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American college football season
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 first in the
Pacific-10 Conference , shut out
Iowa in the
Rose Bowl ,
[1]
[2]
[3] and outscored its opponents 281 to 171.
[4]
Linebacker
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 TV Result Attendance September 12
Pacific (CA) * No. 17 W 34–1445,134
September 19
Kansas State * No. 15 W 20–352,343
September 26 at
Oregon No. 16 W 17–340,685
October 3
Arizona State No. 12 L 7–2650,410
October 10 at
California W 27–2633,600
October 17
Oregon State W 56–1752,324
October 24 at
Texas Tech * W 14–736,335
October 31
Stanford No. 18 W 42–3153,504
November 7 at
UCLA No. 16 L 0–3141,818
November 14 No. 3
USC W 13–359,870
November 21 No. 14
Washington State No. 17 W 23–1060,052
, 1982 vs. No. 13
Iowa * No. 12
NBC W 28–0105,611
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1981 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source:
[5]
[6]
[7]
Game summaries
Washington State
#14 Washington State at #17 Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
7 3 0
10
• Huskies
0
10 10 3
23
Date: Saturday, November 21Location:
Husky Stadium ,
Seattle, Washington Game start: 1:30 pm PST Game attendance: 60,052Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), OvercastTelevision network:
ABC (regional)
Scoring summary 2 WASH Nelson 39-yard field goal WASH 3-0
2 WSU Martin 6-yard run (Leland kick) WSU 7-3
2 WASH Skansi 15-yard pass from Pelluer (Nelson kick) WASH 10-7
3 WSU Leland 27-yard field goal Tied 10-10
3 WASH Jackson 23-yard run (Nelson kick) WASH 17-10
3 WASH Nelson 28-yard field goal WASH 20-10
4 WASH Nelson 34-yard field goal WASH 23-10
The
Cougars entered the
Apple Cup with an 8–1–1 record and a road win over Washington at
Husky Stadium would clinch the Pac-10 title and a
Rose Bowl berth, WSU's first bowl game in
51 years .
[8]
[9] The Huskies prevailed at home, 23–10, for their eighth straight win over the Cougs,
[10]
[11] who were invited to the
Holiday Bowl .
[12]
Conference leader
UCLA lost by a point to rival
USC , which gave Washington the Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth;
[13] the top five teams in the Pac-10 had two losses each in league play.
Vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)
#12 Washington vs. #13 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Huskies
0
13 0 15
28
Hawkeyes
0
0 0 0
0
Scoring summary 2 UW Robinson 1-yard run (Nelson kick) UW 7-0
2 UW Coby 1-yard run (pass failed) UW 13-0
4 UW Robinson 34-yard run (Pelluer pass to Skansi) UW 21-0
4 UW Cowan 3-yard run (Nelson kick) UW 28-0
[14]
[15]
NFL draft selections
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the
1982 NFL draft which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame
[16]
References
^ Stevenson, Jack (January 2, 1982).
"Huskies fry Hawkeyes" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 13.
^ Oates, Bob (January 2, 1982).
"Everything comes up roses for UW, 28-0" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
^
"Rose: UW's shootout was a shutout" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (Los Angeles Times). January 2, 1982. p. 1C.
^
"Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^
"Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 26, 1981. p. 2B.
^
"Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 17, 1981. p. 2B.
^
"Probable starters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1981. p. 17.
^ Gerheim, Earl (November 21, 1981).
"Cougs: Today's the day" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
^ Barrows, Bob (November 21, 1981).
"WSU and Washington ready to pull the trigger" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1C.
^ Withers, Bud (November 22, 1981).
"Huskies shatter a Cougar dream" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1D.
^ Barrows, Bob (November 22, 1981).
"WSU's cheers turn to tears in Seattle" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 3D.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 23, 1981).
" 'Holiday' next for frustrated Cougars" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 33.
^
"USC blocks UCLA's bid for Roses" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1981. p. 3D.
^
"Iowa flat embarrassed by Washington romp" .
Chicago Tribune . January 2, 1981. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
^
"Washington Wilts Iowa's Rose, 28-0" .
The Washington Post . January 2, 1981. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
^
"The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold