1981 Connecticut Huskies football team

1981 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak
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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewistown, PA	W 27–7
September 19	Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 31–3
September 26	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 18–27
October 3	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 24–28
October 10	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 17–21
October 17	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 44–24
October 24	at Maine	Orono, ME	W 31–10
October 31	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 24–29
November 7	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 20–37
November 14	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Ramnapping Trophy)	L 29–34
November 27	Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 26–35
*Non-conference game