1981 Washington Huskies football team

1981
Pacific-10
1981 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 →

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

The 1981 Washington Huskies football team was an

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

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 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:
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:

^[14] ^[15]

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

References

^ 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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[hufry-1] Stevenson, Jack (January 2, 1982). "Huskies fry Hawkeyes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 13.

[cupros-2] Oates, Bob (January 2, 1982). "Everything comes up roses for UW, 28-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.

[shoot-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.

[strluo-5] "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 26, 1981. p. 2B.

[stlupsos-6] "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 17, 1981. p. 2B.

[prbstrt-7] "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1981. p. 17.

[ctdtdy-8] Gerheim, Earl (November 21, 1981). "Cougs: Today's the day". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.

[ptrggr-9] Barrows, Bob (November 21, 1981). "WSU and Washington ready to pull the trigger". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.

[shatter-10] Withers, Bud (November 22, 1981). "Huskies shatter a Cougar dream". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

[turntrs-11] Barrows, Bob (November 22, 1981). "WSU's cheers turn to tears in Seattle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3D.

[hnfcog-12] Van Sickel, Charlie (November 23, 1981). "'Holiday' next for frustrated Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 33.

[blcros-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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