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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Jim Young
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Jim Young enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Stanford  27   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Minnesota  13   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Notre Dame  15   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Wisconsin  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Illinois  44   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Northwestern  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Michigan State  27   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Ohio State  33   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Iowa  7   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Michigan  10   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Indiana  17   20   L       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored242
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed241
  Defense Average21.9
  Opponents Record63-62
  Conference Record3-6
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-4287288 6-3264248  Mike White
Minnesota 6-5274264 4-5213235  Joe Salem
Indiana 3-8144293 3-6137251  Lee Corso
Michigan 9-3355162Won  33-146-3276125  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-3387253Won  31-286-2271157  Earle Bruce
Iowa 8-4260157Lost  0-286-221892  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 7-5268219Lost  21-286-3213150  Dave McClain
Michigan State 5-6263249 4-5246222  Frank Muddy Waters
Purdue 5-6242241 3-6200208  Jim Young
Northwestern 0-1182505 0-975425  Dennis Green

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.