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.[1]
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC ; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players.[2] [3] [4] Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive year,[5] [6] [7] and the Sun Bowl over favored Texas .[8] [9] [10] [11]
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 Result Attendance September 8 Wyoming * No. 15 W 38–247,530 September 15 Utah * No. 14 W 41–749,735 September 22 at Oregon No. 12 W 21–1742,500 September 29 Fresno State * No. 9 W 49–1447,376 October 6 Oregon State No. 7 W 41–049,881 October 13 at Arizona State No. 6 L 7–12(later vacated) [2] [3] [4] [12] 70,912 October 20 No. 17 Pittsburgh * No. 12 L 14–2652,485 October 27 at UCLA No. 20 W 34–1435,757 November 3 at California No. 16 W 28–2425,000 November 10 No. 4 USC No. 15 L 17–2460,527 November 17 Washington State No. 16 W 17–756,110 December 22 vs. No. 11 Texas * No. 13 W 14–733,412 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster [ ]
1979 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
2
Williams, Aaron Aaron Williams 1.0 ! Fr
RB
5
Coby, Vince Vince Coby 5.0 ! Jr
WR
7
Skansi, Paul Paul Skansi 1.0 ! Fr
QB
7
Porras, Tom Tom Porras 7.0 ! Sr
QB
12
Flick, Tom Tom Flick 5.0 ! Jr
RB
24
Steele, Joe Joe Steele (C)
7.0 ! Sr
RB
45
Tyler, Toussaint Toussaint Tyler 5.0 ! Jr
C
56
Turnure, Tom Tom Turnure 7.0 ! Sr
G
62
Foreman, Phil Phil Foreman (C)
7.0 ! Sr
G
68
Chavira, Dan Dan Chavira 7.0 ! Sr
T
78
Marsh, Curt Curt Marsh 5.0 ! Jr
T
79
Van Divier, Randy Randy Van Divier 5.0 ! Jr
TE
86
Bayle, David David Bayle 5.0 ! Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FS
3
Harvey, Derek Derek Harvey 1.0 ! Fr
CB
8
Horton, Ray Ray Horton 3.0 ! So
CB
10
Theoudele, Lance Lance Theoudele 7.0 ! Sr
LB
18
Pence, Jim Jim Pence 7.0 ! Sr
CB
19
Lee, Mark Mark Lee (C)
7.0 ! Sr
DB
23
Newsome, Vince Vince Newsome 1.0 ! Fr
SS
46
Grimes, Greg Greg Grimes 7.0 ! Sr
LB
48
Richardson, Antowaine Antowaine Richardson (C)
7.0 ! Sr
NG
58
Mays, Stafford Stafford Mays 7.0 ! Sr
DT
61
Linnin, Chris Chris Linnin 7.0 ! Sr
DT
64
Olsen, Rusty Rusty Olsen 5.0 ! Jr
DT
65
Jenkins, Fletcher Fletcher Jenkins 3.0 ! So
LB
67
Jerue, Mark Mark Jerue 3.0 ! So
DE
73
Martin, Doug Doug Martin 7.0 ! Sr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: [13] [14]
NFL Draft [ ] Eight Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds (333 selections).
References [ ]
↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1975-1979_yearly_results.php . Retrieved December 14, 2015 .↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 1C. November 16, 1979. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6L1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2178%2C210204 .↑ 3.0 3.1 "ASU will forfeit non-league games" . Spokesman-Review . associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 23. November 17, 1979. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5342%2C877095 .↑ 4.0 4.1 "Decision displeases Trojans" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 24. November 17, 1979. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5366%2C882421 .↑ Missildine, Harry (November 18, 1979). "Huskies win 'Apple Bowl' clash, 17-7" . p. C1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TwQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6656%2C1085051 . ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Good vs. better" . p. 2D. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6r1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5541%2C1041415 . ↑ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 19, 1979). "UW defense prevails" . Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 27. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-K0SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6472%2C751848 . ↑ "Texas pick by seven" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press ((Washington)): p. 21. December 21, 1979. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dQhMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2020%2C1882777 .↑ Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pv1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5468%2C4082530 . ↑ "Sun Bowl" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 7D. December 23, 1979. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NJlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2883416 .↑ Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win" . Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 16. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dwhMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7261%2C2443808 . ↑ http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Washington ↑ Missildine, Harry (November 17, 1979). "Expect ball to move in Cat-Dawg fight, no matter who has it" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 23. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6633%2C875907 . ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Braggin' rights" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 3C. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6b1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6098%2C686592 .
