1977 Washington Huskies football team

1977 Washington Huskies football
Rose Bowl Champions Pacific-8 Champions
Rose Bowl, W, 27–20, Michigan Wolverines
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#10
1977 record	8-4 (6-1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Don James
MVP	Warren Moon
Captain	Blair Bush
Captain	Dave Browning
Captain	Warren Moon
Captain	Mike Rohrbach
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (c. 72,500, turf)

	Conf							Overall
1977 Pacific-8 football standings
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

The 1977 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1977 college football season.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	#16 Mississippi State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 18–27	45,050
September 17	San Jose State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 24–3	36,489
September 24	at Syracuse*		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 20–22	12,839
October 1	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 17–19	31,895
October 8	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 54–0	29,500
October 15	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 45–21	46,529
October 22	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–6	46,677
October 29	at UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 12–20^*	38,692
November 5	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 50–31	38,812
November 12	#14 USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–10	59,501
November 19	Washington State	#19	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 35–15	60,964
January 2	vs. #4 Michigan*	#13	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 27–20	105,312
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

*Games subsequently forfeited to Washington.

Game notes

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	3	0	7	10
• Washington	0	7	14	7	28

Date: November 12
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game attendance: 59,501
Game weather: Overcast

Scoring summary

2		WASH	Moon 2-yard run (Robbins kick)	WASH 7-0

2		USC	Jordan 26-yard field goal	WASH 7-3

3		WASH	Gaines 19-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)	WASH 14-3

3		WASH	Steele 1-yard run (Robbins kick)	WASH 21-3

4		USC	White 1-yard run (Jordan kick)	WASH 21-10

4		WASH	Moon 71-yard run (Robbins kick)	WASH 28-10

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	0	0	0	15	15
• Washington	21	7	7	0	35

Date: November 19
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game attendance: 60,964

Scoring summary

1		WASH	Steele 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)	WASH 7-0

1		WASH	Greenwood 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)	WASH 14-0

1		WASH	Steele 3-yard run (Robbins kick)	WASH 21-0

2		WASH	Steele 6-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)	WASH 28-0

3		WASH	Rowland 5-yard run (Robbins kick)	WASH 35-0

4		WSU	Doornik 4-yard run (Watson kick)	WASH 35-7

4		WSU	Kelly 14-yard pass from Thompson (Thompson to Ransom pass)	WASH 35-15

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Blair Bush	Center	1	16	Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Browning	Defensive End	2	54	Oakland Raiders

Warren Moon’s rookie year in the NFL would be with the Houston Oilers in 1984.^[5]

References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=733&season=1977
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 13.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 20.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00.htm

Washington Huskies football

Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave Loudest CFB Stadium

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Notable players

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