1981 Football Schedule
Overall8-2-10.773
Conference6-1-10.812
StreakW3
Home5-0
Away3-2-1
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Away | William & Mary | Williamsburg, Va. | W 33-14 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 7-49 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, Mich. | W 18-12 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Kent State | Oxford, Ohio | W 20-13 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, Ohio | T 7-7 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Western Michigan | Oxford, Ohio | W 20-19 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Ohio | Oxford, Ohio | W 40-14 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | L 10-17 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, Mich. | W 7-3 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northern Illinois | Oxford, Ohio | W 30-3 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Cincinnati | Oxford, Ohio | W 7-3 |