1981 Washington Huskies football team

1981 Washington Huskies football
1981 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion; Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Iowa
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 10
Record	10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob Stull (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (5th season)
MVP	Mark Jerue
Captains	James Carter; Vince Coby; Fletcher Jenkins; Mark Jerue;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

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]

1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 34–14	45,134
September 19	Kansas State*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 20–3	52,343
September 26	at Oregon	No. 16	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)		W 17–3	40,685
October 3	Arizona State	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–26	50,410
October 10	at California		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*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 14–7	36,335
October 31	Stanford	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 42–31	53,504
November 7	at UCLA	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 0–31	41,818
November 14	No. 3 USC		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 13–3	59,870
November 21	No. 14 Washington State	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)		W 23–10	60,052
January 1, 1982	vs. No. 13 Iowa*	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	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

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
OT	`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
OT	`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

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`48`	Tony Caldwell	Jr
DT	`61`	Ray Cattage	Jr
LB	`40`	Ken Driscoll	Jr
CB	`8`	Ray Horton	Sr
DT	`65`	Fletcher Jenkins (C)	Sr
LB	`67`	Mark Jerue (C)	Sr
FS	`24`	Robert Leaphart	So
MG	`68`	Lynn Madsen	So
DB	`23`	Vince Newsome	Jr
SS	`30`	Chris O'Connor	Jr
CB	`11`	Bill Stapleton	Jr
LB	`38`	Mark Stewart	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`13`	Chuck Nelson	Jr
P	`18`	Jeff Partridge	Jr

Head coach

Don James (7th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bob Stull – OC
Jim Lambright – DC

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 21
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Game start: 1:30 pm PST
Game attendance: 60,052
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Overcast
Television network: ABC (regional)

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, 1982
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Game attendance: 105,611
Referee: Rich McVay
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

Sources:

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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]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Mark Jerue	LB	5	135	New York Jets
Fletcher Jenkins	DT	7	169	Baltimore Colts

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