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1981 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1981 record7–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coachDave McClain (4th season)
MVPDave Levenick
CaptainDave Levenick
CaptainDave Mohapp
CaptainLarry Spurlin
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#15/12 Ohio State § 6 2 0     9 3 0
#18/15 Iowa § 6 2 0     8 4 0
#12/10 Michigan 6 3 0     9 3 0
Illinois 6 3 0     7 4 0
Wisconsin 6 3 0     7 5 0
Minnesota 4 5 0     6 5 0
Michigan State 4 5 0     5 6 0
Purdue 3 6 0     5 6 0
Indiana 3 6 0     3 8 0
Northwestern 0 9 0     0 11 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1981 college football season.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 #1 Michigan Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 21–14   68,733
September 19* #9 UCLA #20 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 13–31   71,496
September 26*† Western Michigan Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 21–10   67,196
October 3 Purdue Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 20–14   68,603
October 10 #18 Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 24–21   78,973
October 17 at Michigan State #14 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 14–33   67,352
October 24 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 21–23   67,413
October 31 Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 52–0   70,035
November 7 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN W 28–7   44,218
November 14 Iowa Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 7–17   78,731
November 21 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) W 26–21   47,125
December 13* vs. Tennessee Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl) L 21–28   53,220
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes[]

Michigan[]

#1 Michigan at Wisconsin
by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 7 7 0 14
Wisconsin 0 14 7 0 21

Wisconsin safety Matt Vanden Boom had three interceptions, including the game-clincher with two seconds left at his own 17. It was the Badgers first win against Michigan since 1962 and the first time they scored points against the Wolverines since 1976.


Team players in the 1982 NFL Draft[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Von Mansfield Linebacker 5 122 Atlanta Falcons
Jerry Doerger Tackle 8 200 Chicago Bears
Guy Boliaux Linebacker 11 283 Chicago Bears
Dave Levenick Linebacker 12 315 Atlanta Falcons

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References[]

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