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1979 Washington Huskies football team

Summary

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]

1979 Washington Huskies football
Sun Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Texas
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stull (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (2nd season)
MVPMark Lee
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
No. 11 Washington 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Arizona State † 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
UCLA 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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 edit

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

[16]

Roster edit

1979 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
SE 2 Aaron Williams Fr
RB 5 Vince Coby Jr
SE 7 Paul Skansi Fr
QB 7 Tom Porras Sr
QB 12 Tom Flick Jr
SE 17 Ron Blacken Sr
RB 24 Joe Steele (C) Sr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Jr
C 56 Tom Turnure Sr
G 62 Phil Foreman (C) Sr
G 68 Dan Chavira Sr
OT 76 Joe Sanford Sr
OT 78 Curt Marsh Jr
OT 79 Randy Van Divier Jr
TE 86 David Bayle Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 3 Derek Harvey Fr
CB 8 Ray Horton So
CB 10 Lance Theoudele Sr
LB 18 Jim Pence Sr
CB 19 Mark Lee (C) Sr
DB 23 Vince Newsome Fr
LB 38 Mark Stewart Fr
SS 46 Greg Grimes Sr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson (C) Sr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell Sr
NG 58 Stafford Mays Sr
LB 60 Pete Tormey Sr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Sr
DT 64 Rusty Olsen Jr
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins So
LB 67 Mark Jerue So
DE 73 Doug Martin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Mike Lansford Sr
P 14 Rich Camarillo Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
Source:[17][18][19]

NFL draft selections edit

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

= Husky Hall of Fame[20]
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
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 Sanford Tackle 10th 256 New York Giants
Mike Lansford Kicker 12th 312 New York Giants

References edit

  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. ^ a b "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
  4. ^ a b "ASU will forfeit non-league games". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ "All-Time Records for Washington". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "2022 Washington Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 195. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1979. p. 2C.
  18. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 17, 1979). "Expect ball to move in Cat-Dawg fight, no matter who has it". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
  19. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Braggin' rights". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3C.
  20. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.