American college football season
1976 Washington Huskies football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
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Record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Mora (2nd season) |
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MVP | Robin Earl (FB) |
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Captains | - Robin Earl (FB)
- Scott Phillips (WR)
- Charles Jackson (MG)
- Mike Baldassin (LB)
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Seasons |
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 2 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 15 UCLA | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1976 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his second year, and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-8).[1] This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004.
The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.[2][3][4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Virginia* | | | W 38–17 | 37,500–40,412 | [5] |
September 18 | Colorado* | | ABC | L 7–21 | 43,383 | |
September 25 | Indiana* | | | L 13–20 | 40,425–42,206 | [6] |
October 2 | Minnesota* | | | W 38–7 | 40,694 | |
October 9 | at Oregon State | | | W 24–12 | 27,096 | |
October 16 | at Stanford | | | L 28–34 | 36,000 | |
October 23 | Oregon | | | W 14–7 | 43,129 | |
October 30 | No. 3 UCLA | | | L 21–30 | 47,187 | |
November 6 | California | | | L 0–7 | 42,932 | |
November 13 | at No. 3 USC | | | L 3–20 | 49,264 | |
November 20 | vs. Washington State | | | W 51–32 | 35,800 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1976 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 1 | Warren Moon | Jr | WR | 6 | Leon Garrett | Sr | QB | 12 | Tom Flick | Fr | QB | 16 | Cliff McBride | RB | 24 | Joe Steele | Fr | RB | 26 | Ron Rowland | Jr | RB | 32 | Greg Martin | So | FB | 42 | Ron Gipson | Fr | C | 58 | Blair Bush | Jr | G | 62 | Phil Foreman | Fr | G | 63 | Jeff Toews | So | G | 68 | Dan Chavira | Fr | OT | 70 | Roger Westlund | So | OT | 79 | Carl Van Valkenberg | Sr | TE | 86 | Scott Greenwood | So | WR | 91 | Scott Phillips (C) | Jr | WR | 93 | Spider Gaines | So | TE | 95 | Don Wardlow | Sr | FB, TE | 99 | Robin Earl (C) | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 5 | Michael Jackson | So | CB | 10 | Lance Theoudele | Fr | CB | 19 | Mark Lee | Fr | CB | 23 | Nesby Glasgow | So | DB | 46 | Greg Grimes | Fr | LB | 48 | Antowaine Richardson | Fr | LB | 53 | Rob Gehring | Sr | LB | 60 | Mike Baldassin (C) | Sr | DT | 61 | Chris Linnin | Fr | DT | 65 | Dave Browning | So | NG | 66 | Charles Jackson (C) | Sr | DE | 73 | Doug Martin | Fr | LB | 82 | Bret Gagliardi | Fr | FS | 96 | Kyle Heinrich | So | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 3 | Don Feleay | Sr | PK | 7 | Steve Robbins | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- Source:[8][9]
Game summaries
Oregon State
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Washington | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Oregon St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
at Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
- Date: October 9
- Game attendance: 27,096
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Game information |
- Washington
- Moon
9/15, 88 yds, 2 int - Steele
17 rush, 78 yds, 2 TD - Phillips
5 rec, 40 yds | - Oregon St
- Richardson
5/14, 46 yds, int - Redwine
18 rush, 70 yds - Hammock
6 rec, 62 yds, TD | |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | UW | OSU | 2 | 14:19 | 6 | 37 | | Washington | 36-yard field goal by Robbins | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10:02 | | | | Washington | Brooks 20-yard blocked punt return for touchdown, Robbins kick good | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3:49 | 9 | 57 | | Washington | Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1:04 | 5 | 25 | | Washington | Steele 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 24 | 0 | 4 | 9:59 | 2 | 7 | | Oregon St | Hammock 6-yard touchdown reception from Grossart, 2-point run failed | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0:19 | 3 | 10 | | Oregon St | Fields 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed | 24 | 12 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 24 | 12 | |
NFL draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 335 selections.
References
- ^ "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1976. p. 6C.
- ^ Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Steele's long dash leads Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1976. p. D1.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^ "Rowland, Earl pace UW romp". The Spokesman-Review. September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "IU Holds Off Washington, 20-13". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. United Press International. September 26, 1976. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "WSU vs. Washington (probable starters)". November 19, 1976. p. 21.
- ^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 20, 1976. p. 17.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 09. Retrieved 2018-Dec-30.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
- Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 20, 1976
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