Washington Huskies football, 1970–1979

Contents: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979

1970

1970 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference Pacific-8
1970 record 6-4-0 (4-3-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Owens (14th year)
Captain Bo Cornell
Captain Tom Failla
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1969 1971 »
1970 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Stanford 6 1 0     9 3 0
Washington 4 3 0     6 4 0
Oregon 4 3 0     6 4 1
UCLA 4 3 0     6 5 0
California 4 3 0     6 5 0
#15 USC 3 4 0     6 4 1
Oregon State 3 4 0     6 5 0
Washington State 0 7 0     1 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 19 Michigan State* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 42–16   52240
September 29 #10 Michigan* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 3–17   56106
October 3 Navy* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 56–7   55292
October 10 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 28–31   53420
October 17 at #11 USC Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 25–28   56166
October 24 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 29–20   27911
October 31 #16 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 25–13   58580
November 7 at #6 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 22–29   59066
November 14 #17 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 61–20   59208
November 21 vs. Washington State Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, WA (Apple Cup) W 43–25   33200
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1971

1971 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference Pacific-8
Ranking
AP #19
1971 record 8-3-0 (4-3-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Owens (15th year)
Captain Al Kravitz
Captain Rick Huget
Captain Steve Anderson
Captain Sonny Sixkiller
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Stanford 6 1 0     9 3 0
#20 USC 3 2 1     6 4 1
#19 Washington 4 3 0     8 3 0
California 4 3 0     6 5 0
Oregon State 3 3 0     5 6 0
Oregon 2 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0     4 7 0
UCLA 1 4 1     2 7 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 UC Santa Barbara* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 65–7   56180
September 18 Purdue* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 38–35   58927
September 25 Texas Christian* #17 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 44–26   59956
October 2 at Illinois* #15 Memorial Stadium (Champaign)Champaign, IL W 52–14   48127
October 9 Stanford #11 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 6–17   60777
October 16 at Oregon #18 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR L 21–23   44200
October 23 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 38–14   60404
October 30 at UCLA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 23–12   36545
November 6 at California #20 Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 30–7   36000
November 13 #15 USC #19 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 12–13   59982
November 20 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 28–20   60497
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1972

1972 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-8
1972 record 8-3-0 (4-3-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Owens (16th year)
MVP Calvin Jones
Captain Bill Cahill
Captain Sonny Sixkiller
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »
1972 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 USC 7 0 0     12 0 0
#15 UCLA 5 2 0     8 3 0
#19 Washington State 4 3 0     7 4 0
Washington 4 3 0     8 3 0
California 3 4 0     3 8 0
Oregon 2 5 0     5 6 0
Stanford 2 5 0     6 5 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     2 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 College of Pacific* #9 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 13–6   57500
September 16 Duke* #12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–6   59200
September 23 at Purdue* #15 Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 22–21   60102
September 30 Illinois* #14 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–11   60200
October 7 Oregon #11 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 23–17   61000
October 14 at #17 Stanford #12 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 0–24   56000
October 21 at #1 USC #18 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 7–34   59151
October 28 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 35–21   56300
November 4 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 23–16   31923
November 11 #8 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 30–21   59000
November 18 at #20 Washington State #17 Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) L 10–27   34100
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1973

1973 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-8
1973 record 2-9-0 (0-7-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Owens (17th year)
MVP Dave Pear
Captain Joe Tabor
Captain John Whitacre
Captain Butch Keenan
Captain Jim Andrilenas
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »
1973 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 USC 7 0 0     9 2 1
#12 UCLA 6 1 0     9 2 0
Stanford 5 2 0     7 4 0
Washington State 4 3 0     5 6 0
California 2 5 0     4 7 0
Oregon 2 5 0     2 9 0
Oregon State 2 5 0     2 9 0
Washington 0 7 0     2 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 15 Hawaii* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 7–10   52500
September 22 at Duke* Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC L 21–23   22500
September 29 Syracuse* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 21–7   54500
October 6 at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 49–54   28000
October 13 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–31   55000
October 20 Stanford Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 14–23   51500
October 27 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR L 0–58   40000
November 3 at #10 UCLA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 13–62   30000
November 10 Idaho* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–14   50000
November 17 #9 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 19–42   55500
November 24 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 26–52   56500
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1974

1974 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference Pacific-8
1974 record 5-6-0 (3-4-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Owens (18th year)
MVP Cornelius Chenevert
Captain Ray Pinney
Captain Willie Hendricks
Captain Dave Pear
Captain Bob Martin
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1973 1975 »
1974 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC 6 0 1     10 1 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 1 1     5 4 2
California 4 2 1     7 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 4 2 1     6 3 2
Washington 3 4 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 3 4 0     3 8 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 1 6 0     2 9 0
Oregon 0 7 0     2 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 14 Cincinnati* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 21–17   47000
September 21 Iowa State* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–28   47500
September 28 #9 Texas A&M* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 15–28   54000
October 5 at #19 Texas* Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX L 21–35   50250
October 12 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR L 9–23   26951
October 19 at Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 17–34   38000
October 26 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 66–0   52500
November 2 #18 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–9   52000
November 9 #18 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 26–52   54500
November 16 at #8 USC Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 11–42   52157
November 23 at Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) W 24–17   27800
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1975

1975 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference Pacific-8
1975 record 6-5-0 (5-2-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Don James (1st year)
MVP Al Burleson
Captain Ray Pinney (2nd year)
Captain John Whitacre
Captain Dan Lloyd
Captain Al Burleson
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »
1975 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 UCLA § 6 1 0     9 2 1
#14 California § 6 1 0     8 3 0
Washington 5 2 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 2 0     6 5 0
#17 USC 3 4 0     8 4 0
Oregon 2 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     1 10 0
Washington State 0 7 0     3 8 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 13 at Arizona State* Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 12–35   50194
September 20 #8 Texas* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 10–28   56000
September 27 Navy* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–13   53000
October 4 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 27–17   28500
October 11 at #7 Alabama* Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 0–52   58000
October 18 Stanford Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 21–24   45000
October 25 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 35–7   43500
November 1 at #13 UCLA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 17–13   29158
November 8 at #18 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 24–27   43270
November 15 #13 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 8–7   53700
November 22 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 28–27   57100
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1976

1976 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference Pacific-8
1976 record 5-6-0 (3-4-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Don James (2nd year)
MVP Robin Earl
Captain Robin Earl
Captain Scott Phillips
Captain Charles Jackson
Captain Mike Baldassin
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1975 1977 »
1976 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC 7 0 0     11 1 0
#15 UCLA 6 1 0     9 2 1
Stanford 5 2 0     6 5 0
California 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon 1 6 0     4 7 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     2 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 Virginia* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 38–17   40412
September 18 Colorado* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–21   43383
September 25 Indiana* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 13–20   40425
October 2 Minnesota* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 38–7   40694
October 9 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 24–12   27096
October 16 at Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 28–34   36000
October 23 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–7   43129
October 30 #3 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 21–30   47187
November 6 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–7   42932
November 13 at #3 USC Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 3–20   49264
November 20 vs. Washington State Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, WA (Apple Cup) W 51–32   35800
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1977

1977 Washington Huskies football
Pac-8 Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Won 27-20
Conference Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #10
1977 record 10-2-0 (6-1-0 Pac-8)
Head coach Don James (3rd year)
MVP Warren Moon
Captain Warren Moon
Captain Blair Bush
Captain Mike Rohrbach
Captain Dave Browning
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »
1977 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 Washington   6 1         8 4  
#15 Stanford   5 2         9 3  
#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 an ineligible player.
    Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 #16 Mississippi State* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 18–27   45050
September 17 San Jose State* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 24–3   36489
September 24 at Syracuse* Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY L 20–22   12839
October 1 at Minnesota* Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 17–19   31895
October 8 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 54–0   29500
October 15 Stanford Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 45–21   46529
October 22 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–6   46677
October 29 at UCLA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 12–20   38692
November 5 at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 50–31   38812
November 12 #14 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–10   59501
November 19 Washington State #19 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 35–15   60964
January 2 vs. #4 Michigan* #13 Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl) W 27–20   105312
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1978

1978 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference Pacific-10
1978 record 7-4-0 (6-2-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (4th year)
MVP Michael Jackson
Captain Michael Jackson
Captain Nesby Glasgow
Captain Jeff Toews
Captain Scott Greenwood
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1977 1979 »
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC 6 1 0     12 1 0
#14 UCLA 6 2 0     8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0     7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0     9 3 0
#17 Stanford 4 3 0     8 4 0
California 3 4 0     6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0     5 6 0
Oregon 2 5 0     2 9 0
Oregon State 2 6 0     3 7 1
Washington State 1 7 0     3 7 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 #12 UCLA #11 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 7–10   55780
September 16 Kansas* #18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–2   49624
September 23 at Indiana* #15 Memorial Stadium (Indiana)Bloomington, IN L 7–14   40244
September 30 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 34–0   30000
October 7 #8 Alabama* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–20   60975
October 14 at #18 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 34–31   58079
October 21 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–14   49602
October 28 Arizona State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–7   54866
November 4 Arizona #20 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–21   47587
November 11 at #5 USC #19 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 10–28   54071
November 25 vs. Washington State Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, WA (Apple Cup) W 38–8   35187
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1979

1979 Washington Huskies football
Sun Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Sun Bowl vs. Texas, Won 14-7
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #11
1979 record 10-2-0 (5-2-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (5th year)
MVP Mark Lee
Captain Phil Foreman
Captain Doug Martin
Captain Antowaine Richardson
Captain Joe Steele
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »
1979 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC 6 0 1     11 0 1
#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
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Wyoming* #15 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 38–2   47530
September 15 Utah* #14 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–7   49735
September 22 at Oregon #12 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 21–17   42500
September 29 Fresno State* #9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 49–14   47376
October 6 Oregon State #7 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–0   49881
October 13 at Arizona State #6 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 7–12   70912
October 20 #17 Pittsburgh* #12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 14–26   52485
October 27 at UCLA #20 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 34–14   35757
November 3 at California #16 Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 28–24   25000
November 10 #4 USC #15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–24   60527
November 17 Washington State #16 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 17–7   56110
December 22 vs. #11 Texas* #13 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 14–7   33412
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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