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1976 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim E. Mora (2nd season)
MVPRobin Earl
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons← 19751977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 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

The 1976 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his second year, and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-8). This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004.

The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11Virginia*W 38–1737,500–40,412
September 18Colorado*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCL 7–2143,383
September 25Indiana*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 13–2040,425–42,206
October 2Minnesota*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 38–740,694
October 9at Oregon StateW 24–1227,096
October 16at StanfordL 28–3436,000
October 23OregonW 14–743,129
October 30No. 3 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 21–3047,187
November 6California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–742,932
November 13at No. 3 USCL 3–2049,264
November 20vs. Washington StateW 51–3235,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Warren Moon Jr
WR 6 Leon Garrett Sr
QB 12 Tom Flick Fr
QB 16 Cliff McBride
RB 24 Joe Steele Fr
RB 26 Ron Rowland Jr
RB 32 Greg Martin So
FB 42 Ron Gipson Fr
C 58 Blair Bush Jr
G 62 Phil Foreman Fr
G 63 Jeff Toews So
G 68 Dan Chavira Fr
OT 70 Roger Westlund So
OT 79 Carl Van Valkenberg Sr
TE 86 Scott Greenwood So
WR 91 Scott Phillips (C) Jr
WR 93 Spider Gaines So
TE 95 Don Wardlow Sr
FB, TE 99 Robin Earl (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 5 Michael Jackson So
CB 10 Lance Theoudele Fr
CB 19 Mark Lee Fr
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow So
DB 46 Greg Grimes Fr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson Fr
LB 53 Rob Gehring Sr
LB 60 Mike Baldassin (C) Sr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Fr
DT 65 Dave Browning So
NG 66 Charles Jackson (C) Sr
DE 73 Doug Martin Fr
LB 82 Bret Gagliardi Fr
FS 96 Kyle Heinrich So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 3 Don Feleay Sr
PK 7 Steve Robbins Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:

Game summaries

Oregon State

Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 0 24 0024
Oregon St 0 0 01212

at Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: October 9
  • Game attendance: 27,096
Game information
Washington
  • Moon
    9/15, 88 yds, 2 int
  • Steele
    17 rush, 78 yds, 2 TD
  • Phillips
    5 rec, 40 yds
Oregon St
  • Richardson
    5/14, 46 yds, int
  • Redwine
    18 rush, 70 yds
  • Hammock
    6 rec, 62 yds, TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UW OSU
2 14:19 6 37 Washington 36-yard field goal by Robbins 3 0
2 10:02 Washington Brooks 20-yard blocked punt return for touchdown, Robbins kick good 10 0
2 3:49 9 57 Washington Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 0 17
2 1:04 5 25 Washington Steele 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 24 0
4 9:59 2 7 Oregon St Hammock 6-yard touchdown reception from Grossart, 2-point run failed 24 6
4 0:19 3 10 Oregon St Fields 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed 24 12
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 12

NFL draft selections

Three Washington Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 335 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Robin Earl Running back 3rd 61 Chicago Bears
Charles Jackson Defensive tackle 9th 241 Denver Broncos
Don Wardlow Tight end 11th 305 Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1976. p. 6C.
  2. Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. "Steele's long dash leads Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1976. p. D1.
  4. Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  5. "Rowland, Earl pace UW romp". The Spokesman-Review. September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "IU Holds Off Washington, 20-13". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. United Press International. September 26, 1976. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  8. "WSU vs. Washington (probable starters)". November 19, 1976. p. 21.
  9. "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 20, 1976. p. 17.
  10. Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 09. Retrieved 2018-Dec-30.
  11. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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