1979 Washington Huskies football team

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1979 Washington Huskies football
Sun Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Texas
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bob Stull (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (2nd season)
MVP Mark Lee
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –111 –0 –1
No. 11 Washington 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –06 –5 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
California 5 –4 –06 –6 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Arizona State * 3 –4 –06 –6 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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. [2]

Contents

The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players. [3] [4] [5] The conference opponents not played this season were Arizona and Stanford. Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive year, [6] [7] [8] and the Sun Bowl over favored Texas. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Wyoming *No. 15
W 38–241,927 [14]
September 15 Utah *No. 14
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–749,735 [15]
September 22at Oregon No. 12
W 21–1742,500 [16]
September 29 Fresno State *No. 9
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 49–1447,376 [17]
October 6 Oregon State No. 7
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–049,881 [18]
October 13at Arizona State No. 6
L 7–1270,912 [3] [4] [5] [19]
October 20No. 17 Pittsburgh *No. 12
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 14–2652,485 [20]
October 27at UCLA No. 20
W 34–1435,757 [21]
November 3at California No. 16
W 28–2425,000 [22]
November 10No. 4 USC No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 17–2460,527 [23]
November 17 Washington State No. 16
W 17–756,110 [24]
December 22vs. No. 11 Texas *No. 13
 CBS W 14–733,412 [25]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [26]

Roster

1979 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
SE 2Aaron WilliamsFr
RB 5Vince CobyJr
SE 7 Paul Skansi Fr
QB 7 Tom Porras Sr
QB 12 Tom Flick Jr
SE 17Ron BlackenSr
RB 24 Joe Steele  (C)Sr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Jr
C 56 Tom Turnure Sr
G 62Phil Foreman (C)Sr
G 68Dan ChaviraSr
OT 76Joe SanfordSr
OT 78 Curt Marsh Jr
OT 79 Randy Van Divier Jr
TE 86David BayleJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 3Derek HarveyFr
CB 8 Ray Horton So
CB 10Lance TheoudeleSr
LB 18Jim PenceSr
CB 19 Mark Lee  (C)Sr
DB 23 Vince Newsome Fr
LB 38 Mark Stewart Fr
SS 46Greg GrimesSr
LB 48Antowaine Richardson (C)Sr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell Sr
NG 58 Stafford Mays Sr
LB 60Pete TormeySr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Sr
DT 64Rusty OlsenJr
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins So
LB 67 Mark Jerue So
DE 73 Doug Martin Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Mike Lansford Sr
P 14 Rich Camarillo Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [27] [28] [29]

NFL draft selections

Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 333 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame [30]
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Doug Martin Defensive end 1st 9 Minnesota Vikings
Mark Lee Cornerback 2nd 34 Green Bay Packers
Tom Turnure Center 3rd 57 Detroit Lions
Joe Steele Running back 5th 127 Seattle Seahawks
Chris Linnin Defensive tackle 7th 181 New York Giants
Stafford Mays Defensive tackle 9th 225 St. Louis Cardinals
Joe SanfordTackle 10th 256New York Giants
Mike Lansford Kicker 12th 312New York Giants

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
  4. 1 2 "ASU will forfeit non-league games". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
  5. 1 2 "Decision displeases Trojans". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 24.
  6. ↑ Missildine, Harry (November 18, 1979). "Huskies win 'Apple Bowl' clash, 17-7". p. C1.
  7. ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Good vs. better". p. 2D.
  8. ↑ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 19, 1979). "UW defense prevails". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 27.
  9. ↑ "Texas pick by seven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 21.
  10. ↑ Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
  11. ↑ "Sun Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. 7D.
  12. ↑ "Huskies notch Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. December 23, 1979. p. 3B.
  13. ↑ Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 16.
  14. ↑ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Stevens' kickoff return ignites Huskies rout of Utah". The Spokesman-Review. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Washington rally beats UO, 21–17". Statesman Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Washington crushes Fresno State, 49–14". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Seventh-ranked Washington blasts Oregon State, 41–0". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "All-Time Records for Washington". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Pittsburgh gets stunning upset over Huskies". The Idaho Statesman. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Huskies knock UCLA out of race 34–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Lee's return keeps UW alive". The Bellingham Herald. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "USC tames Huskies and smells Roses". Winston-Salem Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Huskies to get either Sun or Roses". The Olympian. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "Washington cashes in Texas errors, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "1979 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 6, 1979. p. 2C.
  28. ↑ Missildine, Harry (November 17, 1979). "Expect ball to move in Cat-Dawg fight, no matter who has it". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 23.
  29. ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Braggin' rights". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 3C.
  30. ↑ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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