1979 Washington Huskies football team
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]
1979 Washington Huskies football | |
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Conference | Pacific-10 |
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Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 11 |
1979 record | 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10) |
Head coach | Don James (5th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Bob Stull (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (2nd season) |
MVP | Mark Lee (CB) |
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players.[3][4][5] 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 |
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September 8 | Wyoming* | No. 15 | W 38–2 | 47,530 | |
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 (later vacated)[3][4][5][14] | 70,912 | |
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 | |
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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
Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 333 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame[18] |
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
Doug Martin | Defensive end | 1st | 9 | Minnesota Vikings |
Mark Lee | Cornerback | 2nd | 34 | Green Bay Packers |
Tom Turnure | Center | 3rd | 57 | Detroit Lions |
Joe Steele | Running back | 5th | 127 | Seattle Seahawks |
Chris Linnin | Defensive Tackle | 7th | 181 | New York Giants |
Stafford Mays | Defensive Tackle | 9th | 225 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Joe Sanford | Tackle | 10th | 256 | New York Giants |
Mike Lansford | Kicker | 12th | 312 | New York Giants |
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. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
- "ASU will forfeit non-league games". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
- "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.
- http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Washington
- "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 2019-10-08.