Bowling Green State University Athletics
1981 Football Schedule
Overall5-5-10.500
Conference5-3-10.611
StreakL1
Home1-2-1
Away4-3
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | Away | Baylor University | Waco, TX | L 0-38 | ||
| Sep 19 (Sat) | Away | Ohio | Athens, OH | L 21-23 | ||
| Sep 26 (Sat) | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | L 7-10 | ||
| Oct 3 (Sat) | Home | Western Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio (Doyt L. Perry Stadium) | L 7-21 | ||
| Oct 10 (Sat) | Home | Miami | Bowling Green, Ohio (Doyt L. Perry Stadium) | T 7-7 | ||
| Oct 17 (Sat) | Away | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL | W 17-10 | ||
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Away | Toledo | Toledo, OH | W 38-0 | ||
| Oct 30 (Fri) | Home | Kent State | Bowling Green, Ohio (Doyt L. Perry Stadium) | W 13-7 | ||
| Nov 7 (Sat) | Away | Ball State | Muncie, IN | W 14-10 | ||
| Nov 14 (Sat) | Away | Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | W 28-0 | ||
| Nov 21 (Sat) | Home | Central Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio (Doyt L. Perry Stadium) | L 3-6 |