1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season.
| 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten |
| 1981 record | 5–6 (3–6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Jim Young (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | No. 19 Stanford* | W 27–19 | 69,958 | |
| September 19 | at Minnesota | L 13–16 | 41,530 | |
| September 26 | No. 13 Notre Dame* |
| W 15–14 | 70,007 |
| October 3 | at Wisconsin | L 14–20 | 68,603 | |
| October 10 | Illinois |
| W 44–20 | 69,846 |
| October 17 | at Northwestern |
| W 35–0 | 20,777 |
| October 24 | Michigan State |
| W 27–26 | 69,877 |
| October 31 | Ohio State |
| L 33–45 | 69,927 |
| November 7 | at Iowa | L 7–33 | 60,114 | |
| November 14 | No. 11 Michigan |
| L 10–28 | 69,736 |
| November 21 | at Indiana |
| L 17–20 | 48,466 |
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Roster
- QB Scott Campbell
- QB Jim Everett
- FB Bruce King
Season summary
Notre Dame
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Ohio State
- Scott Campbell 31/52, 516 Yds [4]
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References
- "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.
- 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
- 2012 Purdue football information guide
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