1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1981 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1981 record	5–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young (5th year)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#15 Ohio State +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#12 Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 7 0 7 14 • Purdue 0 0 7 8 15 Date: September 26 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana Game 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

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

The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season.

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

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