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]

1974 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-8
1974 record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (18th season)
MVP	Cornelius Chenevert (LB)
Captains	Willie Hendricks (RB) Bob Martin (DE) Dave Pear (DT) Ray Pinney (C)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 14	Cincinnati*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–17	47,000
September 21	Iowa State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–28	47,500
September 28	No. 9 Texas A&M*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 15–28	54,000
October 5	at No. 19 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 21–35	50,250
October 12	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 9–23	26,951
October 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 17–34	38,000
October 26	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 66–0	52,500
November 2	No. 18 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–9	52,000
November 9	No. 18 California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 26–52	54,500
November 16	at No. 8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 11–42	52,157
November 23	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 24–17	27,800
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1974 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Chris Rowland Jr QB 14 Dennis Fitzpatrick Sr SE 47 Jim Anderson Jr TE 87 Paul Bianchini Jr SE 89 Reggie Brown Sr SE 20 Ken Conley Jr SE 39 Fred Dean Sr TE, FB 99 Robin Earl So RB 32 Willie Hendricks (C) Jr G 66 Charles Jackson So SE 91 Scott Phillips So C 59 Ray Pinney (C) Jr G 67 Lou Quinn Jr T 65 Eddie Ray Jr T 79 Carl Van Valkenburg So RB 24 Mike Vicino Jr T 71 Don Wardlow So	Defense Pos. # Name Class WS 18 Al Burleson Jr LB 56 Cornelius Chenevert Jr LB 53 Rob Gehring Jr DT 73 Mike Green Jr CB 4 Pedro Hawkins Jr LB 48 Jim Kristof Sr SS 22 Steve Lipe Jr LB 50 Dan Lloyd Jr DE 95 Bob Martin (C) Sr DT 80 Dave Pear (C) Sr CB 28 Frank Reed Jr DT 86 Eugene Sanders DE 92 Paul Strohmeier Jr DE 70 Dee Washington	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 3 Skip Boyd Sr K 7 Steve Robbins Fr	Head coach Jim Owens (18th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:[9][10]

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

1. "Owens says bye to Husky players". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. 15.
2. "Huskies' Owens quits". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. B1.
3. "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
4. Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1974). "Washington's Fitzpatrick terrific as Huskies subdue Cougs 24-17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
5. Drosendahl, Glenn (November 24, 1974). "Huskies brush aside late Cougars rally, win 24-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
6. Brown, Bruce (November 25, 1974). "Coach, game star savor UW victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
7. "Kent State coach is Huskies' choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1974. p. 19.
8. "UW: Kent State's James". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 12.
9. "WSU vs, Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 22, 1974. p. 17.
10. "Cougs-Huskies (starting lineups)". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 23, 1974. p. 1B.
11. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.