1989 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1989 Washington Huskies football

Freedom Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Florida
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 23
Record	8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (13th season)
MVP	Bern Brostek
Captains	Dennis Brown Cary Conklin Martin Harrison Andre Riley
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifteenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 332 to 225. Bern Brostek was selected as the team's most valuable player. Dennis Brown, Cary Conklin, Martin Harrison, and Andre Riley were the team captains.

Washington opened with two wins, lost three straight, then won five of six to complete the regular season at 7–4.

After missing the bowl season the previous year, the Huskies traveled south to Anaheim Stadium and defeated Florida 34–7 in the Freedom Bowl. They led 27–7 at halftime and held All-American running back Emmitt Smith, a future hall of famer, to just 17 yards on seven carries in his final college game. The Huskies climbed up to #23 in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	12:30 p.m.	No. 15 Texas A&M*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 19–6	69,434
September 16	12:30 p.m.	Purdue*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 38–9	66,392
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Arizona	No. 11	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 17–20	50,935
September 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Colorado*	No. 21	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 28–45	69,152
October 7	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 16–24	58,410
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Oregon		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		W 20–14	70,442
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 29–16	20,000
October 28	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 28–27	48,801
November 4	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 32–34	64,695
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 51–14	32,147
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Washington State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)		W 20–9	73,527
December 30	11:00 a.m.	vs. Florida*		Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	NBC	W 34–7	33,858
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1989 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE		Bill Ames
WR	`5`	Mario Bailey	Fr
RB	`42`	Jay Berry	Fr
C	`60`	Bern Brostek	Sr
QB	`11`	Mark Brunell	Fr
RB	`29`	Beno Bryant	Fr
RB		James Compton
QB	`10`	Cary Conklin (C)	Sr
OL		Adam Cooney
G	`79`	Ed Cunningham	So
QB	`12`	Billy Joe Hobert	Fr
FB	`22`	Matt Jones	Fr
G	`56`	Pete Kaligis	Fr
OL		Dean Kirkland
RB		Greg Lewis
OT	`70`	Siupeli Malamala	So
WR	`4`	Orlando McKay	So
WR		LaMarr Mitchell
OL		Jeff Pahukoa
OT	`71`	Pete Pierson	Fr
TE	`84`	Aaron Pierce	So
SE	`23`	Andre Riley (C)	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Eric Briscoe
DT	`79`	Dennis Brown (C)	Sr
DB		Eugene Burkhalter
LB		James Clifford
LB	`46`	Brett Collins	So
DL		John Cook
DB		William Doctor
DE	`90`	Steve Emtman	Fr
DT	`75`	D'Marco Farr	Fr
CB	`26`	Jaime Fields	Fr
ILB	`39`	Chico Frahley	So
CB	`5`	Dana Hall	So
LB	`56`	Martin Harrison (C)	Sr
ILB	`54`	Dave Hoffman	Fr
OLB	`48`	Donald Jones	So
CB	`6`	Le-Lo Lang	Sr
CB	`1`	Charles Mincy	Jr
DL		Travis Richardson
LB		Greg Travis

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`3`	John McCallum	Sr
P	`27`	Channing Wyles	Jr

Head coach

Don James (15th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gary Pinkel – OC
Jim Lambright – DC
Keith Gilbertson – OL
Wayne Anderson - GA

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Source:

NFL draft

Six Huskies were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Bern Brostek	C	1	23	Los Angeles Rams
Dennis Brown	DT	2	47	San Francisco 49ers
Cary Conklin	QB	4	86	Washington Redskins
Le-Lo Lang	CB	5	136	Denver Broncos
Martin Harrison	DE	10	276	San Francisco 49ers
Andre Riley	WR	12	314	Cincinnati Bengals

References

"Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
"Freedom pits speed against power". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. December 30, 1989. p. B1.
^ "Huskies roll past Florida in 34-7 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1989. p. 1D.
^ "Huskies hammer Florida, 34-7". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). wire services. December 31, 1989. p. F4.
"Washington 38, Purdue 9". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 17, 1989. p. 6C.
"'Cats claw the Huskies on late FG". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 24, 1989. p. 5E.
"Buffs win for fallen teammate". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 6E.
"Trojans rally for 24-16 win over Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 8, 1989. p. 3E.
Conrad, Bob (October 15, 1989). "Ducks lose handle, Huskies, 20-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
"Washington 29, California 16". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1989. p. 6E.
"It's a dog's day for Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1989. p. 6E.
"Arizona State 32, Washington 24". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 5, 1989. p. 6E.
Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1989). "Huskies grease Beavers' skid, 51-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
"Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
Meehan, Jim (November 20, 1989). "Huskies sack WSU's bowl, season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
"Today's game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 14, 1989. p. 6D.

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