AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | Iowa | (7) Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | Iowa | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | L | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | Iowa | (6) UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (18) Iowa | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 64 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (15) Iowa | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 42 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (12) Iowa | @ | (5) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (6) Iowa | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (16) Iowa | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 7 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Iowa | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Iowa | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (19) Iowa | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 36 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (13) Iowa | N | (12) Washington | Pac-10 | L | 0 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
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