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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
Record9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Baker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Dyer (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
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 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Utah*No. 20
W 52–1064,558[5]
September 19Wichita State*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–2161,100[6]
September 26at Washington StateNo. 18
L 21–2424,481[7]
October 3at No. 12 Washington
W 26–750,410[8]
October 10Oregon
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–063,935[9]
October 17CaliforniaNo. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 45–1763,110[10]
October 24at StanfordNo. 17
W 62–3652,855[11]
November 7San Jose State*No. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–2465,728[12]
November 14at No. 18 UCLANo. 9
L 24–3447,361[13]
November 21Colorado State*No. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–761,008[14]
November 28ArizonaNo. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
W 24–1372,445[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  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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