Big Ten · 1981

MinnesotaGolden Gophers

6–5 overall, 4–5 in conference. 11 games played.

Season

Record

6–5

4–5 in conference

Margin - All

+10

0.9 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

24.9

274 total

Points against

24.0

264 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Joe Salem

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/11/1981 08:00 PMvsOhioW 19–17

Fri 09/18/1981 08:00 PMvsPurdueW 16–13

Fri 09/25/1981 08:00 PMvsOregon StateW 42–12

Fri 10/02/1981 08:00 PMatIllinoisL 29–38

Fri 10/09/1981 08:00 PMvsNorthwesternW 35–23

Fri 10/16/1981 08:00 PMatIndianaL 16–17

Fri 10/23/1981 08:00 PMat6IowaW 12–10

Fri 10/30/1981 07:00 PMvs15MichiganL 13–34

Fri 11/06/1981 07:00 PMvs18Ohio StateW 35–31

Fri 11/13/1981 07:00 PMatMichigan StateL 36–43

Fri 11/20/1981 07:00 PMvsWisconsinL 21–26

Home field

Huntington Bank Stadium

92%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity: 50,850
Average crowd: 46,951
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 835 ft
Opened: 2009