Washington
PAC · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Washington head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 34–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–9 | W 20–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 17–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–2 | L 7–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 27–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 1–10 | W 56–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9–1 | W 14–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 42–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 7–4–1 | L 0–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  USCH2H | PAC | 9–3 | W 13–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 8–3–1 | W 23–10 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | W 28–0 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- USC +9
- Washington State +8
- Iowa +8
- Pacific +5
- Stanford +4
- Kansas State +2
- Oregon +2
- California +2
- Oregon State +1
- Texas Tech +1
- Arizona State -2
- UCLA -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.