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 ;[1] [2] [3] 333 to 198.[4]
Both regular season losses were at home at Husky Stadium . The sole conference loss was to border rival Oregon ,[5] [6] 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 Huskies' winning streak over Washington State in the Apple Cup reached seven with another win in Spokane ;[7] [8] it has not been held there since.
Senior quarterback Tom Flick Randy Van Divier were the team captains .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 13 Air Force * No. 19 W 50–744,999 September 20 Northwestern * No. 16 W 45–749,975 September 27 Oregon No. 13 L 10–3456,282 October 4 at Oklahoma State * W 24–1848,200 October 11 at Oregon State W 41–633,000 October 18 at No. 20 Stanford W 27–2460,066 October 25 Navy * No. 18 L 10–2448,841 November 1 Arizona State W 25–048,691 November 8 Arizona W 45–2249,341 November 15 at No. 2 USC W 20–1055,512 November 22 vs. Washington State No. 16 W 30–2334,577 January 1 vs. No. 5 Michigan * No. 16 L 6–23104,863 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster [ ]
1980 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
NFL Draft [ ] Five Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds (332 selections).
References [ ]
↑ "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 1C. January 2, 1981. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qJ1fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4359%2C469344 .↑ Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 23. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R09OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6876%2C596974 . ↑ Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one" . Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 21. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f1tOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5460%2C671751 . ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1980-1984_yearly_results.php . Retrieved December 14, 2015 .↑ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VPJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6258%2C7720565 . ↑ "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 8C. September 28, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hcheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4051%2C4905154 .↑ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23" . Eugene Register-Guard . Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 4B. November 23, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5vhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7000%2C7108028 .↑ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind" . Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 17. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bGVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4096%2C5987669 .
