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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  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Stanford  31   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Purdue  28   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Texas A&M  12   29   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Pacific  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Oregon  22   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Arizona State  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Southern California  23   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Oregon State  28   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Arizona  21   21   T       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ UCLA  14   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Washington State  34   19   W       
 Sat., Dec. 19   Tulane  24   12   W    @ Shreveport, LA   Independence Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored295
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed254
  Defense Average21.2
  Opponents Record64-56
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record0-3 -1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2426195Won  20-167-1309123  Terry Donahue
Southern California 8-4321229Lost  17-207-1253139  Larry Smith
Washington 7-4-1295254Won  24-124-3-1200200  Don James
Oregon 6-5230228 4-4181177  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-6262268 4-4184173  Jack Elway
Arizona State 7-4-1334263Won  33-283-3-1186165  John Cooper
Arizona 4-4-3263220 2-3-3184189  Dick Tomey
California 3-6-2239267 2-3-2137170  Bruce Snyder
Washington State 3-7-1238356 1-5-1119234  Dennis Erickson
Oregon State 2-9189433 0-788271  Dave Kragthorpe

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 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

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