American college football season
1979 Washington Huskies football |
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Sun Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Texas |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 11 |
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AP | No. 11 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Stull (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (2nd season) |
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MVP | Mark Lee |
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Captains | - Phil Foreman
- Doug Martin
- Richardson
- Joe Steele
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Seasons |
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
No. 11 Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
California | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Arizona State † | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Conference champion
- † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 321 to 154.[2]
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players.[3][4][5] The conference opponents not played this season were Arizona and Stanford. Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive year,[6][7][8] and the Sun Bowl over favored Texas.[9][10][11][12][13]
Defensive back Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Wyoming* | No. 15 | | W 38–2 | 41,927 | [14] |
September 15 | Utah* | No. 14 | | W 41–7 | 49,735 | |
September 22 | at Oregon | No. 12 | | W 21–17 | 42,500 | |
September 29 | Fresno State* | No. 9 | | W 49–14 | 47,376 | |
October 6 | Oregon State | No. 7 | | W 41–0 | 49,881 | |
October 13 | at Arizona State | No. 6 | | L 7–12 | 70,912 | [3][4][5][15] |
October 20 | No. 17 Pittsburgh* | No. 12 | | L 14–26 | 52,485 | |
October 27 | at UCLA | No. 20 | | W 34–14 | 35,757 | |
November 3 | at California | No. 16 | | W 28–24 | 25,000 | |
November 10 | No. 4 USC | No. 15 | | L 17–24 | 60,527 | |
November 17 | Washington State | No. 16 | | W 17–7 | 56,110 | |
December 22 | vs. No. 11 Texas* | No. 13 | | W 14–7 | 33,412 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- Source:[17][18][19]
NFL draft selections
Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 333 selections.
References
- ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
- ^ a b "ASU will forfeit non-league games". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
- ^ a b "Decision displeases Trojans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 24.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 18, 1979). "Huskies win 'Apple Bowl' clash, 17-7". p. C1.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Good vs. better". p. 2D.
- ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 19, 1979). "UW defense prevails". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 27.
- ^ "Texas pick by seven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 21.
- ^ Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Sun Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. 7D.
- ^ "Huskies notch Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 23, 1979. p. 3B.
- ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
- ^ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Time Records for Washington". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "2022 Washington Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 195. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1979. p. 2C.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 17, 1979). "Expect ball to move in Cat-Dawg fight, no matter who has it". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Braggin' rights". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3C.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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