1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1981 Wisconsin Badgers football
Garden State Bowl, L 28-21 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1981 record	7–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (4th year)
MVP	Dave Levenick
Captain	Dave Levenick
Captain	Dave Mohapp
Captain	Larry Spurlin
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1981 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#15 Ohio State +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#12 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

The 1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season.

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

Quarterback Jess Cole ranked seventh in the conference with 12 passing touchdowns and ninth with 1,180 passing yards.^[1]
Running back John Williams ranked second in the conference with 5.5 rushing yards per carry and seventh with 634 rushing yards.
David Greenwood led the conference with 156 interception return yards, and he and Matt Vanden Boom tied for second in the conference with six interceptions each.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	No. 1 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 21–14	68,733
September 19	No. 9 UCLA*	No. 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	No. 18 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 24–21	78,973
October 17	at Michigan State	No. 14	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 14–33	67,352
October 24	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 21–23	67,413
October 31	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 52–0	70,035
November 7	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 28–7	44,218
November 14	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 7–17	78,731
November 21	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 26–21	47,125
December 13	vs. Tennessee*		Giants Stadium • East 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	7	7	0	14
• Wisconsin	0	14	7	0	21

Date: Saturday, September 12
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game attendance: 68,733

Source: Gainesville Sun

Scoring summary

2		Michigan	S. Smith 4 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Michigan 7-0

2		Wisconsin	Neal 17 yard pass from Cole (Doran kick)	Tie 7-7

2		Wisconsin	Davis 1 yard run (Doran kick)	Wisconsin 14-7

3		Michigan	Woolfolk 89 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Tie 14-14

3	5:13	Wisconsin	Williams 71 yard pass from Cole (Doran kick)	Wisconsin 21-14

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

1 2 "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1982.htm

Wisconsin Badgers football

Venues	Randall Field (1895-1916) Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Heartland Trophy) Minnesota (Slab of Bacon, 1930–1943; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present) Nebraska (Freedom Trophy)

Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Marching band "Jump Around" Tall Grass Game

People	Head coaches Players in the NFL Draft Statistical leaders

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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