1981 Michigan Wolverines football team

1981 Michigan Wolverines football

Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 33–14 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 12
1981 record	9–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (13th year)
MVP	Butch Woolfolk
Captain	Kurt Becker
Captain	Robert Thompson
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)

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 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

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

Running back Butch Woolfolk led the conference with 1,459 rushing yards, 5.8 rushing yards per attempt, and 1,514 yards from scrimmage.^[1]
Quarterback Steve Smith led the conference with 12 rushing touchdowns and 27 total touchdowns, ranked fourth with a 125.7 passing efficiency rating, fifth with 674 rushing yards, and 2,335 total yards.^[1]
Wide receiver Anthony Carter led the conference with 11.5 yards per punt return and ranked second with 27.1 yards per kickoff return and eight receiving touchdowns, and third with 50 receptions and 952 receiving yards.^[1]
Placekicker Ali Haji-Sheikh ranked second in the conference with 35 extra points made, third with a 61.5 field goal percentage, and eighth with 59 points scored.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 1/1	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 14–21	68,733
September 19	1:30 p.m.	No. 1/1 Notre Dame*	No. 11/12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	W 25–7	105,888
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Navy*	No. 7/6	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 21–16	105,213
October 3	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 8/8	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 31–17	50,612
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6/6	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ONTV	W 38–20	77,923
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 5/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 7–9	105,915
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 18/19	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 38–0	104,361
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 15/14	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)		W 34–13	52,875
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 12/10	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Series)	ONTV	W 70–21	105,570
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 11/8	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 28–10	69,736
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 7/6	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 9–14	106,043
December 31	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19/16 UCLA*	No. 16/13	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	MTN	W 33–14	50,107
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Wisconsin

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

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

Scoring summary

Q2	MICH	Steve Smith 4-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 7–0

Q2	WIS	Neal 17-yard pass from Cole (Doran kick)	TIE 7–7

Q2	WIS	Davis 1-yard run (Doran kick)	WIS 14–7

Q3	MICH	Woolfolk 89-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	TIE 14–14

Q3	WIS	Williams 71-yard pass from Cole	WIS 21–14

Michigan was ranked #1 in the pre-season poll. On September 12, 1981, Michigan opened its season losing to unranked Wisconsin by a 21–14 score in front of a crowd of 68,733 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the first loss in a season opener under Bo Schembechler and Michigan's first loss to Wisconsin since 1962. Quarterback Steve Smith scored on a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give Michigan the lead, but Wisconsin scored twice in the second quarter. Butch Woolfolk rushed for 119 yards on 14 carries, including an 89-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Woolfolk's touchdown tied the game at 14–14, but Wisconsin retook the lead on a 71-yard touchdown pass from Jess Cole to John Williams. Wisconsin's All-Big Ten safety Matt Vanden Boom intercepted three of Steve Smith's passes. After the game, Schembechler told reporters: "Our offense wasn't any good; our defense wasn't any good; our kicking game wasn't any good, and our coaching was poor. It's a miracle we only lost by 7 points."^[2]

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	0	0	7	7
• Michigan	0	7	12	6	25

Date: September 12
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 105,888

Scoring summary

Q2	MICH	Anthony Carter 71-yard pass from Steve Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 7–0

Q3	MICH	Carter 15-yard pass from Smith (kick failed)	MICH 13–0

Q3	MICH	Lawrence Ricks 1-yard run (run failed)	MICH 19–0

Q4	MICH	Smith 6-yard run (pass failed)	MICH 25–0

Q4	ND	Masztak 8-yard pass from Koegel (Oliver kick)	MICH 25–7

On September 19, 1981, Michigan defeated #1 Notre Dame by a 25–7 score in front of a crowd of 105,888 at Michigan Stadium. The only points scored in the first half came on a 71-yard pass and run from Steve Smith to Anthony Carter. Michigan scored three touchdowns in the second half and led 25–0 in the fourth quarter before Notre Dame scored. After the game, Michigan coach Schembechler said: "This was a great win for us, because we came back from our poorest performance I can ever remember. We're not there yet -- we've got a ways to go -- but that looked a whole lot better than a week ago."^[3] Michigan's 18-point margin of victory over top-ranked Notre Dame was one of the largest margins of victory over a #1 ranked team to that point in history.^[4]

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	6	7	3	16
• Michigan	7	7	7	0	21

Date: September 26
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 105,213

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Woolfolk 4 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 7–0

Q2	MICH	Smith 2 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 14–0

Q2	NAVY	Fehr 46 yard field goal	MICH 14–3

Q2	NAVY	Fehr 31 yard field goal	MICH 14–6

Q3	MICH	Bean 8 yard pass from Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 21–6

Q3	NAVY	Pagnanelli 22 yard run (Fehr kick)	MICH 21–13

Q4	NAVY	Fehr 45 yard field goal	MICH 21–16

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at Michigan State

Butch Woolfolk 39 Rush, 253 Yds ^[6]

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Iowa	6	0	3	0	9
Michigan	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 17
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 105,915

Scoring summary

Q1	IOWA	Tom Nichol 20-yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q1	Iowa	Nichol 36-yard field goal	IOWA 6–0

Q2	MICH	Anthony Carter 17-yard pass from Steve Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 7–6

Q3	IOWA	Nichol 30-yard field goal	IOWA 9–7

On October 17, 1981, Michigan lost to Iowa by a 9–7 score before a crowd of 105,915 at Michigan Stadium. Iowa's freshman place-kicker Tom Nichol accounted for all nine of Iowa's points, kicking two field goals in the first quarter and the game-winner in the third quarter. Nichol's first field goal was set up when Michigan's Evan Cooper fumbled a punt early in the first quarter, with Dave Stroebel recovering the ball for Iowa. Michigan scored in the second quarter on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Steve Smith to Anthony Carter.^[7]

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0
• Michigan	14	10	7	7	38

Date: October 24
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 104,361

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Carter, 24-yard pass from Smith (Bergeron kick)	MICH 7–0

Q1	MICH	Betts, 52-yard pass from Smith (Bergeron kick)	MICH 14–0

Q2	MICH	Ricks, 51-yard run (Bergeron kick)	MICH 21–0

Q2	MICH	Bergeron, 24-yard field goal	MICH 24–0

Q3	MICH	Smith, 13-yard run (Bergeron kick)	MICH 31–0

Q4	MICH	Ricks, 60-yard run (Bergeron kick)	MICH 38–0

On October 24, 1981, Michigan defeated Northwestern by a 38–0 score before a crowd of 104,361 at Michigan Stadium. Quarterback Steve Smith threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third touchdown. Lawrence Ricks rushed for 126 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns, including a 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Butch Woolfolk rushed for 106 yards on 18 carries to break Rob Lytle's Michigan career record of 3,317 rushing yards.^[8]

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	21	0	0	0	21
• Michigan	7	21	14	28	70

Date: November 7
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 105,570

Scoring summary

Q1	ILL	Eason, 3-yard run (Bass kick)	ILL 7–0

Q1	MICH	Carter, 60-yard pass from Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	TIE 7–7

Q1	ILL	Curtis, 5-yard run (Bass kick)	ILL 14–7

Q1	ILL	D. Smith, 7-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)	ILL 21–7

Q2	MICH	Smith, 1-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	ILL 21–14

Q2	MICH	Dunaway, 9-yard pass from Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	TIE 21–21

Q2	MICH	Smith, 42-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 28–21

Q3	MICH	Carter, 12-yard pass from Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 35–21

Q3	MICH	Smith, 14-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 42–21

Q4	MICH	Ricks, 1-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 49–21

Q4	MICH	Edwards, 7-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 56–21

Q4	MICH	Rogers, 4-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 63–21

Q4	MICH	Hassel, 6-yard pass from Dickey (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 70–21

On November 7, 1981, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 70–21 score before a crowd of 105,570 at Michigan Stadium. Illinois took a 21-7 lead in the first quarter, but Michigan scored nine unanswered touchdowns in the remainder of the game. Anthony Carter caught six passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Steve Smith rushed 15 times for 116 yards and also completed 9 of 15 passes for 224 yards.^[9]^[10]

at Purdue

#11 Michigan at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	7	0	0	21	28
Purdue	3	0	7	0	10

Date: Saturday, November 14
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 69,736
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Clark 26-yard field goal	Purdue 3-0

1	MICH	Dunaway 27-yard pass from Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Michigan 7-3

3	PUR	Feulner 5-yard run (Clark kick)	Purdue 10-7

4	MICH	Smith 26-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Michigan 14-10

4	MICH	Woolfolk 1-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Michigan 21-10

4	MICH	Ricks 5-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Michigan 28-10

^[11]

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	0	7	0	7	14
Michigan	3	0	6	0	9

Date: November 21
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 106,043

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Ali Haji-Sheikh, 19-yard field goal)	MICH 3–0

Q2	OSU	Art Schlichter, 1-yard run (Atha kick)	OSU 7–3

Q3	MICH	Haji-Sheikh, 26-yard field goal	OSU 7–6

Q3	MICH	Haji-Sheikh, 23-yard field goal	MICH 9–7

Q4	OSU	Schlichter 6-yard run (Atha kick)	MICH 14–9

On November 21, 1981, Michigan lost to Ohio State by a 14–9 in front of a crowd of 106,043 persons, the second largest crowd up to that point in the history of Michigan Stadium. Michigan was limited to three field goals by Ali Haji-Sheikh, while Ohio State scored on two touchdown runs by quarterback Art Schlichter.^[12]

Bluebonnet Bowl

Main article: 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	10	0	3	20	33
UCLA	0	0	7	7	14

Date: December 31
Location: Houston Astrodome
Game attendance: 40,309

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Ali Haji-Sheikh, 24-yard field goal	MICH 3–0

Q1	Iowa	Anthony Carter, 50-yard pass from Steve Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 10–0

Q3	UCLA	Jojo Townsell, 17-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Norm Johnson converts kick)	MICH 10–7

Q3	MICH	Haji-Sheikh, 47-yard field goal	MICH 13–7

Q4	MICH	Butch Woolfolk, 1-yard run (run failed)	MICH 19–7

Q4	UCLA	Tim Wrightman, 9-yard pass from Ramsey (Johnson kick)	MICH 19–14

Q4	MICH	Smith, 9-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 26–14

Q4	MICH	B. J. Dickey, 5-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 33–14

On December 31, 1981, #16 Michigan defeated #19 UCLA by a 33–14 score in the 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl, played before a crowd of 40,309 at the Houston Astrodome. Michigan touchdowns were scored by Anthony Carter (50-yard reception in the first quarter), Butch Woolfolk (1-yard run in the fourth quarter), Steve Smith (9-yard run in fourth quarter), and B. J. Dickey (five-yard run in fourth quarter). Ali Haji-Sheikh also kicked two field goals for Michigan. Woolfolk rushed for 186 yards on 27 carries and was selected as the game's Most Valuable Player.^[13]

Players

Offense

Art Balourdos, offensive line, freshman, Chicago, Illinois
Vincent Bean, wide receiver, sophomore, Southfield, Michigan - started all 12 games at split end
Kurt Becker, offensive guard, senior, Aurora, Illinois - started all 12 games at left offensive guard
Norm Betts, tight end, senior, Midland, Michigan - started all 12 games at tight end
Fred Brockington, wide receiver, senior, Detroit, Michigan
Anthony Carter, wide receiver, junior, Riviera Beach, Florida - started all 12 games at flanker
Milt Carthens, tight end, sophomore, Pontiac, Michigan
B. J. Dickey, quarterback, senior, Ottawa, Ohio
Jerry Diorio, offensive guard, sophomore, Youngstown, Ohio - started 4 games at right offensive guard
Tom Dixon, center, sophomore, Fort Wayne, Indiana - started all 12 games at center
Craig Dunaway, tight end, senior, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stanley Edwards, tailback, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 11 games at fullback
Jeff Felten, center, senior, Centerville, Michigan
Brad Fischer, quarterback, senior, Ortonville, Michigan
Tom Garrity, center, Grafton, Wisconsin
Thomas J. Hassel, fullback, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
Rich Hewlett, quarterback, junior, Plymouth, Michigan
Stefan Humphries, offensive guard, sophomore, Broward, Florida - started 8 games at right offensive guard
Jerald Ingram, fullback, junior, Beaver, Pennsylvania - started 1 game at fullback
Eric Kattus, tight end, freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ed Muransky, offensive tackle, senior, Youngstown, Ohio - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
Tom Neal, offensive tackle, senior, Orlando, Florida
Bubba Paris, offensive tackle, senior, Louisville, Kentucky - started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
Lawrence Ricks, tailback, junior, Barberton, Ohio
Rick Rogers, running back, freshman, Inkster, Michigan
Steve Smith, quarterback, sophomore, Grand Blanc, Michigan - started all 12 games at quarterback
Rich Strenger, offensive tackle, senior, Grafton, Wisconsin
Larry Sweeney, center, sophomore, Alma, Michigan
Butch Woolfolk, tailback, senior, Westfield, New Jersey - started all 12 games at tailback

Defense

Marion Body, defensive back, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at short cornerback, 2 games at wide cornerback
Mike Boren, linebacker, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio - started all 12 games at inside linebacker
Keith Bostic, defensive back, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 11 games at strong safety
Jerry Burgei, defensive back, junior, Ottawa, Ohio - started 6 games at short cornerback
Brian Carpenter, defensive back, senior, Flint, Michigan - started 8 games at wide cornerback
Winfred Carraway, middle guard, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 5 games at defensive tackle, 1 game at middle guard
Brad Cochran, defensive back, freshman, Royal Oak, Michigan
Cedric Coles, defensive tackle, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 6 games at defensive tackle
Evan Cooper, defensive back, sophomore, Miami, Florida - started 2 games at wide cornerback, 2 games at short cornerback
Mike Czarnota, inside linebacker, senior, Detroit, Michigan
Paul Girgash, linebacker, junior, Lakewood, Ohio - started all 12 games at inside linebacker
Stuart Harris, defensive back, senior, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Mike Hammerstein, line, freshman, Wapakoneta, Ohio - started 1 game at middle guard
Jim Herrmann, inside linebacker, junior, Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Tony Jackson, defensive back, senior, Cleveland, Ohio - started all 12 games at free safety
Doug James, defensive tackle, sophomore, Louisville, Kentucky - started 5 games at middle guard
Louis Kovacs, defensive back, junior, Toledo, Ohio (father of 2012 team co-captain Jordan Kovacs)
Mike Lemirande, outside linebacker, senior, Grafton, Wisconsin - started 2 games at outside linebacker
John Lott, defensive back, junior, Masury, Ohio
Mike Mallory, linebacker, freshman, DeKalb, Illinois
Clay Miller, defensive tackle, freshman, Norman, Oklahoma - started 3 games at defensive tackle
Ben Needham, inside linebacker, senior, Groveport, Ohio - started 10 games at outside linebacker
Tony Osbun, defensive tackle, senior, Kenton, Ohio - started 10 games at defensive tackle
Jeff Reeves, defensive back, senior, Columbus, Ohio - started 1 game at strong safety
Carlton Rose, linebacker, sophomore, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - started 4 games at outside linebacker
Alan Sincich, middle guard - linebacker, freshman, Cleveland, Ohio - started 5 games at middle guard
Kevin Smith, defensive back, senior, Dallas, Texas
Robert Thompson, outside linebacker, senior, Blue Island, Illinois - started 8 games at outside linebacker
Sanford Washington, inside linebacker, senior, Youngstown, Ohio

Kickers

Don Bracken, punter, sophomore, Thermopolis, Wyoming
Ali Haji-Sheikh, place-kicker, junior, Arlington, Texas
Karl Tech, place-kicker, punter, senior, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan

Awards

All-Americans: Kurt Becker, Ed Muransky, William "Bubba" Paris, Butch Woolfolk, Anthony Carter
Academic All-American: Ed Muransky (first team)^[14]
All-Conference: Anthony Carter, Ed Muransky, Kurt Becker, Bubba Paris
Most Valuable Player: Butch Woolfolk
Meyer Morton Award: Stanley Edwards
Frederick Matthei Award: Lawrence Ricks
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Norm Betts
John Maulbetsch Award: Tom Dixon

Professional football

The following players were claimed in the 1982 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Butch Woolfolk	Running Back	1	18	New York Giants
Bubba Paris	Tackle	2	29	San Francisco 49ers
Stan Edwards	Running Back	3	72	Houston Oilers
Ed Muransky	Tackle	4	91	Los Angeles Raiders

^[15]

A total of twenty-three (23) members of the 1980 Michigan football team went on to play professional football. They are: Kurt Becker (Chicago Bears, 1982–88, 1990, Los Angeles Rams, 1989), Marion Body (Michigan Panthers, 1983), Keith Bostic (Houston Oilers, 1983–88), Cleveland Browns, 1990), Don Bracken (Green Bay Packers, 1985–90, Los Angeles Rams, 1992-93), Anthony Carter (Michigan Panthers, 1983–84, Oakland Invaders, 1985, Minnesota Vikings, 1985–93, Detroit Lions, 1994-95), Milt Carthens (Indianapolis Colts, 1987), Evan Cooper (Philadelphia Eagles, 1984–87, Atlanta Falcons, 1988-89), Jerry Diorio (Detroit Lions, 1987), Tom Dixon (Michigan Panthers, 1984), Craig Dunaway (Pittsburgh Steelers, 1983), Stanley Edwards (Houston Oilers, 1982–86, Detroit Lions, 1987), Paul Girgash (Michigan Panthers, 1984), Ali Haji-Sheikh (New York Giants, 1983–85, Atlanta Falcons, 1986, Washington Redskins, 1987), Mike Hammerstein (Cincinnati Bengals, 1986–90), Stefan Humphries (Chicago Bears, 1984–86, Denver Broncos, 1987-88), Eric Kattus (Cincinnati Bengals, 1986–91, New York Jets, 1992), Ed Muransky (Los Angeles Raiders, 1982–84, Orlando Renegades, 1985), Bubba Paris (San Francisco 49ers, 1983–90, Indianapolis Colts, 1991, Detroit Lions 1991), Lawrence Ricks (Kansas City Chiefs, 1983–84), Carlton Rose (Washington Redskins, 1987), Rich Strenger (Detroit Lions, 1983–87), Robert Thompson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1983–84, Detroit Lions, 1987), and Butch Woolfolk (New York Giants, 1982–84, Houston Oilers, 1985-86, Detroit Lions, 1987–88).

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bo Schembechler
Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill McCartney, Jerry Meter, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Paul Schudel, Bob Thornbladh, Milan Vooletich
Trainer: Russ Miller
Managers: John D. Carr, Charles Fromm, Thomas Luxton, Greg Pearlman, Fred Spademan, Randall Tharp

References

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↑ "Michigan upsets #1 Notre Dame". Ukiah Daily Journal. September 20, 1981.
↑ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 91. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
↑ "Michigan Hangs On To Top Navy." Gainesville Sun. 1981 Sept 27. Retrieved 2015-Sep-05.
↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1
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↑ "Michigan stops Northwestern". The Pantagraph. October 25, 1981. p. C3.
↑ "Michigan blitzes Illinois". The Pantagraph. November 7, 1981. p. C1.
↑ "Michigan blitzes Illinois". The Pantagraph. November 7, 1981. p. C3.
↑ "Michigan in Big 10 lead." Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 15.
↑ "Schlichter shines in Ohio State win". The Pantagraph. November 22, 1981. p. C2.
↑ "Michigan rips UCLA in Bluebonnet". Del Rio (Texas) News Herald. January 1, 1982. p. 7A.
↑ "Michigan's Academic All-Americans". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1982.htm

External links

1981 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

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