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1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1981
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	5–6
conf_record	3–6
head_coach	Jim Young
hc_year	5th
off_coach	Doug Redmann
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	Leon Burtnett
dc_year	5th
mvp	Steve Bryant
captain	Steve Bryant
captain2	Ray Gunner
captain3	Bobby Williams
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Jim Young in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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.
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.
Running back Jimmy Smith ranked fourth in the conference with 152 rushing attempts and ninth with 540 rushing yards.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Indiana

Statistics

Jeff Feulner 18 rushes, 108 yards

Roster

Jim Young
Leon Burtnett (defensive coordinator)
Mike Hankwitz
Randy Hart
Bob Spoo

References

"1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 13, 1981). "Smith's 3 TDs lead Purdue win". The Kokomo Tribune.
(September 20, 1981). "Gophers defense tightens to stop Boilers". Chronicle Tribune.
(September 27, 1981). "Purdue upsets Irish". The Kokomo Tribune.
(October 4, 1981). "Wisconsin storms past Purdue". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(October 11, 1981). "Defensive element of disguise fools Illinois". Herald and Review.
(October 18, 1981). "Turnovers keep Wildcats headed down losing road". The Rock Island Argus.
(October 25, 1981). "Wind saves Purdue from Michigan State". Chicago Tribune.
(November 1, 1981). "Buckeyes take Big Ten lead". The Akron Beacon Journal.
(November 8, 1981). "Purdue foiled, 33–7, by stingy Hawkeye D". Dayton Daily News.
Joe Lapointe. (November 15, 1981). "U-M foils Boilermakers: Win sets up Rose War with OSU". Detroit Free Press.
Greg DeGulis. (November 15, 1981). "Michigan stalls Boilermakers, 28–10". The Michigan Daily.
(November 22, 1981). "Classic finish returns Bucket to Indiana". Anderson Herald.
"1981 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
''Palm Beach Post''. 1981 Sept 27.
. ["1981 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1981-roster.html).

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