1981 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1981 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.

1981 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1981 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rhode Island ^	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Boston University	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. T–10 New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
– Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Bucknell*		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewistown, PA	W 27–7	4,500
September 19	Northeastern*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 31–3	4,950
September 26	at Yale*	No. 6	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 18–27	36,000
October 3	No. T–9 New Hampshire	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 24–28
October 10	at No. 6 Lehigh*		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 17–21	11,874
October 17	Holy Cross*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 44–24	11,884
October 24	at Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–10	2,300
October 31	UMass		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 24–29	15,980
November 7	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 20–37
November 14	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 29–34
November 27	No. 7 Delaware*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 26–35	5,084
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game