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1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Baker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Dyer (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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.

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.

The team was on probation, making them ineligible for a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Utah*No. 20W 52–1064,558
September 19Wichita State*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–2161,100
September 26at Washington StateNo. 18L 21–2424,481
October 3at No. 12 WashingtonW 26–750,410
October 10Oregon
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–063,935
October 17CaliforniaNo. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 45–1763,110
October 24at StanfordNo. 17W 62–3652,855
November 7San Jose State*No. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–2465,728
November 14at No. 18 UCLANo. 9L 24–3447,361
November 21Colorado State*No. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–761,008
November 28ArizonaNo. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
W 24–1372,445
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Sandy Osiecki Jr
QB 10 Mike Pagel Sr
RB 37 Gerald Riggs Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Luis Zendejas Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. "1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. "ASU on Probation". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. "ASU's Riggs bulldozes Utah". Oakland Tribune. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wichita falls to Sun Devils". Arizona Republic. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Unbeaten Cougars pop Arizona State". The News Tribune. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "ASU stuns Washington". The Idaho Statesman. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Poor offense trips Ducks as Devils win". The Columbian. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Arizona State clobbers Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Arizona State shells Stanford, 62–36". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "ASU TD breaks 24–24 tie, beats San Jose State". The Arizona Republic. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Bruins rally, tip ASU". The Sunday Oregonian. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Sun Devils humiliate CSU, 52–7". The Arizona Daily Sun. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "No. 18 Arizona State downs Arizona, 24–13". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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