1981 Football Schedule
Overall6-50.545
Conference0-00.000
StreakL2
Home2-3
Away4-2
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Evansville | Evansville, Ind. | W 35-7 | |
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Delaware | Bowling Green, Ky. | L 14-38 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Kentucky State | Bowling Green, Ky. | W 54-14 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Austin Peay | Clarksville, Tenn. | W 28-0 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Youngstown State | Youngstown, Ohio | W 35-14 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Tennessee Tech | Bowling Green, Ky. | L 3-14 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, Ky. | L 11-19 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Morehead State | Bowling Green, Ky. | W 19-15 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Akron | Akron, Ohio | W 19-14 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Middle Tennessee State | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | L 17-31 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Murray State | Bowling Green, Ky. | L 6-38 |