1996 Washington Huskies football team

The 1996 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 391 to 254.^[1] Running back Corey Dillon was selected as the team's most valuable player. Seniors Ink Aleaga, John Fiala, Dave Janoski, and Bob Sapp were the team captains.

1996 Washington Huskies football
Holiday Bowl, L 21–33 vs. Colorado
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Lambright (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Linehan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Hart (2nd season)
MVP	Corey Dillon
Captains	John Fiala Ink Aleaga Bob Sapp Dave Janoski
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 16 Washington		7	–	1					9	–	3
Stanford		5	–	3					7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					5	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					6	–	5
California		3	–	5					6	–	6
USC		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5					5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In his only season at UW, Seattle native Dillon set the team all-time single-season records for rushing yards (1,695 yards) and touchdowns scored (24). In the first quarter against San Jose State in mid-November, he rushed for 222 yards with two touchdowns, then went 83 yards on a pass for a third touchdown, setting NCAA records for both rushing yards and all-purpose yards (305) in one quarter.^[2][3][4] Dillon did not re-enter the non-conference game as the Huskies were comfortably ahead 25–0 by the end of the first quarter on a cold and rainy afternoon; the Dawgs led 43–3 at the half and won 53–10.^[2][3] For the third time, he was named the Pac-10 offensive player of the week,^[4] and was a third team All-American.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 42–45	73,379
September 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 BYU*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 29–17	71,165
September 21	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 24	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 31–17	73,414
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Stanford	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 27–6	71,488
October 12	11:30 a.m.	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 20–54	59,075
October 19	3:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 25	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 41–21	70,444
October 26	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon	No. 23	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–14	46,226
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at USC	No. 21	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 21–10	60,039
November 9	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 42–3	71,072
November 16	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 53–10	70,063
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 12	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	FX	W 31–24 OT	37,600
December 30	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Colorado*	No. 13	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–33	54,749
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	24	21	18	16	25	23	21	19	15	12	12	12	13	16
Coaches	22		23	—	23	21	18	16	—	24	23	20	17	15	15	13	12	15

Game summaries

At Arizona State

See also: 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	7	7	21	42
Arizona St	7	7	14	17	45

Game information

First quarter ASU – Michael Martin 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 11:45. Arizona St 7–0. Drive: WASH – Dave Janoski 67-yard punt return (kick good). Tie 7–7 Second quarter WASH – Rashaan Shehee 6-yard run (kick good), 6:19. Washington 14–7. Drive: ASU – Ricky Boyer 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:48. Tie 14–14. Drive: Third quarter WASH – Cameron Cleeland 36-yard pass from Shane Fortney (kick good). 'Washington 21–14. Drive: ASU – Michael Martin 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick). Tie 21–21. Drive: ASU – Isaiah Mustafa recovered fumble in end zone (Robert Nycz kick), 3:07. Arizona St 28–21. Fourth quarter ASU – Terry Battle 7-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 14:31. Arizona St 35–21. Drive: ASU – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 12:01. Arizona St 42–21. Drive: WASH – Brock Huard 10-yard run (kick good), 9:00. Arizona St 42–28. Drive: WASH – Gerald Harris 67-yard pass from Brock Huard (kick good), 7:15. Arizona St 42–35. Drive: WASH – Corey Dillon 8-yard run (kick good), 5:13. Tie 42–42. Drive: ASU – Robert Nycz 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Arizona St 45–42. Drive: Top passers WASH – Brock Huard – 6/11, 143 yards, TD ASU – Jake Plummer – 16/30, 186 yards, 3 TD Top rushers WASH ASU Top receivers WASH ASU

Washington Huskies (0–0) at #20 Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 21, 1996
• Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,379

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Roster

1996 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 88 Jeremy Brigham Jr TE 85 Cameron Cleeland Jr OT 67 Tony Coats So WR 22 Fred Coleman Jr FB 23 Keth Crotty Sr OT 75 Aaron Dalan So WR Andre DeSaussure RB 4 Corey Dillon Jr QB 15 Shane Fortney Jr WR Gerald Harris Fr RB Jason Harris RB Anthony Hicks RB Terry Hollimon QB 16 Brock Huard So WR 19 Dave Janoski (C) Sr OT 57 Lynn Johnson Sr G 70 Ben Kadletz So FB 25 George Keiaho So TE Cam Kissel C 77 Olin Kreutz So QB Tom Linarelli QB Jon Minter G 75 Benji Olson So WR 24 Jerome Pathon Jr FB 36 Mike Reed So OT 72 Bob Sapp (C) Sr RB Sacha Sarieddine RB Maurice Shaw RB 1 Rashaan Shehee Jr OL Mostafa Sobhi	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 54 Ink Aleaga (C) Sr LB 48 Eddie Burrell Sr CB 8 Nigel Burton So CB 10 Toure Butler Fr DE 35 Cris Campbell Jr DE 46 Jason Chorak Jr CB 15 Javon Daniels Fr LB 57 John Fiala (C) Sr LB 6 Marques Hairston Fr LB 40 Jerry Jensen Jr CB 25 Mel Miller Fr S 7 Tony Parrish Jr DT 97 David Richie Sr DB Kyle Roberts CB 1 Jermaine Smith Fr CB 11 Matt Summers Jr LB 17 Lester Towns Fr NT 78 Mac Tuiaea Fr LB 45 Niva Tupua Fr LB 51 Stuart Williams Jr S 21 Chad Wolfe So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Geoff Prince Sr P 34 Hamid Sarshar Jr K 18 John Wales Sr	Head coach Jim Lambright (4th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Randy Hart (AHC, DC, DL) Scott Linehan (OC, WR) Dick Baird (LB) Bill Diedrick (QB) Rick Mallory (TE) Ron Milus (DB) Steve Morton (OL) Scott Pelluer (Rov, Wh LB) Al Roberts (RB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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NFL draft

Three Huskies were selected in the 1997 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (240 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Corey Dillon	Running back	2	43	Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Sapp	Guard	3	69	Chicago Bears
John Fiala	Linebacker	6	166	Miami Dolphins

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
2. "A quarter of Dillon too much". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
3. "No. 15 Washington 53, San Jose St. 10". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 17, 1996. p. 5C.
4. "Washington tailback wins weekly honor for third time this season". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 19, 1996. p. 3B.
5. "Arizona St. 45, Washington 42". The Washington Post. September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
6. "Washington Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Kickoff '96). August 27, 1996. p. C2.
7. "Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1996. p. 4D.