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Washington State Football Team History

Washington State Cougars

Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium
Capacity: 37,600
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: Jim Walden
Conference: Pac 10-

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1893 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Jim Walden enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Washington State.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Montana State	33	21	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Colorado	14	10	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Arizona State	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Pacific	31	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Oregon State	23	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. UCLA	17	17	T
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Arizona	34	19	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Southern California	17	41	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Oregon	39	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. California	19	0	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Washington	10	23	L
Fri., Dec. 18	Brigham Young	36	38	L	@ San Diego, CA	Holiday Bowl

1981 Season Totals
Record	8-3 -1
Points Scored	297
Scoring Average	24.8
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	60-54
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	5-0 -1
Away Record	3-2

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1981 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Washington	10-2	281	171	Won 28-0	6-2	185	147	Don James
Arizona State	9-2	394	193		5-2	226	131	Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California	9-3	294	170	Lost 10-26	5-2	178	106	John Robinson
Washington State	8-3-1	297	197	Lost 36-38	5-2-1	183	128	Jim Walden
UCLA	7-4-1	302	197	Lost 14-33	5-2-1	223	124	Terry Donahue
Arizona	6-5	253	205		4-4	151	151	Larry Smith
Stanford	4-7	314	281		4-4	270	202	Paul Wiggin
California	2-9	197	287		2-6	132	204	Roger Theder
Oregon	2-9	155	247		1-6	85	185	Rich Brooks
Oregon State	1-10	145	469		0-7	75	330	Joe Avezzano

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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).