American college football season
The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its fifth season under head coach Don James , the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference , and outscored its opponents 321 to 154.
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC ; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players. The conference opponents not played this season were Arizona and Stanford . Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive year, and the Sun Bowl over favored Texas .
Defensive back Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin , Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 Wyoming *No. 15 W 38–2 41,927 September 15 Utah *No. 14 W 41–7 49,735 September 22 at Oregon No. 12 W 21–17 42,500 September 29 Fresno State *No. 9 W 49–14 47,376 October 6 Oregon State No. 7 W 41–0 49,881 October 13 at Arizona State No. 6 L 7–12 70,912 October 20 No. 17 Pittsburgh * No. 12 L 14–26 52,485 October 27 at UCLA No. 20 W 34–14 35,757 November 3 at California No. 16 W 28–24 25,000 November 10 No. 4 USC No. 15 L 17–24 60,527 November 17 Washington State No. 16 W 17–7 56,110 December 22 vs. No. 11 Texas * No. 13 CBS W 14–7 33,412 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1979 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: NFL draft selections
Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL draft , which lasted 12 rounds with 333 selections.
References
"2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com . ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018."Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.^ "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
^ "ASU will forfeit non-league games" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
^ "Decision displeases Trojans" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 24.
Missildine, Harry (November 18, 1979). "Huskies win 'Apple Bowl' clash, 17-7" . p. C1.
Emerson, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Good vs. better" . p. 2D.
Van Sickel, Charlie (November 19, 1979). "UW defense prevails" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 27.
"Texas pick by seven" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 21.Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
"Sun Bowl" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. 7D."Huskies notch Sun Bowl win" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire services. December 23, 1979. p. 3B.Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 16.
Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2" . Casper Star-Tribune . p. 13 – via Newspapers.com .
"Stevens' kickoff return ignites Huskies rout of Utah" . The Spokesman-Review . September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Washington rally beats UO, 21–17" . Statesman Journal . September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Washington crushes Fresno State, 49–14" . The Arizona Republic . September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Seventh-ranked Washington blasts Oregon State, 41–0" . The Baltimore Sun . October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."All-Time Records for Washington" . Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016."Pittsburgh gets stunning upset over Huskies" . The Idaho Statesman . October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Huskies knock UCLA out of race 34–14" . The Sacramento Bee . October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Lee's return keeps UW alive" . The Bellingham Herald . November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."USC tames Huskies and smells Roses" . Winston-Salem Journal . November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Huskies to get either Sun or Roses" . The Olympian . November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Washington cashes in Texas errors, 14–7" . The Daily Oklahoman . December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."1979 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2024."Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 6, 1979. p. 2C.Missildine, Harry (November 17, 1979). "Expect ball to move in Cat-Dawg fight, no matter who has it" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Braggin' rights" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 3C.
"The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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