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 |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | (1) Michigan | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (11) Michigan | (1) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (7) Michigan | Navy | Ind | W | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (8) Michigan | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 38 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (6) Michigan | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 38 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (5) Michigan | (12) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (18) Michigan | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 38 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (15) Michigan | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (12) Michigan | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 70 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (11) Michigan | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 28 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (7) Michigan | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 31, 1981 | Thu | (16) Michigan | N | (19) UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
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