Record: 7-4-1, .625 W-L% (45th of 137)
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: George Welsh (7-4-1)
PS/G: 20.3 (71st of 137) ▪ PA/G: 15.2 (36th of 137)
SRS: 5.40 (44th of 137) ▪ SOS: 0.06 (76th of 137)
Bowl Game: Lost Liberty Bowl 31-28 versus Ohio State
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | Navy | Citadel | Southern | W | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | Navy | Eastern Kentucky | Non-Major | W | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | Navy | @ | (7) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Navy | @ | Yale | Ivy | L | 19 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | Navy | Air Force | WAC | W | 30 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | Navy | @ | Boston College | Ind | W | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | Navy | William & Mary | Ind | W | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Navy | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | L | 0 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Navy | Syracuse | Ind | W | 35 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Navy | @ | Georgia Tech | Ind | W | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 11 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | Navy | N | Army | Ind | T | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 12 | Dec 30, 1981 | Wed | Navy | N | (15) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 28 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |