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Arizona State Football Team History

Arizona State Sun Devils

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium
Capacity: 73,656
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Darryl D. Rogers
Conference: Pac 10-

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1896 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Darryl D. Rogers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arizona State.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Utah	52	10	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Wichita State	33	21	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Washington State	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Washington	26	7	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Oregon	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. California	45	17	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Stanford	62	36	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. San Jose State	31	24	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ UCLA	24	34	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Colorado State	52	7	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Arizona	24	13	W

1981 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	394
Scoring Average	35.8
Points Allowed	193
Defense Average	17.5
Opponents Record	56-56
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	2-2

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
16	9-2-0	AP

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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.