1977 Washington Huskies football team

1977 Washington Huskies football
Pacific-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–20 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record8–4 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Mora (3rd season)
MVPWarren Moon (QB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(c. 58,000, AstroTurf)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UCLA † 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players.
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

The Huskies were fourteen-point underdogs to #4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20.[3][4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 16 Mississippi State*
L 18–27† (later fofeited)[6]
[better source needed]		45,050[7]
September 17San Jose State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 24–336,489
September 24at Syracuse*
L 20–2212,839
October 1at Minnesota*
L 17–1931,895
October 8at Oregon
W 54–029,500
October 15Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–2146,529
October 22Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 14–646,677
October 29at UCLA
L 12–20† (later vacated)[6]38,692
November 5at California
W 50–3138,812
November 12No. 14 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–1059,501
November 19Washington StateNo. 19
W 35–1560,964
January 2, 1978vs. No. 4 Michigan*No. 13
W 27–20105,312  
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
† Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington[6]

Roster

1977 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FL 81 Gary Briggs So
C 58 Blair Bush (C) Sr
G 72 Marshall Cromer Jr
G 75 Mike Curtis So
QB 12 Tom Flick  So
FB 42 Ron Gipson So
TE 86 Scott Greenwood Jr
OT 78 Curt Marsh Fr
QB 1 Warren Moon (C) Sr
RB 24 Joe Steele So
OT 63 Jeff Toews Jr
C 56 Tom Turnure So
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Fr
OT 79 Randy Van Divier Fr
OT 70 Robert Westlund Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
MG 67 Cliff Bethea Sr
DT 65 Dave Browning (C) Sr
SS 39 John Edwards Jr
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow Jr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell So
FS 96 Kyle Heinrich Jr
LB 5 Michael Jackson Jr
LB 34 John Kerley Jr
CB 19 Mark Lee So
DT 61 Chris Linnin So
DE 73 Doug Martin So
CB 25 Wayne Moses Sr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson So
LB 54 Mike Rohrbach (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Steve Robbins Sr
P 27 Aaron Wilson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[8]

Game summaries

Game 9 at California

Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 3 14 211250
California 7 14 01031

at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game attendance: 38,812
  • [9]
Game information

USC

1 234Total
USC 0 307 10
• Washington 0 7147 28
Scoring summary
2WASHMoon 2-yard run (Robbins kick)WASH 7-0
2USCJordan 26-yard field goalWASH 7-3
3WASHGaines 19-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)WASH 14-3
3WASHSteele 1-yard run (Robbins kick)WASH 21-3
4USCWhite 1-yard run (Jordan kick)WASH 21-10
4WASHMoon 71-yard run (Robbins kick)WASH 28-10
Source:[10]

Washington State

1 234Total
Washington State 0 0015 15
• Washington 21 770 35
Scoring summary
1WASHSteele 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)WASH 7-0
1WASHGreenwood 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)WASH 14-0
1WASHSteele 3-yard run (Robbins kick)WASH 21-0
2WASHSteele 6-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick)WASH 28-0
3WASHRowland 5-yard run (Robbins kick)WASH 35-0
4WSUDoornik 4-yard run (Watson kick)WASH 35-7
4WSUKelly 14-yard pass from Thompson (Thompson to Ransom pass)WASH 35-15
Source:[1][2]

NFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[11]
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Blair Bush Center 1st 16 Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Browning Defensive end 2nd 54 Oakland Raiders
Source:[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Huskies freeze Cougars and get a bowl bid, too". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 20, 1977. p. 3B.
  2. ^ a b Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1977). "UW earns somebody's bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  3. ^ Missidine, Harry (January 3, 1978). "Jackson rescues Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
  4. ^ "Huskies prove worthy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Huskies go from rags to roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 1C.
  6. ^ a b c "All-Time Records for Washington". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Hapless Huskies bitten by Bulldogs". The News Tribune. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1977. p. 3B.
  9. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
  10. ^ "Huskies stop – USC – and smell the roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 13, 1977. p. 1C.
  11. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  13. ^ "Warren Moon Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  • YouTube – UW video – "The James Gang Arrives" (1977 season)


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