1977 Washington Huskies football team

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1977 Washington Huskies football
Pacific-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–20 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record8–4 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dick Scesniak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Jim E. Mora (3rd season)
MVP Warren Moon
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 1 08 4 0
No. 15 Stanford 5 2 09 3 0
No. 13 USC 5 2 08 4 0
California 3 4 07 4 0
Washington State 3 4 06 5 0
Oregon 1 6 02 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 02 9 0
UCLA0 2 00 4 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don James and played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the regular season at 7–4 overall, were champions of the Pac-8 at 6–1, and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl on January 2. [1] [2]

Contents

The Huskies were 14-point underdogs to No. 4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20. [3] [4] [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 16 Mississippi State *L 18–27† (later fofeited) [6]
45,050 [7]
September 17 San Jose State *
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 24–336,489 [8]
September 24at Syracuse *L 20–2212,839 [9]
October 1at Minnesota *L 17–1931,895 [10]
October 8at Oregon W 54–029,500 [11]
October 15 Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–2146,529 [12]
October 22 Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 14–646,677 [13]
October 29at UCLA L 12–20† (later vacated) [14] 38,692 [15]
November 5at California W 50–3138,812 [16]
November 12No. 14 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–1059,501 [17]
November 19 Washington State No. 19
W 35–1560,964 [18]
January 2, 1978vs. No. 4 Michigan *No. 13W 27–20105,312 [19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington [14]

Roster

1977 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FL 81Gary BriggsSo
C 58 Blair Bush  (C)Sr
G 72Marshall CromerJr
G 75Mike CurtisSo
QB 12 Tom Flick Redshirt.svg  So
FB 42Ron GipsonSo
TE 86Scott GreenwoodJr
OT 78 Curt Marsh Fr
QB 1 Warren Moon  (C)Sr
RB 24 Joe Steele So
OT 63 Jeff Toews Jr
C 56 Tom Turnure So
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Fr
OT 79 Randy Van Divier Fr
OT 70Robert WestlundJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
MG 67Cliff BetheaSr
DT 65 Dave Browning  (C)Sr
SS 39John EdwardsJr
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow Jr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell So
FS 96Kyle HeinrichJr
LB 5 Michael Jackson Jr
LB 34John KerleyJr
CB 19 Mark Lee So
DT 61Chris LinninSo
DE 73 Doug Martin So
CB 25Wayne MosesSr
LB 48Antowaine RichardsonSo
LB 54Mike Rohrbach (C)Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 7Steve RobbinsSr
P 27Aaron WilsonJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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Game summaries

At California

Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
Quarter1234Total
Washington314211250
California71401031

at Memorial StadiumBerkeley, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game attendance: 38,812
  • [21]
Game information

USC

1234Total
USC030710
Washington0714728

[22]

Washington State

1234Total
Washington State0001515
Washington2177035

[1] [2]

NFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 334 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame [23]
PlayerPositionRoundOverall'Franchise
Blair Bush Center1st16 Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Browning Defensive end2nd54 Oakland Raiders

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References

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  2. 1 2 Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1977). "UW earns somebody's bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  3. Missidine, Harry (January 3, 1978). "Jackson rescues Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
  4. "Huskies prove worthy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 13.
  5. "Huskies go from rags to roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 1C.
  6. "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. "Hapless Huskies bitten by Bulldogs". The News Tribune. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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  19. "Early deficit fatal as Wolverines again get thorn, not Rose". The Grand Rapids Press. January 3, 1978. Retrieved April 26, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  21. Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
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