1981 Michigan Wolverines football team
Schedule

1981 Michigan Wolverines football team

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: None

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance

September 12	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 1/1	Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI	L 14–21	68,733

September 19	1:30 p.m.	No. 1/1 Notre Dame*	No. 11/12	Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 25–7	105,888

September 26	1:00 p.m.	Navy*	No. 7/6	Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI	W 21–16	105,213

October 3	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 8/8	Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	W 31–17	50,612

October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6/6	Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ONTV	W 38–20	77,923

October 17	1:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 5/5	Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI	L 7–9	105,915

October 24	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 18/19	Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI	W 38–0	104,361

October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 15/14	Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	W 34–13	52,875

November 7	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 12/10	Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (series)	ONTV	W 70–21	105,570

November 14	1:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 11/8	Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN	W 28–10	69,736

November 21	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 7/6	Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 9–14	106,043

December 31	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19/16 UCLA*	No. 16/13	Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	MTN	W 33–14	50,107

*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time

Sentence(s)

On November 7, 1981, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 70–21 score before a crowd of 105,570 at Michigan Stadium.

final_sentence: On November 7, 1981, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 70–21 score before a crowd of 105,570 at Michigan Stadium.