 21–2022,856
September 19No. 2 USC*ONTVL 21–051,167
September 26at Syracuse*L 7–2132,060
October 3No. 8 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 17–3850,612
October 10at No. 15 IowaL 28–4260,000
October 17Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 17–1646,460
October 24at Ohio StateL 10–2987,182
October 31at Michigan StateL 3–2660,131
November 7Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2844,218
November 14at IllinoisL 14–3556,143
November 21PurdueW 20–1748,466
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Purdue

Doug Smith kicked the go-ahead 39-yard field goal with 8:30 left in the game and Indiana's defense stopped two ensuing Purdue drives with interceptions to preserve the victory.

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "I.U. lets 'Cat out of the bag". The South Bend Tribune. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Allen runs through IU". Chronicle Tribune. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Syracuse runs past Indiana". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. September 27, 1981. p. 7C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Michigan hammers Hoosiers". Lansing State Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Iowa zaps Indiana". Dayton Daily News. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "IU squeezes by Gophers, 17–16". The Kokomo Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Atha boots Bucks past Indiana, 29–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Humming Spartans rout Indiana, 26–3". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Badgers beat Hoosiers, gain tie for Big Ten lead". Journal and Courier. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Illini rout Indiana, 35–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Classic finish returns Bucket to Indiana". Anderson Herald. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1981 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. "1981 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  16. "1981 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  17. Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 22. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.
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