Washington Football Team History
Washington Huskies
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861 Stadium: Hushy Stadium Capacity: 72,500 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Don James Conference: Pac 10-
1979 Season Highlights
Don James enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Washington.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Wyoming
38
2
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Utah
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Oregon
21
17
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Fresno State
49
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Oregon State
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Arizona State
7
12
#Won
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Pittsburgh
14
26
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
UCLA
34
14
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
California
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Southern California
17
24
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Washington State
17
7
W
Sat., Dec. 22
Texas
14
7
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 321
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 154
Defense Average 12.8
Opponents Record 67-71
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 9-3-0
AP
11 9-3-0
Coaches
11 9-3-0
UPI
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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