The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season.
Several Purdue players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following:
- Wide receiver Steve Bryant led the Big Ten with 60 receptions and 11 receiving touchdowns and ranked second with 971 receiving yards and fifth with 66 points scored.[1]
- Quarterback Scott Campbell ranked second in the conference with 185 pass completions, a 57.6% pass completion percentage, 2,686 passing yards, a 138.3 passing efficiency rating, and 2,809 total yards.[1]
- Running back Jimmy Smith ranked fourth in the conference with 152 rushing attempts and ninth with 540 rushing yards.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 12 |
No. 19 Stanford* |
|
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana |
W 27–19 |
69,958 |
September 19 |
at Minnesota |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis |
L 13–16 |
41,530 |
September 26 |
No. 13 Notre Dame* |
|
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana (Shillelagh Trophy) |
W 15–14 |
70,007 |
October 3 |
at Wisconsin |
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin |
L 14–20 |
68,603 |
October 10 |
Illinois |
|
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue Cannon) |
W 44–20 |
69,846 |
October 17 |
at Northwestern |
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois |
W 35–0 |
20,777 |
October 24 |
Michigan State |
|
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana |
W 27–26 |
69,877 |
October 31 |
Ohio State |
|
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana |
L 33–45 |
69,927 |
November 7 |
at Iowa |
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
L 7–33 |
60,114 |
November 14 |
No. 11 Michigan |
|
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana |
L 10–28 |
69,736 |
November 21 |
at Indiana |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) |
L 17–20 |
48,466 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
[2]
Season summary
Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Notre Dame |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Purdue |
0 |
0 | 7 | 8 |
15 |
- Date: September 26
- Location: Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
- Game attendance: 70,007
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | ND | Smith 1 yard run (Oliver kick) | Notre Dame 7-0 |
| 3 | | PUR | Jones 1 yard run (Anderson kick) | Tie 7-7 |
| 4 | 2:57 | ND | Carter 30 yard run (Oliver kick) | Notre Dame 14-7 |
| 4 | :19 | PUR | Bryant 7 yard pass from Campbell (Bryant pass from Campbell) | Purdue 15-14 |
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[3]
Indiana
Statistics
- Jeff Feulner 18 Rush, 108 Yds[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1981 Sept 27.
- ↑ 2012 Purdue football information guide
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