1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1981 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ron Corradini (1st season)
MVP Bob Stephenson
Captain Bob Stephenson, Craig Walls
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State + 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 12 Michigan 6 –3 –09 –3 –0
Illinois 6 –3 –07 –4 –0
Wisconsin 6 –3 –07 –5 –0
Minnesota 4 –5 –06 –5 –0
Michigan State 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
Purdue 3 –6 –05 –6 –0
Indiana 3 –6 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 0 –9 –00 –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.

Contents

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Northwestern
W 21–2022,856
September 19No. 2 USC *
 ONTV L 21–051,167
September 26at Syracuse *
L 7–2132,060 [2]
October 31:30 p.m.No. 8 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 17–3850,612
October 10at No. 15 Iowa
L 28–4260,000
October 17 Minnesota Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 17–1646,460
October 24at Ohio State
L 10–2987,182
October 31at Michigan State
L 3–2660,131
November 7 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2844,218
November 14at Illinois
L 14–3556,143
November 21 Purdue
W 20–1748,466
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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.

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References

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  2. ↑ "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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "1981 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1981 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1981 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 22. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.


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