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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
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W |
L |
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Streak |
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| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | | (1) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (20) Wisconsin | | (9) UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 13 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | | (18) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (14) Wisconsin | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 14 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |
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| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 52 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 28 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 7 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 12 | Dec 13, 1981 | Sun | Wisconsin | N | Tennessee | SEC | L | 21 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | Garden State Bowl (East Rutherford, NJ) |
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