1981 Arizona State Sun Devils football team information
American college football season
1981Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference
Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 16
Record
9–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Darryl Rogers (2nd season)
Home stadium
Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v
t
e
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 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]
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]
^"1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^"2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^"ASU on Probation". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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