The Washington State Cougars were 8-2-1 in 1981. They fell to the BYU Cougars, 38 to 36, in the Holiday Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1981 Pac-12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 5-2 | 9-2 | |
 USC | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
 Washington State | 5-2 | 8-3 | |
 UCLA | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
 Arizona | 4-4 | 6-5 |
1981 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 261 | 4,471 | 814 | 5.5 | 2,664 | 561 | 4.7 | 1,807 | 253 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 17th | 39th | 15th | 22nd | 37th | 14th | 57th | 72nd | 33rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 159 | 3,377 | 4.4 | 2,015 | 502 | 4.0 | 1,362 | 264 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 33rd | 52nd | 53rd | 90th | 67th | 102nd | 15th | 61st | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +102 | +1,094 | +814 | +1.1 | +649 | +59 | +0.7 | +445 | -11 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 18th | 39th | 19th | 43rd | 48th | 43rd | 29th | 69th | 6th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
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Tulane | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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