1977 Washington Huskies football | |
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Pacific-8 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 8–4 (6–1 Pac-8) |
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Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim E. Mora (3rd season) |
MVP | Warren Moon |
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA † | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
The Huskies were 14-point underdogs to No. 4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20. [3] [4] [5]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | No. 16 Mississippi State * | L 18–27† (later fofeited) [6] | 45,050 | [7] | ||
September 17 | San Jose State * |
| W 24–3 | 36,489 | [8] | |
September 24 | at Syracuse * | L 20–22 | 12,839 | [9] | ||
October 1 | at Minnesota * | L 17–19 | 31,895 | [10] | ||
October 8 | at Oregon | W 54–0 | 29,500 | [11] | ||
October 15 | Stanford |
| W 45–21 | 46,529 | [12] | |
October 22 | Oregon State |
| W 14–6 | 46,677 | [13] | |
October 29 | at UCLA | L 12–20† (later vacated) [14] | 38,692 | [15] | ||
November 5 | at California | W 50–31 | 38,812 | [16] | ||
November 12 | No. 14 USC |
| W 28–10 | 59,501 | [17] | |
November 19 | Washington State | No. 19 |
| W 35–15 | 60,964 | [18] |
January 2, 1978 | vs. No. 4 Michigan * | No. 13 | W 27–20 | 105,312 | [19] | |
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Washington | 3 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
California | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
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Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 334 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame [23] |
Player | Position | Round | Overall | 'Franchise |
Blair Bush | Center | 1st | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Dave Browning | Defensive end | 2nd | 54 | Oakland Raiders |