1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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.

1981 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Corradini (1st season)
MVPBob Stephenson
CaptainBob Stephenson, Craig Walls
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State +620930
No. 18 Iowa +620840
No. 12 Michigan630930
Illinois630740
Wisconsin630750
Minnesota450650
Michigan State450560
Purdue360560
Indiana360380
Northwestern0900110
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Several Indiana players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following:

  • Quarterback Babe Laufenberg ranked third in the conference with a 57.1% pass completion percentage, fifth with 1,788 passing yards, and sixth with a 118.5 passing efficiency rating.[1]
  • Wide receiver Duane Gunn led the conference with an average of 21.2 yards per reception and 27.3 yards per kickoff return and sixth with 656 receiving yards.[1]
  • Marc Longshore ranked fifth in the conference with four interceptions.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at NorthwesternW 21–2022,856
September 19No. 2 USC*ONTVL 21–051,167
September 26at Syracuse*L 7–2132,060[2]
October 31:30 p.m.No. 8 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 17–3850,612
October 10at No. 15 IowaL 28–4260,000
October 17Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 17–1646,460
October 24at Ohio StateL 10–2987,182
October 31at Michigan StateL 3–2660,131
November 7Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2844,218
November 14at IllinoisL 14–3556,143
November 21Purdue
W 20–1748,466
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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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