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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Northwestern
W 21–2022,856 [2]
September 19No. 2 USC *
 ONTV L 21–051,167 [3]
September 26at Syracuse *
L 7–2132,060 [4]
October 3No. 8 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 17–3850,612 [5]
October 10at No. 15 Iowa
L 28–4260,000 [6]
October 17 Minnesota Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 17–1646,460 [7]
October 24at Ohio State
L 10–2987,182 [8]
October 31at Michigan State
L 3–2660,131 [9]
November 7 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2844,218 [10]
November 14at Illinois
L 14–3556,143 [11]
November 21 Purdue
W 20–1748,466 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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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