1981 Washington Huskies football team

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.

  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.