1980 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1980 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 6–23 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Stull (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (3rd season)
MVP	Tom Flick
Captains	Tom Flick Randy Van Divier Rusty Olsen Ken Gardner
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons← 1979 1981 →

1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 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

The 1980 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–2 record in the regular season and were Pacific-10 Conference champions at 6–1. They returned to the Rose Bowl, but fell to favored Michigan; for the season Washington outscored its opponents 333 to 198.

Both regular season losses were at home at Husky Stadium. The sole conference loss was to border rival Oregon, who last defeated the Huskies in 1973; it was the first loss for James against a Northwest team. In his eighteen games against the Ducks, James lost only three; the other two were in 1987 and 1988. The conference opponents not played this season were California and UCLA. The Huskies' winning streak over Washington State in the Apple Cup reached seven with another win in Spokane; it has not been held there since.

Senior quarterback Tom Flick was selected as the team's most valuable player; Flick, Ken Gardner, Rusty Olsen, and Randy Van Divier were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Air Force*	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 50–7	44,999
September 20	Northwestern*	No. 16	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 45–7	49,975
September 27	Oregon	No. 13	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 10–34	56,282
October 4	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 24–18	48,200
October 11	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 41–6	33,000
October 18	at No. 20 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–24	60,066
October 25	Navy*	No. 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 No. 2 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–10	55,512
November 22	at Washington State	No. 16	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 30–23	34,577
January 1, 1981	vs. No. 5 Michigan*	No. 16	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 6–23	104,863
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`15`	Anthony Allen	So
TE	`86`	David Bayle	Sr
WR	`17`	Ron Blacken	Sr
OL		Pat Bresolin
G	`57`	James Carter	Jr
QB	`6`	Tim Cowan
G	`75`	Mike Curtis	Sr
RB		Brenno DeFeo
QB	`12`	Tom Flick (C)	Sr
WR	`80`	Danny Greene	Fr
RB		Sterling Hinds
RB		Ron Jackson
RB		Chris James
G	`56`	Rick Mallory	Fr
OT	`78`	Curt Marsh	Sr
TE		Lance Neubauer
QB	`16`	Steve Pelluer	Fr
C	`53`	Mike Reilly	Sr
FB	`32`	Willie Rosborough	So
WR	`7`	Paul Skansi	So
RB	`20`	Kyle Stevens
RB		Kyle Stewart
RB	`45`	Toussaint Tyler	Sr
OT	`79`	Randy Van Divier (C)	Sr
WR	`91`	Aaron Williams

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	Dennis Brown	So
LB	`48`	Tony Caldwell	So
LB	`40`	Ken Driscoll	So
LB	`82`	Bret Gagliardi	Sr
S	`69`	Ken Gardner (C)	Sr
DT	`92`	Scott Garnett	Fr
S	`3`	Derek Harvey	So
CB	`8`	Ray Horton	Jr
DT	`65`	Fletcher Jenkins	Jr
LB	`67`	Mark Jerue	Jr
LB	`47`	Jerry McLain	Sr
DB	`23`	Vince Newsome	So
DB	`33`	Chris O'Connor
DT	`64`	Rusty Olsen (C)	Sr
LB	`49`	Steve Pope	Jr
CB	`2`	William Reed	Jr
CB	`11`	Bill Stapleton	So
LB	`38`	Mark Stewart	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`14`	Rich Camarillo	Sr
K	`13`	Chuck Nelson	So

Head coach

Don James (6th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Lambright (DC)
Bob Stull (OC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

NFL draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Curt Marsh	Tackle	1st	23	Oakland Raiders
Randy Van Divier	Tackle	3rd	68	Baltimore Colts
Tom Flick	Quarterback	4th	90	Washington Redskins
Toussaint Tyler	Running back	9th	222	New Orleans Saints
Rusty Olsen	Defensive tackle	9th	234	Denver Broncos

References

^ "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 1C.
^ Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
"Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. p. 8C.
^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
Miller, Paul (September 14, 1980). "The Huskies provided the air show". The News Tribune. p. B1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Washington wallops Northwestern, 45–7". The Pantagraph. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Withers, Bud (September 27, 1980). "Running out of running backs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
"Washington subdues O-State in 24–18 style". St. Joseph News-Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Washington Huskies rip Pac-10 rival Oregon State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"FG prunes Cards, Huakies smell Rosy". The Sacramento Bee. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Underdog Middies score easy win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 6D.
"Washington blanks Arizona State". The Springfield Leader-News. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Huskies smelling Roses after romp". The Columbian. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Huskies snap USC streak 20–10". The Sacramento Bee. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1980 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
"Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
"Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 22, 1980

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