Washington Huskies football, 1980–1989

Contents: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989

1980

1980 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Lost 6-23
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #16
1980 record 9-3-0 (6-1-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (6th year)
MVP Tom Flick
Captain Tom Flick
Captain Randy Van Divier
Captain Rusty Olsen
Captain Ken Gardner
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »
1980 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Washington 6 1 0     9 3 0
#13 UCLA 5 2 0     9 2 0
#11 USC 4 2 1     8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0     7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1     6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0     6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0     4 7 0
California 3 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0     0 11 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 13 Air Force* #19 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 50–7   44,999
September 20 Northwestern* #16 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 45–7   49,975
September 27 Oregon #13 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 10–34   56,282
October 4 at Oklahoma State* Lewis FieldStillwater, OK W 24–18   48,200
October 11 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 41–6   33,000
October 18 at #20 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 27–24   60,066
October 25 Navy* #18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 10–24   48,841
November 1 Arizona State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 25–0   48,691
November 8 Arizona Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 45–22   49,341
November 15 at #2 USC Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 20–10   55,512
November 22 vs. Washington State #16 Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, WA (Apple Cup) W 30–23   34,577
January 1 vs. #5 Michigan* #16 Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl) L 6–23   104,863
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1981

1981 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Iowa, Won 28-0
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #7
AP #10
1981 record 10-2-0 (6-2-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (7th year)
MVP Mark Jerue
Captain James Carter
Captain Vince Coby
Captain Fletcher Jenkins
Captain Mark Jerue
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »
1981 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Washington 6 2 0     10 2 0
#16 Arizona State 5 2 0     9 2 0
#14 USC 5 2 0     9 3 0
Washington State 5 2 1     8 3 1
UCLA 5 2 1     7 4 1
Arizona 4 4 0     6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0     4 7 0
California 2 6 0     2 9 0
Oregon 1 6 0     2 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 0     1 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 College of Pacific* #17 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 34–14   45,134
September 19 Kansas State* #15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–3   52,343
September 26 at Oregon #16 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 17–3   40,685
October 3 Arizona State #12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–26   50,410
October 10 at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 27–26   33,600
October 17 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 56–17   52,324
October 24 at Texas Tech* Jones StadiumLubbock, TX W 14–7   36,335
October 31 Stanford #18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 42–31   53,504
November 7 at UCLA #16 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 0–31   41,818
November 14 #3 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–3   59,870
November 21 #14 Washington State #17 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 23–10   60,052
January 1 vs. #13 Iowa* #12 Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl) W 28–0   105,611
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1982

1982 Washington Huskies football
Aloha Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Aloha Bowl vs. Maryland, Won 21-20
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #7
AP #7
1982 record 10-2-0 (6-2-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (8th year)
MVP Chuck Nelson
Captain Anthony Allen
Captain Ken Driscoll
Captain Paul Skansi
Captain Mark Stewart
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1981 1983 »
1982 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 UCLA 5 1 1     10 1 1
#7 Washington 6 2 0     10 2 0
#6 Arizona State 5 2 0     10 2 0
#15 USC 5 2 0     8 3 0
Arizona 4 3 1     6 4 1
California 4 4 0     7 4 0
Stanford 3 5 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 4 1     3 7 1
Oregon 2 6 0     2 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 1     1 9 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 1 UTEP* #2 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 55–0   53,966
September 18 at Arizona #1 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 23–13   48,984
September 25 Oregon #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 37–21   57,059
October 2 San Diego State* #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 46–25   55,528
October 9 California #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 50–7   56,911
October 16 at Oregon State #1 Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 34–17   38,000
October 23 Texas Tech* #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 10–3   58,458
October 30 at Stanford #2 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 31–43   53,871
November 6 #9 UCLA #10 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 10–7   58,558
November 13 at #3 Arizona State #7 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ W 17–13   72,021
November 20 at Washington State #5 Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) L 20–24   36,571
December 25 vs. #16 Maryland* #9 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) W 21–20   30,055
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1983

1983 Washington Huskies football
Aloha Bowl vs. Penn State, Lost 10-13
Conference Pacific-10
1983 record 8-4-0 (5-2-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (9th year)
MVP Steve Pelluer
Captain Steve Pelluer
Captain Rick Mallory
Captain Stewart Hill
Captain Dean Browning
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1982 1984 »
1983 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#17 UCLA 6 1 1     7 4 1
Washington 5 2 0     8 4 0
Washington State 5 3 0     7 4 0
USC 4 3 0     4 6 1
Arizona 4 3 1     7 3 1
Arizona State 3 3 1     6 4 1
Oregon 3 3 1     4 6 1
California 3 4 1     5 5 1
Oregon State 1 6 1     2 8 1
Stanford 1 7 0     1 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 at Northwestern* #19 Ryan FieldEvanston, IL W 34–0   26,165
September 17 #8 Michigan* #16 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 25–24   60,638
September 24 at Louisiana State* #9 Tiger Stadium (LSU)Baton Rouge, LA L 14–40   82,390
October 1 Navy* #18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 27–10   59,912
October 8 Oregon State #16 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 34–7   60,354
October 15 Stanford #17 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 32–15   60,270
October 22 at Oregon #14 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 32–3   44,303
October 29 at UCLA #11 Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA L 24–27   60,094
November 5 at Arizona #20 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 23–22   48,808
November 12 USC #18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 24–0   60,690
November 29 Washington State #15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 6–17   59,220
December 26 vs. Penn State* Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) L 10–13   37,212
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1984

1984 Washington Huskies football
National Champions
Orange Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma, Won 28-17
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
1984 record 11-1-0 (6-1-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (10th year)
MVP Ron Holmes
Captain Dan Eernissee
Captain Danny Greene
Captain Tim Meamber
Captain Jim Rogers
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1983 1985 »
1984 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 USC 7 1 0     9 3 0
#2 Washington 6 1 0     11 1 0
#9 UCLA 5 2 0     9 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] 5 2 0     7 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 4 3 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arizona State]] 3 4 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 5 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 3 5 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 1 7 0     2 9 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 1 8 0     2 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Northwestern* #19 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 26–0   55,364
September 15 at #3 Michigan* #16 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 20–11   103,072
September 22 Houston* #9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 35–7   61,045
September 29 Miami (Ohio)* #6 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 53–7   56,900
October 6 at Oregon State #3 Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 19–7   40,000
October 13 at Stanford #2 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 37–15   44,500
October 20 Oregon #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 17–10   58,088
October 27 Arizona #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–12   59,876
November 3 California #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 44–14   59,462
November 10 at #14 USC #1 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 7–16   71,838
November 17 at Washington State #8 Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) W 38–29   40,000
January 1 vs. #2 Oklahoma* #4 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 28–17   56,294
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1985

1985 Washington Huskies football
Freedom Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Freedom Bowl vs. Colorado, Won 20-17
Conference Pacific-10
1985 record 7-5-0 (5-3-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (11th year)
MVP Joe Kelly
Captain Joe Kelly
Captain Vestee Jackson
Captain Hugh Millen
Captain Dennis Soldat
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1984 1986 »
1985 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 UCLA 6 2 0     9 2 1
[[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] 5 2 0     8 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Arizona State]] 5 2 0     8 4 0
Washington 5 3 0     7 5 0
USC 5 3 0     6 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 4 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 3 5 0     4 7 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 3 5 0     4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0     3 8 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 7 0     4 7 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 7 #16 Oklahoma State* #12 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 17–31   60,320
September 14 at #16 Brigham Young* Cougar StadiumProvo, UT L 3–31   65,476
September 21 at Houston* Robertson StadiumHouston, TX W 29–12   20,522
September 28 #13 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 21–14   60,425
October 5 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 19–13   44,383
October 12 at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 28–12   49,000
October 19 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 20–21   58,771
November 2 Stanford Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 34–0   58,625
November 9 at Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 7–36   67,474
November 16 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–17   59,417
November 23 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 20–21   59,887
December 30 vs. Colorado* Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) W 20–17   30,961
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1986

1986 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Sun Bowl vs. Alabama, Lost 6-28
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #18
1986 record 8-3-1 (5-2-1 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (12th year)
MVP Reggie Rogers
Captain Kevin Gogan
Captain Rod Jones
Captain Rick Fenney/Steve Alvord
Captain Reggie Rogers/Tim Peoples
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Arizona State 5 1 1     10 1 1
#14 UCLA 5 2 1     8 3 1
#18 Washington 5 2 1     8 3 1
#11 Arizona 5 3 0     9 3 0
Stanford 5 3 0     8 4 0
USC 5 3 0     7 5 0
Oregon 3 5 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 1     3 7 1
California 2 7 0     2 9 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     3 8 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 13 #10 Ohio State* #17 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 40–7   61,071
September 20 #11 Brigham Young* #7 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 52–21   61,197
September 27 at #12 USC #6 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 10–20   58,023
October 4 California #12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 50–18   58,911
October 11 at #18 Stanford #12 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 24–14   52,000
October 18 Bowling Green* #9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 48–0   57,075
October 25 Oregon #8 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 38–3   58,466
November 1 at #7 Arizona State #6 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 21–34   71,589
November 8 at Oregon State #13 Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 28–12   29,541
November 15 #19 UCLA #10 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA T 17–17   59,916
November 22 at Washington State #12 Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) W 44–23   40,000
December 25 vs. #13 Alabama* #12 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) L 6–28   48,722
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1987

1987 Washington Huskies football
Independence Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Independence Bowl vs. Tulane, Won 24-12
Conference Pacific-10
1987 record 7-4-1 (4-3-1 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (13th year)
MVP David Rill
Captain Chris Chandler
Captain Darryl Franklin
Captain Brian Habib
Captain David Rill
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1986 1988 »
1987 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 USC § 7 1 0     8 4 0
#9 UCLA § 7 1 0     10 2 0
Washington 4 3 1     7 4 1
#20 Arizona State 3 3 1     7 4 1
Oregon 4 4 0     6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0     5 6 0
Arizona 2 3 3     4 4 3
California 2 3 2     3 6 2
Washington State 1 5 1     3 7 1
Oregon State 0 7 0     2 9 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 5 Stanford #13 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 31–21   73,676
September 12 Purdue* #12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–10   70,492
September 19 at Texas A&M* #10 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 12–29   58,178
September 26 College of Pacific* #18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–3   69,605
October 3 at Oregon #16 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR L 22–29   44,421
October 10 #13 Arizona State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 27–14   73,883
October 17 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 23–37   71,678
October 31 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–12   66,392
November 7 at Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ T 21–21   50,021
November 14 at #7 UCLA Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA L 14–47   70,332
November 21 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 34–19   74,038
December 19 vs. Tulane* Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) W 24–12   41,683
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1988

1988 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-10
1988 record 6-5-0 (3-5-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (14th year)
MVP Aaron Jenkins
Captain Ricky Andrews
Captain Darryl Hall
Captain Aaron Jenkins
Captain Mike Zandofsky
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1987 1989 »
1988 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 USC 8 0 0     10 2 0
#6 UCLA 6 2 0     10 2 0
#16 Washington State 5 3 0     9 3 0
Arizona 5 3 0     7 4 0
Arizona State 3 4 0     6 5 0
Washington 3 5 0     6 5 0
Oregon 3 5 0     6 6 0
Oregon State 2 5 1     4 6 1
Stanford 1 5 2     3 6 2
California 1 5 1     5 5 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 at Purdue* #20 Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 20–6   56,125
September 17 Army* #17 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 31–17   66,128
September 24 San Jose State* #17 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 35–31   63,692
October 1 #2 UCLA #16 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–24   71,224
October 8 at Arizona State #19 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ W 10–0   70,934
October 15 at #3 USC #16 Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 27–28   62,974
October 22 at Oregon #17 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR L 14–17   45,978
October 29 Stanford Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–25   68,272
November 5 Arizona Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 13–16   65,604
November 12 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–27   58,823
November 19 at Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) L 31–32   40,000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1989

1989 Washington Huskies football
Freedom Bowl Champions
Apple Cup Champions
Freedom Bowl vs. Florida, Won 34-7
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches #20
AP #23
1989 record 8-4-0 (5-3-0 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (15th year)
MVP Bern Brostek
Captain Dennis Brown
Captain Cary Conklin
Captain Martin Harrison
Captain Andre Riley
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
« 1988 1990 »
1989 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 USC 6 0 1     9 2 1
#23 Washington 5 3 0     8 4 0
Oregon 5 3 0     8 4 0
#25 Arizona 5 3 0     8 4 0
Arizona State 3 3 1     6 4 1
Oregon State 3 4 1     4 7 1
Washington State 3 5 0     6 5 0
Stanford 3 5 0     3 8 0
UCLA 2 5 1     3 7 1
California 2 6 0     4 7 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 Texas A&M* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 19–6   69,434
September 16 Purdue* #15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 38–9   66,392
September 23 at #23 Arizona #11 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ L 17–20   50,935
September 30 #5 Colorado* #21 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 28–45   69,152
October 7 at #19 USC Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 16–24   58,410
October 14 #t17 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–14   70,442
October 21 at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 29–16   20,000
October 28 at UCLA Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA W 28–27   48,801
November 4 Arizona State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 32–24   64,695
November 11 at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR W 51–14   32,147
November 18 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 20–9   73,527
December 30 vs. Florida* Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) W 34–7   33,858
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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