Washington Football Team History
Washington Huskies
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861 Stadium: Hushy Stadium Capacity: 72,500 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Don James Conference: Pac 10-
1981 Season Highlights
Don James enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Washington.
The Huskies won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Pacific
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Kansas State
20
3
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Oregon
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Arizona State
7
26
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
California
27
26
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Oregon State
56
17
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Texas Tech
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Stanford
42
31
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
UCLA
0
31
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Southern California
13
3
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Washington State
23
10
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Iowa
28
0
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 281
Scoring Average 23.4
Points Allowed 171
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 53-69
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 10-2-0
AP
7 10-2-0
Coaches
7 10-2-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.