American college football season
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.[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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 12 No. 19 Stanford * W 27–1969,958 September 19 at Minnesota L 13–1641,530 September 26 No. 13 Notre Dame * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) W 15–1470,007 October 3 at Wisconsin L 14–2068,603 October 10 Illinois Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) W 44–2069,846 October 17 at Northwestern W 35–020,777 October 24 Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 27–2669,877 October 31 12:30 p.m. Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 33–4569,927 November 7 at Iowa L 7–3360,114 November 14 No. 11 Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 10–2869,736 [2] [3] November 21 at Indiana L 17–2048,466 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel [ edit ] 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Rick Anderson K Tim Clark
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ] Notre Dame [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 7 0 7 14 • Purdue 0 0 7 8 15
Date: September 26Location: Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IndianaGame attendance: 70,007 Scoring summary 2 ND Smith 1 yard run (Oliver kick) Notre Dame 7-0 3 PUR Jones 1 yard run (Anderson kick) Tie 7-7 4 2:57 ND Carter 30 yard run (Oliver kick) Notre Dame 14-7 4 :19 PUR Bryant 7 yard pass from Campbell (Bryant pass from Campbell) Purdue 15-14
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Ohio State [ edit ] Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2) at Purdue Boilermakers (5–2)
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 31, 1981Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : Partly sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 69,927Referee : Jerry HendricksonTV : ABCBox Score
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio St Passing Art Schlichter 19/33, 336 Yds, 3 TD, INT Rushing Tim Spencer 22 Rush, 95 Yds, TD Receiving Gary Williams 7 Rec, 126 Yds Purdue Passing Scott Campbell 31/52, 516 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jimmy Smith 11 Rush, 33 Yds Receiving Steve Bryant 10 Rec, 195 Yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OSU PU 1 3:11 10 71 3:40 Purdue Cliff Benson 11-yard touchdown reception from Scott Campbell , Tim Clark kick good 0 7 2 11:24 6 32 2:46 Ohio St 53-yard field goal by Bob Atha 3 7 2 8:45 2 16 0:42 Ohio St Art Schlichter 14-yard touchdown run, Bob Atha kick good 10 7 2 6:58 1 47 0:07 Ohio St Cedric Anderson 47-yard touchdown reception from Art Schlichter, Bob Atha kick good 17 7 2 4:38 5 70 2:20 Purdue Steve Bryant 32-yard touchdown reception from Scott Campbell, Tim Clark kick good 17 14 3 12:24 7 80 2:36 Purdue 26-yard field goal by Tim Clark 17 17 3 10:45 9 83 1:39 Ohio St Jim Gayle 2-yard touchdown run, Bob Atha kick good 24 17 3 2:04 6 59 1:26 Purdue 38-yard field goal by Tim Clark 24 20 4 14:45 9 75 2:19 Ohio St Tim Spencer 2-yard touchdown run, Bob Atha kick good 31 20 4 14:32 1 23 0:05 Ohio St Cedric Anderson 23-yard touchdown reception from Art Schlichter, Bob Atha kick good 38 20 4 9:10 15 71 5:22 Purdue Wally Jones 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 38 26 4 7:12 2 8 0:09 Purdue Steve Bryant 4-yard touchdown reception from Scott Campbell, Tim Clark kick good 38 33 4 2:19 5 62 1:44 Ohio St John Frank 29-yard touchdown reception from Art Schlichter, Bob Atha kick good 45 33 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 45 33
Indiana [ edit ] Statistics
Jeff Feulner 18 rushes, 108 yards
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