Sport: | football |
Year: | 1981 |
Team: | Arizona State Sun Devils |
Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
Aprank: | 16 |
Record: | 9–2 |
Conf Record: | 5–2 |
Head Coach: | Darryl Rogers |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Sun Devil Stadium |
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]