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11 Games Table
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Day |
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Opponent |
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1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | (4) Notre Dame | | LSU | SEC | W | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | @ | (11) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (13) Notre Dame | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |
4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | | (20) Florida State | Ind | L | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
6 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | | (5) USC | Pac-10 | L | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | |
7 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | | Navy | Ind | W | 38 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |
8 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | | Georgia Tech | Ind | W | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | |
9 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | @ | Air Force | WAC | W | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 3 | |
10 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Notre Dame | @ | (13) Penn State | Ind | L | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |
11 | Nov 27, 1981 | Fri | Notre Dame | @ | (9) Miami (FL) | Ind | L | 15 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | |
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