| 1976 Washington Huskies football | |
| Conference | Pacific-8 |
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| 1976 record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Don James (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Mora (2nd season) |
| MVP | Robin Earl (FB) |
| Captain | Robin Earl (FB) |
| Captain | Scott Phillips (WR) |
| Captain | Charles Jackson (MG) |
| Captain | Mike Baldassin (LB) |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium (capacity: 58,000, AstroTurf) |
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| #2 USC † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 UCLA | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his second year, and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-8).[1] This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004.
The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.[2][3][4]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | Virginia* | W 38–17 | 40,412 | |
| September 18 | Colorado* |
| L 7–21 | 43,383 |
| September 25 | Indiana* |
| L 13–20 | 40,425 |
| October 2 | Minnesota* |
| W 38–7 | 40,694 |
| October 9 | at Oregon State | W 24–12 | 27,096 | |
| October 16 | at Stanford | L 28–34 | 36,000 | |
| October 23 | Oregon |
| W 14–7 | 43,129 |
| October 30 | No. 3 UCLA |
| L 21–30 | 47,187 |
| November 6 | California |
| L 0–7 | 42,932 |
| November 13 | at No. 3 USC | L 3–20 | 49,264 | |
| November 20 | vs. Washington State | W 51–32 | 35,800 | |
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Roster[]
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Oregon State[]
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
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NFL Draft[]
Three Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Robin Earl | Running back | 3rd | 61 | Chicago Bears |
| Charles Jackson | Defensive tackle | 9th | 241 | Denver Broncos |
| Don Wardlow | Tight end | 11th | 305 | Dallas Cowboys |
References[]
- ↑ "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 6C. November 21, 1976. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ta5hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4896%2C5035550.
- ↑ Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C5718454.
- ↑ "Steele's long dash leads Washington". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. D1. October 24, 1976. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZyFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2261%2C3865047.
- ↑ Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. D1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QPVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6817%2C2233248.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1173&year=1976. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "WSU vs. Washington (probable starters)". November 19, 1976. p. 21. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vk9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4683%2C1187210.
- ↑ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 17. November 20, 1976. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P_VLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3092%2C1582106.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 09. Retrieved 2018-Dec-30.
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