1977 Washington Huskies football team

The 1977 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don James and played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the regular season at 7–4 overall, were champions of the Pac-8 at 6–1, and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl on January 2.[1][2]

1977 Washington Huskies football
Pacific-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–20 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
1977 record8–4 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coachDon James (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Mora (3rd season)
MVPWarren Moon (QB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(c. 72,500, AstroTurf)
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Washington $  6 –1     8 –4  
No. 15 Stanford  5 –2     9 –3  
No. 13 USC  5 –2     8 –4  
California  3 –4     7 –4  
Washington State  3 –4     6 –5  
Oregon  1 –6     2 –9  
Oregon State  0 –7     2 –9  
UCLA †  0 –7     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players.
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were fourteen-point underdogs to #4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20.[3][4][5]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10No. 16 Mississippi State*
L 18–27† (later vacated)[6]
45,050
September 17San Jose State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 24–336,489
September 24at Syracuse*
L 20–2212,839
October 1at Minnesota*
L 17–1931,895
October 8at Oregon
W 54–029,500
October 15Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–2146,529
October 22Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 14–646,677
October 29at UCLA
L 12–20† (later vacated)[6]38,692
November 5at California
W 50–3138,812
November 12No. 14 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–1059,501
November 19Washington StateNo. 19
W 35–1560,964
January 2, 1978vs. No. 4 Michigan*No. 13
W 27–20105,312  
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll
† Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington[6]

Roster
1977 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FL 81 Gary Briggs So
C 58 Blair Bush (C) Sr
G 72 Marshall Cromer Jr
G 75 Mike Curtis So
QB 12 Tom Flick Fr
FB 42 Ron Gipson So
TE 86 Scott Greenwood Jr
T 78 Curt Marsh Fr
QB 1 Warren Moon (C) Sr
RB 24 Joe Steele So
T 63 Jeff Toews Jr
C 56 Tom Turnure So
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Fr
T 79 Randy Van Divier Fr
T 70 Robert Westlund Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
MG 67 Cliff Bethea Sr
DT 65 Dave Browning (C) Sr
SS 39 John Edwards Jr
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow Jr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell So
FS 96 Kyle Heinrich Jr
LB 5 Michael Jackson Jr
LB 34 John Kerley Jr
CB 19 Mark Lee So
DT 61 Chris Linnin So
DE 73 Doug Martin So
CB 25 Wayne Moses Sr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson So
LB 54 Mike Rohrbach (C) Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 7 Steve Robbins Sr
P 27 Aaron Wilson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[7]

Game summaries

Game 9 at California
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
1 2 34Total
Washington 3 14 211250
California 7 14 01031

at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game attendance: 38,812
  • [8]

USC
1 234Total
USC 0 307 10
• Washington 0 7147 28
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
  • Game attendance: 59,501
  • Game weather: Overcast
Source:[9]

Washington State
1 234Total
Washington State 0 0015 15
• Washington 21 770 35
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
  • Game attendance: 60,964
Source:[1][2]

NFL Draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[10]
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Blair BushCenter1st16Cincinnati Bengals
Dave BrowningDefensive End2nd54Oakland Raiders
Source:[11]
  • Quarterback Warren Moon played for the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) from 1978 to 1983 and made his NFL debut with the Houston Oilers in 1984.[12]
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References
  1. "Huskies freeze Cougars and get a bowl bid, too". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 20, 1977. p. 3B.
  2. Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1977). "UW earns somebody's bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  3. Missidine, Harry (January 3, 1978). "Jackson rescues Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
  4. "Huskies prove worthy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 13.
  5. "Huskies go from rags to roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 1C.
  6. http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Washington
  7. "The Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1977. p. 3B.
  8. Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
  9. "Huskies stop – USC – and smell the roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 13, 1977. p. 1C.
  10. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  11. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
  12. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00.htm
  • YouTube – UW video – "The James Gang Arrives" (1977 season)


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