The Washington State Cougars were 8-2-1 in 1981. They fell to the BYU Cougars, 38 to 36, in the Holiday Bowl.
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1981 Pac-12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 5-2 | 9-2 | |
 USC | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
 Washington State | 5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | |
 UCLA | 5-2-1 | 7-4-1 | |
 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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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 1 | .833 |
Ole Miss 
Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
Navy 
Memphis | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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