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1978 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (1st season)
MVPMichael Jackson
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Washington 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 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

The 1978 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fourth-year head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–4 record, tied for second in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 270 to 155. Linebacker Michael Jackson was selected as the team's most valuable player. The team captains were Jackson, Nesby Glasgow, Scott Greenwood, and Jeff Toews.

In the newly-expanded Pac-10, the defending champion Huskies returned eighteen starters, but not at quarterback. Washington defeated the two new members, Arizona and Arizona State, and did not play California. The two losses were to UCLA and USC, and the Huskies defeated Washington State in the Apple Cup for the fifth consecutive year.

An unexpected non-conference loss at unranked Indiana in September likely kept Washington out of a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 12 UCLANo. 11L 7–1055,780
September 16Kansas*No. 18
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–249,450
September 23at Indiana*No. 15L 7–1440,244
September 30at Oregon StateW 34–030,000
October 7No. 8 Alabama*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 17–2060,975
October 14at No. 18 StanfordW 34–3158,079
October 21OregonW 20–1449,602
October 28Arizona State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–754,866
November 4ArizonaNo. 20
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–2147,587
November 11at No. 5 USCNo. 19L 10–2854,071
November 25vs. Washington StateW 38–835,187
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1978 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Ron Blacken
WR Gary Briggs
G 68 Dan Chavira Jr
RB Vince Coby
QB 12 Tom Flick So
G 62 Phil Foreman Jr
WR 93 Spider Gaines Sr
FB 42 Ron Gipson Jr
TE 86 Scott Greenwood (C) Sr
OT 78 Curt Marsh So
TE 80 Randy Moraga Jr
QB 7 Tom Porras Jr
WR 22 Keith Richardson Fr
RB Rob Smith
OL Joe Stanford
RB 24 Joe Steele Jr
RB 20 Kyle Stevens So
OT 63 Jeff Toews (C) Sr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler So
C 56 Tom Turnure Jr
OT 79 Randy Van Divier So
OT 70 Roger Westlund Sr
TE R Wold
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Bret Gagliardi
LB Willy Galoia
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow (C) Sr
S 46 Greg Grimes Jr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell Jr
S 96 Kyle Heinrich Sr
LB 5 Michael Jackson (C) Sr
LB 34 John Kerley Sr
CB 19 Mark Lee Jr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Jr
DE 73 Doug Martin Jr
NG 58 Stafford Mays Jr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson Jr
CB 10 Lance Theoudele Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Mike Lansford Jr
P 27 Aaron Wilson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1979 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 330 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jeff Toews Tackle 2nd 53 Miami Dolphins
Michael Jackson Linebacker 3rd 57 Seattle Seahawks
Spider Gaines Wide receiver 6th 140 Kansas City Chiefs
Roger Westlund Tackle 7th 186 Atlanta Falcons
Nesby Glasgow Defensive back 8th 207 Baltimore Colts

References

  1. Withers, Bud (October 21, 1978). "Brooks trying to probe Ducks' 'inner game'". Eugene register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  2. Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1978). "Steele: Shades of McElhenny". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. Drosendahl, Glenn (November 26, 1978). "Joe Steeles Jack's show - UW romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. Van Sickel, Charlie (November 27, 1978). "Huskies blitz Cougars in one-sided debacle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  5. "Hoosiers ambush UW 14-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 24, 1978. p. F1.
  6. "Huskies find way to lose to Indiana". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. September 24, 1978. p. 4C.
  7. "Huskies get bowl spots". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. November 28, 1978. p. 18.
  8. "Blocked punt helps UCLA by Washington". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Steele powers Husky win". The Spokesman-Review. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hoosiers upset No. 15 Huskies". The Rock Island Argus. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Huskies blank OSU". Great Falls Tribune. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Nerves of Steele fail Huskies 20–17". The News Tribune. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Washington comes alive". Statesman Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Unknown stars as UW slips by plucky Ducks 20–14". The Sunday Oregonian. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Tyler scores 2 TDs as tough Huskie defense buries Wildcats". The Fresno Bee. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "UW's Porras does it all". Tri-City Herald. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "USC has to win and does". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "One for the record book: Huskies 38–8". Tri-City Herald. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "1978 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  20. "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 30, 1978. p. 2C.
  21. "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 21, 1978. p. 2C.
  22. Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1978). "Stakes are sufficient". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
  23. Killen, John (November 25, 1978). "Cougs vs. Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  24. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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