Entering the 1981 season it had been 51 years since the Cougars were in a bowl game. Pat Beach, a Pullman High product, was named first-team All-America by The Sporting News in 1981. (Photo: WSU) ...

Holiday Bowl Countdown A game-by-game countdown to the 40th annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, Dec. 28, 6 p.m., at SDCCU Stadium. Game 4: 1981 Holiday Bowl BYU 38, Washington State ...

After a 50-year bowl drought, the Cougars returned to postseason play with the 1981 Holiday Bowl played against BYU. Coach Jim Walden led Washington State to an 8-2-1 record, and the Cougars were ...

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Jan. 8, 1981 -- LaVell Edwards called it 'the game that caught the imagination of the whole country.' ... Holiday Bowl III will be remembered as a 'never give up' situation that ended in success.