1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary
Record: 59-55-0, .518 W-L% (6th of 14) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 4.53 (6th of 14) ▪ SOS: 4.92 (5th of 14)
Conference Champion: Iowa and Ohio State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Michigan and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 32.3 | 21.1 | 11.51 | 3.59 | |
| Iowa | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 21.7 | 13.1 | 11.41 | 6.08 | |
| Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 29.6 | 13.5 | 17.29 | 4.87 | |
| Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 7.75 | 5.93 | |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 22.3 | 18.3 | 6.18 | 4.26 | |
| Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 24.9 | 24.0 | 2.85 | 1.67 | |
| Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 3.68 | 4.23 | |
| Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 4.63 | 5.08 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 13.1 | 26.6 | -5.57 | 6.52 | |
| Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 7.5 | 45.9 | -14.39 | 6.98 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Ohio State | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Iowa | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 18 | ||||||
| Wisconsin | 20 | 14 |
4 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Washington | 28 | Iowa | 0 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 1981-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Michigan | 33 | UCLA | 14 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 1981-12-30 | Liberty Bowl | Ohio State | 31 | Navy | 28 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 1981-12-13 | Garden State Bowl | Tennessee | 28 | Wisconsin | 21 | Garden State Bowl (East Rutherford, NJ) |
Award Winners
| Big Ten Coach of the Year: | Hayden Fry (Iowa) |
Conference Leaders
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