Gopher Football 1981 Season

1981 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/12/1981 Ohio (5-6) W 19-17 09/19/1981 Purdue (5-6) W 16-13 09/26/1981 Oregon State (1-10) W 42-12 10/03/1981 @ Illinois (7-4) L 29-38 10/10/1981 Homecoming Northwestern (0-11) W 35-23 10/17/1981 @ Indiana (3-8) L 16-17 10/24/1981 @ Iowa (8-4) W 12-10 10/31/1981 Michigan (9-3) L 13-34 11/07/1981 Ohio State (9-3) W 35-31 11/14/1981 @ Michigan State (5-6) L 36-43 11/21/1981 Wisconsin (7-5) L 21-26

1981 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Iowa 6 2 0 .750 8 4 0 .667 Ohio State 6 2 0 .750 9 3 0 .750 Michigan 6 3 0 .667 9 3 0 .750 Illinois 6 3 0 .667 7 4 0 .636 Wisconsin 6 3 0 .667 7 5 0 .583 Minnesota 4 5 0 .444 6 5 0 .545 Michigan State 4 5 0 .444 5 6 0 .455 Purdue 3 6 0 .333 5 6 0 .455 Indiana 3 6 0 .333 3 8 0 .273 Northwestern 0 9 0 .000 0 11 0 .000

Season notes:

Coached by Joe Salem (3rd season).

1981 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Clemson 12-0-0 2. Texas 10-1-1 3. Penn State 10-2-0 4. Pittsburgh 11-1-0 5. Southern Methodist 10-1-0 6. Georgia 10-2-0 7. Alabama 9-2-1 8. Miami (FL) 9-2-0 9. North Carolina 10-2-0 10. Washington 10-2-0 11. Nebraska 9-3-0 12. Michigan 9-3-0 13. Brigham Young 11-2-0 14. Southern California 9-3-0 15. Ohio State 9-3-0 16. Arizona State 9-2-0 17. West Virginia 9-3-0 18. Iowa 8-4-0 19. Missouri 8-4-0 20. Oklahoma 7-4-1

1. Clemson 12-0-0 2. Pittsburgh 11-1-0 3. Penn State 10-2-0 4. Texas 10-1-1 5. Georgia 10-2-0 6. Alabama 9-2-1 7. Washington 10-2-0 8. North Carolina 10-2-0 9. Nebraska 9-3-0 10. Michigan 9-3-0 11. Brigham Young 11-2-0 12. Ohio State 9-3-0 13. Southern California 9-3-0 14. Oklahoma 7-4-1 15. Iowa 8-4-0 16. Arkansas 8-4-0 17. Mississippi State 8-4-0 18. West Virginia 9-3-0 19. Southern Mississippi 9-2-1 20. Missouri 8-4-0

1981 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1982 Washington 28, Iowa 0 Liberty Bowl - 12/30/1981 Ohio State 31, Navy 28 Bluebonnet Bowl - 12/31/1981 Michigan 33, UCLA 14 Garden State Bowl - 12/13/1981 Tennessee 28, Wisconsin 21 Previous season (1980) Next season (1982) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

1981 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1982 Clemson 22, Nebraska 15 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1982 Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1982 Texas 14, Alabama 12 Sun Bowl - 12/26/1981 Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 Gator Bowl - 12/28/1981 North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27 Tangerine Bowl - 12/19/1981 Missouri 19, Southern Mississippi 17 Peach Bowl - 12/31/1981 West Virginia 26, Florida 6 Fiesta Bowl - 01/01/1982 Penn State 26, Southern California 10 Independence Bowl - 12/12/1981 Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma State 16 Holiday Bowl - 12/18/1981 Brigham Young 38, Washington State 36 Hall of Fame Classic - 12/31/1981 Mississippi State 10, Kansas 0 California Bowl - 12/19/1981 Toledo 27, San Jose State 25