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 , and outscored its opponents 281 to 171.
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 Source September 12 Pacific (CA) *No. 17 W 34–14 45,134
September 19 Kansas State *No. 15 W 20–3 52,343
September 26 at Oregon No. 16 W 17–3 40,685
October 3 Arizona State No. 12 L 7–26 50,410
October 10 at California W 27–26 33,600
October 17 Oregon State W 56–17 52,324
October 24 at Texas Tech * W 14–7 36,335
October 31 Stanford No. 18 W 42–31 53,504
November 7 at UCLA No. 16 L 0–31 41,818
November 14 No. 3 USC W 13–3 47,347
November 21 No. 14 Washington State No. 17 W 23–10 60,052
January 1, 1982 vs. No. 13 Iowa * No. 12 NBC W 28–0 105,611
*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:
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 . The Huskies prevailed at home, 23–10, for their eighth straight win over the Cougs, who were invited to the Holiday Bowl .
Conference leader UCLA lost by a point to rival USC , which gave Washington the Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth; 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
Main article: 1982 Rose Bowl
See also: 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
NFL draft selections
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1982 NFL draft which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.
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.
"Huskies rout Pacific in opener" . The Sunday Oregonian . September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington 'bombs' KSU" . The Victoria Advocate . September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Huskies' defense roasts Ducks" . The Spokesman-Review . September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"ASU stuns Washington" . The Idaho Statesman . October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Huskies 'let it hang out,' hang Bears in late flurry" . The Bellingham Herald . October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Huskies' offense matures in 56–17 win over OSU" . Tri-City Herald . October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"UW huffs and puffs to 14–7 win over Texas Tech" . The Daily Herald . October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Huskies stamp Stanford 42–31" . The Sunday Oregonian . November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"UCLA dims Huskies' Rose Bowl ambitions" . Tri-City Herald . November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"USC 'blown out' in Seattle" . The San Bernardino County Sun . November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Everything turns up roses for Huskies" . Asbury Park Press . November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington blanks Iowa, 28–0" . The Lincoln Star . January 2, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"1981 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
"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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