American college football season
1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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AP | No. 16 |
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Record | 9–2 (5–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Darryl Rogers (2nd season)
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Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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Seasons |
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | 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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 9–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 394 to 193.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pagel with 2,484 passing yards, Gerald Riggs with 891 rushing yards and Bernard Henry with 647 receiving yards.[3]
The team was on probation, making them ineligible for a bowl game.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Utah* | No. 20 | | W 52–10 | 64,558 | |
September 19 | Wichita State* | No. 18 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 33–21 | 61,100 | [5] |
September 26 | at Washington State | No. 18 | | L 21–24 | 24,481 | |
October 3 | at No. 12 Washington | | | W 26–7 | 50,410 | |
October 10 | Oregon | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 24–0 | 63,935 | |
October 17 | California | No. 20 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 45–17 | 63,935 | |
October 24 | at Stanford | No. 17 | | W 62–36 | 52,855 | |
October 31 | San Jose State* | No. 10 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 31–24 | | |
November 14 | at No. 18 UCLA | No. 9 | | L 24–34 | 47,361 | |
November 21 | Colorado State* | No. 20 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 52–7 | | |
November 28 | Arizona | No. 18 | | W 24–13 | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "ASU on Probation". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Wichita falls to Sun Devils". Arizona Republic. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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