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
ConferenceBig Ten
1981 record56 (36 Big Ten)
Head coachJim Young (5th season)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
1981 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12No. 19 Stanford*W 27–1969,958
September 19at MinnesotaL 13–1641,530
September 26No. 13 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana (Shillelagh Trophy)
W 15–1470,007
October 3at WisconsinL 14–2068,603
October 10Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue Cannon)
W 44–2069,846
October 17at Northwestern
W 35–020,777
October 24Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 27–2669,877
October 31Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
L 33–4569,927
November 7at IowaL 7–3360,114
November 14No. 11 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
L 10–2869,736
November 21at IndianaL 17–2048,466
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster

  • QB Scott Campbell
  • QB Jim Everett
  • FB Bruce King

Season summary

Notre Dame

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 707 14
Purdue 0 078 15
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
  • Game attendance: 70,007

[3]

Ohio State

  • Scott Campbell 31/52, 516 Yds [4]

Indiana

Statistics

  • Jeff Feulner 18 Rush, 108 Yds[5]
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References

  1. "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  3. Palm Beach Post. 1981 Sept 27.
  4. 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  5. 2012 Purdue football information guide
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