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1981 Washington Huskies football team
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]
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| Conference | Pacific-10 |
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| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob Stull (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (5th season) |
| MVP | Mark Jerue |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linebacker Mark Jerue was selected as the team's most valuable player; Jerue, James Carter, Vince Coby, and Fletcher Jenkins were the team captains.
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 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 | 59,870 | ||
| 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 | |
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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)
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Main article: 1982 Rose Bowl
See also: 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1982 NFL draft which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[16] |
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Mark Jerue | LB | 5 | 135 | New York Jets |
| Fletcher Jenkins | DT | 7 | 169 | Baltimore Colts |
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- 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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