1984 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1984 Washington Huskies football
National champion (Berryman, FB News, NCF) Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 28–17 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (8th season)
MVP	Ron Holmes
Captains	Dan Eernissee Danny Greene Tim Meamber Jim Rodgers
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 USC $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
California	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 11–1 record, was ranked a close second in the two major polls, and outscored its opponents 352 to 145.

Washington upset Michigan in Ann Arbor in September, and had climbed up to the top ranking, but fell to #14 USC in Los Angeles on November 10. The Huskies rebounded the next week to win the Apple Cup over Washington State in Pullman and finished the regular season at 10–1.

Washington defeated second-ranked Oklahoma 28–17 in the Orange Bowl. NCAA-designated major selectors Berryman (QPRS), Football News, and National Championship Foundation (NCF), each selected Washington as their national champion, with NCF splitting its selection with the BYU Cougars. However, the final AP and Coaches polls both declared the BYU Cougars as national champions.

Ron Holmes was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jim Rodgers was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award. Dan Eernissee, Danny Greene, Tim Meamber, and Rodgers were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Northwestern*	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	Metrosports	W 26–0	55,364
September 15	at No. 3 Michigan*	No. 16	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	CBS	W 20–11	103,072
September 22	Houston*	No. 9	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 35–7	61,045
September 29	Miami (OH)*	No. 6	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 53–7	56,900
October 6	at Oregon State	No. 3	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 19–7	40,000
October 13	at Stanford	No. 2	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	W 37–15	44,500
October 20	Oregon	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		W 17–10	58,088
October 27	Arizona	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 28–12	59,876
November 3	California	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 44–14	59,462
November 10	at No. 14 USC	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	CBS	L 7–16	71,838
November 17	at Washington State	No. 8	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	Metrosports	W 38–29	40,000
January 1, 1985	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 4	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 28–17	56,294
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`78`	Tim Burnham	Jr
QB	`17`	Chris Chandler	Fr
C	`51`	Dan Eernissee (C)	Sr
FB	`30`	Rick Fenney	So
G	`72`	Kevin Gogan	Sr
WR	`80`	Danny Greene (C)	Sr
WR	`1`	Lonzell Hill	So
FB	`45`	Walt Hunt	Sr
TE	`84`	Rod Jones	So
TE	`82`	Scott Jones	Fr
OT	`75`	Dennis Maher	Sr
QB	`12`	Hugh Millen	Jr
WR	`19`	Mark Pattison	Sr
G	`67`	Al Robertson	Sr
RB	`28`	Jacque Robinson	Sr
QB	`14`	Paul Sicuro	Sr
OT	`68`	Garth Thomas	So
TE	`88`	Tony Wroten	Sr
OT	`50`	Mike Zandofsky	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`93`	Steve Alvord	So
LB	`55`	Ricky Andrews	Fr
LB	`46`	Tom Erlandson	Fr
DT	`91`	Brian Habib	Fr
LB	`56`	Ron Hadley	Jr
DT	`90`	Ron Holmes	Sr
CB	`24`	Vestee Jackson	Jr
LB	`38`	Joe Kelly	Jr
LB	`56`	Joe Krakoski	Sr
DT	`95`	Tony Lewis	Sr
LB	`42`	Tim Meamber (C)	Sr
CB	`12`	Ron Milus	Jr
CB	`4`	J. C. Pearson	Sr
FS	`26`	Tim Peoples	So
SS	`39`	Jim Rodgers (C)	Sr
LB	`51`	Reggie Rogers	So
LB	`5`	Fred Small	Sr
DB	`31`	Tony Zackery	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`9`	Thane Cleland	So
K	`18`	Jeff Jaeger	So

Head coach

Don James (10th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gary Pinkel – OC
Jim Lambright – DC

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Source:

Rankings

Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	18	19	16	9	6	3 (1)	2 (1)	1 (37)	1 (45)	1 (50)	1 (50)	8	5 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	2 (16)
Coaches	17	18	16	8	5	4 (3)	3 (3)	1 (24)	1 (30)	1 (24)	1 (30)	5	5 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	2 (11)

Game summaries

Northwestern

At Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 16 Huskies	3	7	10	0	20
No. 3 Wolverines	0	3	0	8	11

Date: September 15
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 103,072

Scoring summary

1	WASH	Jaeger 24-yard field goal	WASH 3–0

2	MICH	Bergeron 52-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

2	WASH	Fenney 2-yard run (Jaeger kick)	WASH 10–3

3	WASH	Pattison 73-yard pass from Millen (Jaeger kick)	WASH 17–3

3	WASH	Jaeger 38-yard field goal	WASH 20–3

4	MICH	Bean 6-yard pass from Harbaugh (Garrett run)	WASH 20–11

Houston

Miami (OH)

At Oregon State

At Stanford

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	0	7	0	3	10
• No. 1 Huskies	7	0	7	3	17

Date: October 20
Location: Husky Stadium
Game attendance: 58,088

Scoring summary

1	1:53	WASH	Ron Milus 42-yard punt return (Jeff Jaeger kick)	WASH 7–0

2	4:49	Oregon	Alex Mack 1-yard run (McCloud kick)	Tied 7–7

3	6:36	WASH	Jeff Jaeger 32-yard field goal	WASH 10–7
3	4:05	WASH	Mike Gaffney blocked punt recovery in end zone (Jaeger kick)	WASH 17–7

4	10:19	Oregon	McCloud 27-yard field goal	WASH 17–10

Arizona

California

At USC

Washington at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Huskies	0	7	0	0	7
• No. 14 Trojans	3	3	0	10	16

Date: November 10
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Game attendance: 71,838
Television network: CBS

At Washington State

Vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)

Washington vs. Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 4 Huskies	14	0	0	14	28
No. 2 Sooners	0	14	0	3	17

Date: January 1
Location: Orange Bowl
Game attendance: 56,294
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy, and Bill Macatee

Main article: 1985 Orange Bowl See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

NFL draft

Seven Huskies were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Ron Holmes	DT	1	8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tim Meamber	LB	3	60	Minnesota Vikings
Danny Greene	WR	3	81	Seattle Seahawks
Joe Krakoski	LB	6	153	Houston Oilers
Mark Pattison	WR	7	188	Los Angeles Raiders
Jacque Robinson	RB	8	197	Buffalo Bills
Fred Small	LB	9	241	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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^ "Huskies bark bowl after biting Cougs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 9E.
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^ "Huskies vote:'We're No. 1'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. 1C.
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