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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
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
  Record10-2
  Points Scored281
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed171
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record53-69
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 10-2-0 AP
7 10-2-0 Coaches
7 10-2-0 UPI
  
1981 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-2281171Won  28-06-2185147  Don James
Arizona State 9-2394193 5-2226131  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 9-3294170Lost  10-265-2178106  John Robinson
Washington State 8-3-1297197Lost  36-385-2-1183128  Jim Walden
UCLA 7-4-1302197Lost  14-335-2-1223124  Terry Donahue
Arizona 6-5253205 4-4151151  Larry Smith
Stanford 4-7314281 4-4270202  Paul Wiggin
California 2-9197287 2-6132204  Roger Theder
Oregon 2-9155247 1-685185  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 1-10145469 0-775330  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.


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