1981 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-10 Conference Head coach Jim Walden (4th year)		1981 record 8–3–1 (5–2–1 Pac10)
Home stadium Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1981 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled an 8–3–1 record (5–2–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 297 to 197.

The team's statistical leaders included Clete Casper with 939 passing yards, Tim Harris with 915 rushing yards, and Jeff Keller with 495 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 12 Montana State 33-21 W 23,721 S

S. 19 Colorado 14-10 W 35,277 A

S. 26 Arizona State (18) 24-21 W 24,481 H

O. 3 Pacific 31-0 W 17,923 H

O. 10 Oregon State 23-0 W 32,500 A

O. 17 (18) UCLA 17-17 T 40,000 H

O. 24 (16) Arizona 34-19 W 50,265 A

O. 31 (14) USC (4) 17-41 L 60,972 A

N. 7 Oregon 39-7 W 33,500 H

N. 14 (17) California 19-0 W 31,000 S

N. 21 (14) Washington (17) 10-23 L 60,234 A

D. 18 (20) BYU (14)^ 36-38 L 52,419 SD

^Holiday Bowl

References

1981 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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