1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1981 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1981 record	3–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (9th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324)

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

The 1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his ninth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12		at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 21–20	-
September 19		#2 USC*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ONTV	L 21–0	51,167
September 26		at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		L 7–21	-
October 3	1:30 PM	#8 Michigan		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 17–38	50,612
October 10		at #15 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 28–42	60,000
October 17		Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 17–16	46,460
October 24		at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 10–29	87,182
October 31		at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)		L 3–26	-
November 7		Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 7–28	44,218
November 14		at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		L 14–35	-
November 21		Purdue		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 20–17	48,466
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.