1981 Football Schedule
Overall7-40.636
Conference0-00.000
StreakW2
Home5-0
Away2-4
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #8 Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Penn. | L 6-26 | |
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 27-17 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Syracuse | Champaign, Ill. | W 17-14 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. | W 38-29 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 20-44 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | L 27-34 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. | W 23-21 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #16 Iowa | Champaign, Ill. | W 24-7 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #12 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 21-70 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. | W 35-14 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 49-12 |