American college football season
1981 Washington Huskies football Conference Pacific-10 Coaches No. 7 AP No. 10 1981 record 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bob Stull (3rd season)Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (5th season)MVP Mark Jerue Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium Seasons
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
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 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 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 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 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 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles , CAL 0–3141,818
November 14 No. 3 USC W 13–359,870
November 21 No. 14 Washington State No. 17 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup ) W 23–1060,052
January 1, 1982 vs. No. 13 Iowa * No. 12 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
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
15
Anthony Allen
Jr
G
62
Andy Bresolin
Sr
TB
4
Dennis Brown
Jr
G
57
James Carter (C)
Sr
RB
5
Vince Coby (C)
Sr
C
50
Paul Coty
Jr
QB
14
Tim Cowan
Jr
T
77
Don Dow
Jr
MG
92
Scott Garnett
So
WR
80
Danny Greene
Fr
TB
22
Sterling Hinds
So
TB
25
Ron Jackson
So
FB
31
Chris James
Jr
TE
56
Rick Mallory
So
T
72
Eric Moran
Jr
QB
16
Steve Pelluer
So
TB
28
Jacque Robinson
Fr
TE
32
Willie Rosborough
Jr
WR
7
Paul Skansi
Jr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
13
Chuck Nelson
Jr
P
18
Jeff Partridge
Jr
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
Date: January 1, 1982Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Game attendance: 105,611Referee: Rich McVayTV announcers (NBC ): Dick Enberg , Merlin Olsen
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
See also: 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
[14]
[15]
NFL Draft selections [ ]
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.
Player
Position
Round
Overall
Franchise
Mark Jerue
LB
5
135
New York Jets
Fletcher Jenkins
DT
7
169
Baltimore Colts
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. 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 2019-10-08 .
Venues
Various (1889–1894)
Denny Field (1895–1920)
CenturyLink Field (2011–2012)
Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Bowl games
Oregon
Washington State (Apple Cup )
Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8
USC (1968)
USC (1969)
Stanford (1970)
Stanford (1971)
USC (1972)
USC (1973)
USC (1974)
California & UCLA (1975)
USC (1976)
Washington (1977)
Pacific-10
USC (1978)
USC (1979)
Washington (1980)
Washington (1981)
UCLA (1982)
UCLA (1983)
USC (1984)
UCLA (1985)
Arizona State (1986)
USC & UCLA (1987)
USC (1988)
USC (1989)
Washington (1990)
Washington (1991)
Washington & Stanford (1992)
Arizona , UCLA , & USC (1993)
Oregon (1994)
USC & Washington (1995)
Arizona State (1996)
UCLA & Washington State (1997)
UCLA (1998)
Stanford (1999)
Oregon , Oregon State , & Washington (2000)
Oregon (2001)
USC & Washington State (2002)
USC (2003)
USC (2004) vacated
USC (2005) vacated
California & USC (2006)
Arizona State & USC (2007)
USC (2008)
Oregon (2009)
Oregon (2010)
Pac-12 National championships in bold