1981 Washington Huskies football team

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1981 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stull (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (5th season)
MVPMark Jerue
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12Pacific (CA)*No. 17
W 34–1445,134
September 19Kansas State*No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 20–352,343
September 26at OregonNo. 16
W 17–340,685
October 3Arizona StateNo. 12
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–2650,410
October 10at California
W 27–2633,600
October 17Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 56–1752,324
October 24at Texas Tech*
W 14–736,335
October 31StanfordNo. 18
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 42–3153,504
November 7at UCLANo. 16
L 0–3141,818
November 14No. 3 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 13–359,870
November 21No. 14 Washington StateNo. 17
W 23–1060,052
January 1, 1982vs. No. 13 Iowa*No. 12
NBCW 28–0105,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[5][6][7]

Game summaries[edit]

Washington State[edit]

#14 Washington State at #17 Washington
1 234Total
Cougars 0 730 10
• Huskies 0 10103 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)
Scoring summary
2WASHNelson 39-yard field goalWASH 3-0
2WSUMartin 6-yard run (Leland kick)WSU 7-3
2WASHSkansi 15-yard pass from Pelluer (Nelson kick)WASH 10-7
3WSULeland 27-yard field goalTied 10-10
3WASHJackson 23-yard run (Nelson kick)WASH 17-10
3WASHNelson 28-yard field goalWASH 20-10
4WASHNelson 34-yard field goalWASH 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)[edit]

#12 Washington vs. #13 Iowa
1 234Total
• Huskies 0 13015 28
Hawkeyes 0 000 0
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
2UWRobinson 1-yard run (Nelson kick)UW 7-0
2UWCoby 1-yard run (pass failed)UW 13-0
4UWRobinson 34-yard run (Pelluer pass to Skansi)UW 21-0
4UWCowan 3-yard run (Nelson kick)UW 28-0
Main article: 1982 Rose Bowl
See also: 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

[14] [15]

NFL draft selections[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stevenson, Jack (January 2, 1982). "Huskies fry Hawkeyes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 13.
  2. ^ Oates, Bob (January 2, 1982). "Everything comes up roses for UW, 28-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Rose: UW's shootout was a shutout". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Los Angeles Times). January 2, 1982. p. 1C.
  4. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 26, 1981. p. 2B.
  6. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 17, 1981. p. 2B.
  7. ^ "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1981. p. 17.
  8. ^ Gerheim, Earl (November 21, 1981). "Cougs: Today's the day". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
  9. ^ Barrows, Bob (November 21, 1981). "WSU and Washington ready to pull the trigger". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  10. ^ Withers, Bud (November 22, 1981). "Huskies shatter a Cougar dream". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  11. ^ Barrows, Bob (November 22, 1981). "WSU's cheers turn to tears in Seattle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3D.
  12. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 23, 1981). "'Holiday' next for frustrated Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 33.
  13. ^ "USC blocks UCLA's bid for Roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1981. p. 3D.
  14. ^ "Iowa flat embarrassed by Washington romp". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1981. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "Washington Wilts Iowa's Rose, 28-0". The Washington Post. January 2, 1981. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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