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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Virginia  38   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Colorado  7   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Indiana  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Minnesota  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Oregon State  24   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Stanford  28   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Oregon  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. UCLA  21   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. California  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Southern California  3   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Washington State  51   32   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored237
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed207
  Defense Average18.8
  Opponents Record61-63
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record2-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 11-1386139Won  14-67-024461  John Robinson
UCLA 9-2-1391173Lost  6-366-1270101  Terry Donahue
Stanford 6-5239284 5-2179174  Jack Christiansen
California 5-6230226 3-4115124  Mike White
Washington 5-6237207 3-4141142  Don James
Washington State 3-8240331 2-5139227  Jackie Sherrill
Oregon 4-7144271 1-679205  Don Read
Oregon State 2-10179325 1-677210  Craig Fertig

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.