1981 Washington Huskies football team

1981 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Iowa
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 10
1981 record 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Bob Stull (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (5th season)
MVP Mark Jerue
Captain James Carter
Captain Vince Coby
Captain Fletcher Jenkins
Captain Mark Jerue
Home stadium Husky Stadium
1981 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 14 USC 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Washington State 5 –2 –1  8 –3 –1
UCLA 5 –2 –1  7 –4 –1
Arizona 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
California 2 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon State 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 10–2 record, finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated Iowa in the 1981 Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 281 to 171.[1] Mark Jerue was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jerue, James Carter, Vince Coby, and Fletcher Jenkins were the team captains.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 Pacific (CA)* No. 17 Husky Stadium • Seattle W 34–14   45,134
September 19 Kansas State* No. 15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–3   52,343
September 26 at Oregon No. 16 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon W 17–3   40,685
October 3 Arizona State No. 12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–26   50,410
October 10 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 27–26   33,600
October 17 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 56–17   52,324
October 24 at Texas Tech* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 14–7   36,335
October 31 Stanford No. 18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 42–31   53,504
November 7 at UCLA No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles L 0–31   41,818
November 14 No. 3 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–3   59,870
November 21 No. 14 Washington State No. 17 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 23–10   60,052
January 1 vs. No. 13 Iowa* No. 12 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) W 28–0   105,611
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Washington State

Washington St at Washington
1 234Total
Washington St 0 730 10
• Washington 0 10103 23
  • Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Roster

1981 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 15 Anthony Allen Jr
WR 80 Danny Greene Fr
G 72 Kevin Gogan Fr
G 56 Rick Mallory So
QB 16 Steve Pelluer So
WR 7 Paul Skansi Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 48 Tony Caldwell Jr
CB 8 Ray Horton Sr
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins Sr
LB 67 Mark Jerue Sr
DB 23 Vince Newsome Jr
LB 38 Mark Stewart Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 Chuck Nelson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.


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