1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Conference Big Ten Head coach Jim Young (5th year)		1981 record 5–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)

The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season.

Several Purdue players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following:

Wide receiver Steve Bryant led the Big Ten with 60 receptions and 11 receiving touchdowns and ranked second with 971 receiving yards and fifth with 66 points scored.

Quarterback Scott Campbell ranked second in the conference with 185 pass completions, a 57.6% pass completion percentage, 2,686 passing yards, a 138.3 passing efficiency rating, and 2,809 total yards.

Running back Jimmy Smith ranked fourth in the conference with 152 rushing attempts and ninth with 540 rushing yards.

Indiana

Statistics

Jeff Feulner 18 Rush, 108 Yds

References

1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team Wikipedia

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