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 |
College of Pacific* |
#17 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 34–14 |
45,134 |
September 19 |
Kansas State* |
#15 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 20–3 |
52,343 |
September 26 |
at Oregon |
#16 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
W 17–3 |
40,685 |
October 3 |
Arizona State |
#12 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
L 7–26 |
50,410 |
October 10 |
at California |
|
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
W 27–26 |
33,600 |
October 17 |
Oregon State |
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 56–17 |
52,324 |
October 24 |
at Texas Tech* |
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Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |
W 14–7 |
36,335 |
October 31 |
Stanford |
#18 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 42–31 |
53,504 |
November 7 |
at UCLA |
#16 |
Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
L 0–31 |
41,818 |
November 14 |
#3 USC |
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 13–3 |
59,870 |
November 21 |
#14 Washington State |
#17 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) |
W 23–10 |
60,052 |
January 1 |
vs. #13 Iowa* |
#12 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) |
W 28–0 |
105,611 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game notes
Washington State
Washington St at Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Washington St |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
• Washington |
0 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
23 |
- Source: Eugene Register-Guard
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
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WASH |
Nelson 39-yard field goal |
WASH 3-0 |
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2 |
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WSU |
Martin 6-yard run (Leland kick) |
WSU 7-3 |
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2 |
|
WASH |
Skansi 15-yard pass from Pelluer (Nelson kick) |
WASH 10-7 |
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3 |
|
WSU |
Leland 27-yard field goal |
Tied 10-10 |
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3 |
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WASH |
Jackson 23-yard run (Nelson kick) |
WASH 17-10 |
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3 |
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WASH |
Nelson 28-yard field goal |
WASH 20-10 |
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4 |
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WASH |
Nelson 34-yard field goal |
WASH 23-10 |
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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Pacific Coast |
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AAWU |
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Pacific-8 |
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Pacific-10 |
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Pac-12 |
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National championships in bold
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