1981 Washington Huskies football team

The 1981 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 10–2 record, finished first in the Pacific-10 Conference, shut out Iowa in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 281 to 171.

1981 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stull (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (5th season)
MVPMark Jerue
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 010 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 09 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 09 3 0
Washington State 5 2 18 3 1
UCLA 5 2 17 4 1
Arizona 4 4 06 5 0
Stanford 4 4 04 7 0
California 2 6 02 9 0
Oregon 1 6 02 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Linebacker Mark Jerue was selected as the team's most valuable player; Jerue, James Carter, Vince Coby, and Fletcher Jenkins were the team captains.

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