1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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]

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
1981 record9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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]

There were on probation, making them ineligible for a bowl game.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 12Utah*No. 20W 52–1064,558
September 19Wichita State*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–21
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 45–1763,935
October 24at StanfordNo. 17W 62–3652,855
October 31San Jose State*No. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–24
November 14at No. 18 UCLANo. 9L 24–3447,361
November 21Colorado State*No. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–7
November 28ArizonaNo. 18
W 24–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Luis Zendejas Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • 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 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
    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.
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