1981 Football Team
| Overall Record: 9-3 | Conference Record: 6-3 |
| Conference Finish: 3rd place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 12, UPI - No. 12 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captain: Kurt Becker, Robert Thompson | |
| All-Americans: Kurt Becker, Ed Muransky, William "Bubba" Paris, Butch Woolfolk, Anthony Carter | |
| All-Conference: Anthony Carter, Ed Muransky, Kurt Becker, Bubba Paris | |
| Most Valuable Player: Butch Woolfolk | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Stanley Edwards | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Lawrence Ricks | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Norm Betts | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Tom Dixon | |
| Trainer: Russ Miller | |
| Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill McCartney, Jerry Meter, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Paul Schudel, Bob Thornbladh, Milan Vooletich | |
| Managers: John D. Carr, Charles Fromm, Thomas Luxton, Greg Pearlman, Fred Spademan, Randall Tharp | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | 1 | |||||
| Wisconsin | 1/- | 09/12 | A | L | 14-21 | 68,733 |
| Notre Dame | 11/1 | 09/19 | H | W | 25-7 | 105,888 |
| Navy | 7/- | 09/26 | H | W | 21-16 | 105,213 |
| Indiana | 8/- | 10/03 | A | W | 38-17 | 50,612 |
| Michigan State | 6/- | 10/10 | A | W | 38-20 | 77,923 |
| Iowa | 6/- | 10/17 | H | L | 7-9 | 105,915 |
| Northwestern (HC) | 18/- | 10/24 | H | W | 38-0 | 104,361 |
| Minnesota | 15/- | 10/31 | A | W | 34-13 | 52,875 |
| Illinois | 12/- | 11/07 | H | W | 70-21 | 105,570 |
| Purdue | 11/- | 11/14 | A | W | 28-10 | 69,736 |
| Ohio State | 7/- | 11/21 | H | L | 9-14 | 106,043 |
| UCLA | 16/19 | 12/31 | 1 | W | 33-14 | 50,107 |
| Total Points | 355-162 | 1,002,976 | ||||
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| 1 - Bluebonnet Bowl, Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Vince Bean (12) | |
| left tackle | Bubba Paris (12) | |
| left guard | Kurt Becker (12) | |
| center | Tom Dixon (12) | |
| right guard |
Stefan Humphries (8) Jerry Diorio (4) | |
| right tackle | Ed Muransky (12) | |
| tight end |
Norm Betts (12) | |
| flanker | Anthony Carter (12) | |
| quarterback |
Steve Smith (12)
| |
| fullback |
Stan Edwards (11) Jerald Ingram | |
| tailback | Butch Woolfolk (12) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle |
Cedric Coles (6) Winfred Carraway (3) Clay Miller (3) | |
| middle guard |
Al Sincich (5) Doug James (5) Winfred Carraway Mike Hammerstein | |
| defensive tackle |
Tony Osbun (10) Winfred Carraway (2) | |
| outside linebacker |
Robert Thompson (8) Carlton Rose (4) | |
| outside linebacker |
Ben Needham (10) Mike Lemirande (2) | |
| inside linebacker |
Paul Girgash (12)
| |
| inside linebacker |
Mike Boren (12)
| |
| wide corner back |
Brian Carpenter (8) Evan Cooper (2) Marion Body (2) | |
| short corner back |
Jerry Burgei (6) Marion Body (4) Evan Cooper (2) | |
| strong safety |
Keith Bostic (11) Jeff Reeves | |
| free safety | Tony Jackson (12) |
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1981 Team Photo
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