The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season . The 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the football season of the Big Ten Conference in 1981 . The Purdue University football team in 1981 represented Purdue Boilermakers during the 1981 football season of the big ten conference .