1974 Washington Huskies football team
The 1974 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach Jim Owens,[1][2] the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 272.[3]
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
1974 record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-8) |
Head coach | Jim Owens (18th season) |
MVP | Cornelius Chenevert (LB) |
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linebacker Cornelius Chenevert was selected as the team's most valuable player, and the team captains were Willie Hendricks, Bob Martin, Dave Pear, and Ray Pinney. Days after the season concluded with an Apple Cup victory at Spokane,[4][5][6] 47-year-old Owens stepped down as head coach,[1][2] and Don James succeeded him in December.[7][8]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | Cincinnati* | W 21–17 | 47,000 | |
September 21 | Iowa State* |
| W 31–28 | 47,500 |
September 28 | No. 9 Texas A&M* |
| L 15–28 | 54,000 |
October 5 | at No. 19 Texas* |
| L 21–35 | 50,250 |
October 12 | at Oregon State |
| L 9–23 | 26,951 |
October 19 | at Stanford | L 17–34 | 38,000 | |
October 26 | Oregon |
| W 66–0 | 52,500 |
November 2 | No. 18 UCLA |
| W 31–9 | 52,000 |
November 9 | No. 18 California |
| L 26–52 | 54,500 |
November 16 | at No. 8 USC | L 11–42 | 52,157 | |
November 23 | at Washington State | W 24–17 | 27,800 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL Draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame[11] |
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Dave Pear | Defensive tackle | 3rd | 56 | Baltimore Colts |
Bob Martin | Defensive end | 11th | 269 | Green Bay Packers |
Skip Boyd | Punter | 17th | 438 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- "Owens says bye to Husky players". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. 15.
- "Huskies' Owens quits". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. B1.
- "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1974). "Washington's Fitzpatrick terrific as Huskies subdue Cougs 24-17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- Drosendahl, Glenn (November 24, 1974). "Huskies brush aside late Cougars rally, win 24-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- Brown, Bruce (November 25, 1974). "Coach, game star savor UW victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- "Kent State coach is Huskies' choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1974. p. 19.
- "UW: Kent State's James". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 12.
- "WSU vs, Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 22, 1974. p. 17.
- "Cougs-Huskies (starting lineups)". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 23, 1974. p. 1B.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.