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1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 9–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 394 to 193. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pagel with 2,484 passing yards, Gerald Riggs with 891 rushing yards and Bernard Henry with 647 receiving yards. [3]

The team was on probation, making them ineligible for a bowl game. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Utah*No. 20
W 52–1064,558
September 19 Wichita State*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–2161,100 [5]
September 26at Washington StateNo. 18
L 21–2424,481
October 3at No. 12 Washington
W 26–750,410
October 10 Oregon
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–063,935
October 17 CaliforniaNo. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 45–1763,935
October 24at StanfordNo. 17
W 62–3652,855
October 31 San Jose State*No. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–24
November 14at No. 18 UCLANo. 9
L 24–3447,361
November 21 Colorado State*No. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–7
November 28 ArizonaNo. 18
W 24–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Sandy Osiecki Jr
QB 10 Mike Pagel Sr
RB 37 Gerald Riggs Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Luis Zendejas Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "ASU on Probation". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wichita falls to Sun Devils". Arizona Republic. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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