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]
Quick Facts Washington Huskies football, Pacific-8 championRose Bowl champion ...
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The Huskies were fourteen-point underdogs to #4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20.[3][4][5]
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | No. 16 Mississippi State* | | | L 18–27† (later fofeited)[6] [better source needed] | 45,050 | [7] |
September 17 | San Jose State* | | | W 24–3 | 36,489 | |
September 24 | at Syracuse* | | | L 20–22 | 12,839 | |
October 1 | at Minnesota* | | | L 17–19 | 31,895 | |
October 8 | at Oregon | | | W 54–0 | 29,500 | |
October 15 | Stanford | | | W 45–21 | 46,529 | |
October 22 | Oregon State | | | W 14–6 | 46,677 | |
October 29 | at UCLA | | | L 12–20† (later vacated)[6] | 38,692 | |
November 5 | at California | | | W 50–31 | 38,812 | |
November 12 | No. 14 USC | | | W 28–10 | 59,501 | |
November 19 | Washington State | No. 19 | | W 35–15 | 60,964 | |
, 1978 | vs. No. 4 Michigan* | No. 13 | | W 27–20 | 105,312 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- † Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington[6]
More information Players, Coaches ...
1977 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K |
7 |
Steve Robbins |
Sr |
P |
27 |
Aaron Wilson |
Jr |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- Source:[8]
Game 9 at California
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Washington |
3 |
14 |
21 | 12 | 50 |
California |
7 |
14 |
0 | 10 | 31 |
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More information Game information ...
Game information |
- Washington
- Warren Moon
11/19, 207 yds, int
- Joe Steele
22 rush, 90 yds, 2 TD
- Scott Greenwood
5 rec, 112 yds
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- California
- Gary Graumann
16/31, 172 yds, 2 TD
- Paul Jones
14 rush, 58 yds
- George Freitas
9 rec, 139 yds
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More information Scoring summary, Quarter ...
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
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CAL |
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California |
Hillmon 7-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good |
0 |
7 |
1 |
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Washington |
31-yard field goal by Robbins |
3 |
7 |
2 |
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Washington |
Steele 5-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good |
10 |
7 |
2 |
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California |
Thompson 14-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, Breech kick good |
10 |
14 |
2 |
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Washington |
Tyler 4-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good |
17 |
14 |
2 |
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California |
Thompson 10-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good |
17 |
21 |
3 |
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Washington |
Moon 12-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good |
24 |
21 |
3 |
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Washington |
Moon 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good |
31 |
21 |
3 |
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Washington |
Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good |
38 |
21 |
4 |
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California |
48-yard field goal by Breech |
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4 |
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Washington |
Safety, center snap out of end zone |
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4 |
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Washington |
Smith 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good |
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4 |
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California |
Freitas 7-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete |
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
50 |
31 |
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USC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
USC |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
• Washington |
0 |
7 | 14 | 7 |
28 |
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| 2 | | WASH | Moon 2-yard run (Robbins kick) | WASH 7-0 |
| 2 | | USC | Jordan 26-yard field goal | WASH 7-3 |
| 3 | | WASH | Gaines 19-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) | WASH 14-3 |
| 3 | | WASH | Steele 1-yard run (Robbins kick) | WASH 21-3 |
| 4 | | USC | White 1-yard run (Jordan kick) | WASH 21-10 |
| 4 | | WASH | Moon 71-yard run (Robbins kick) | WASH 28-10 |
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- Source:[10]
Washington State
More information Total, Scoring summary ...
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Washington State |
0 |
0 | 0 | 15 |
15 |
• Washington |
21 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | WASH | Steele 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) | WASH 7-0 |
| 1 | | WASH | Greenwood 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) | WASH 14-0 |
| 1 | | WASH | Steele 3-yard run (Robbins kick) | WASH 21-0 |
| 2 | | WASH | Steele 6-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) | WASH 28-0 |
| 3 | | WASH | Rowland 5-yard run (Robbins kick) | WASH 35-0 |
| 4 | | WSU | Doornik 4-yard run (Watson kick) | WASH 35-7 |
| 4 | | WSU | Kelly 14-yard pass from Thompson (Thompson to Ransom pass) | WASH 35-15 |
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- Source:[1][2]
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.
- Source:[12]
"The Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1977. p. 3B.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
- YouTube – UW video – "The James Gang Arrives" (1977 season)