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
Captains
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1980
1982  
1981 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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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Roster

References

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  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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.