1981 Football Schedule
Overall9-30.750
Conference8-10.889
StreakW5
Home5-0
Away3-3
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Louisville | Louisville, KY | L 6-31 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Ball State | Glass Bowl | W 40-0 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Away | East Carolina | Greenville, NC | L 24-28 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Ohio | Glass Bowl | W 21-14 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | W 42-7 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Central Michigan | Glass Bowl | W 17-3 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 0-38 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Miami | Glass bowl | W 17-10 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | W 28-14 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | kent State | Glass Bowl | W 17-0 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL | W 31-0 | |
| Dec 19 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | San Jose State | Fresno, CA | California Bowl | W 27-25 |