South Dakota State University Athletics
1981 Football Schedule
Overall4-60.400
Conference2-50.286
StreakL2
Home4-2
Away0-4
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 (Sat) | TBA | Home | St. Cloud State | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Shrine Game | W 40-3 |
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Western Illinois | Macomb, Ill. | L 13-17 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | South Dakota | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | W 21-20 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Nebraka-Omaha | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Beef Bowl | W 17-10 |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northern Colorado | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Hobo Day | L 20-22 |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Dakota State | Fargo, N.D. | L 24-48 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Morningside | Sioux City, Iowa | L 28-23 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Dakota | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | W 28-16 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Augustana | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | L 31-34 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | South Dakota | Vermillion, S.D. | L 16-28 |