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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  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Ohio State  40   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Brigham Young  52   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Southern California  10   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. California  50   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Stanford  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Bowling Green State  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Oregon  38   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Arizona State  21   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Oregon State  28   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. UCLA  17   17   T       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Washington State  44   23   W       
 Thu., Dec. 25   Alabama  6   28   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored378
  Scoring Average31.5
  Points Allowed197
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record74-54
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-3-1 AP
17 8-3-1 Coaches
17 8-3-1 UPI
19 8-3-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arizona State 10-1-1379167Won  22-155-1-1203122  John Cooper
Arizona 9-3352204Won  30-215-3224149  Larry Smith
Stanford 8-4279191Lost  21-275-3182124  Jack Elway
UCLA 8-3-1385222Won  31-105-2-1265137  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-3-1378197Lost  6-285-2-1232141  Don James
Southern California 7-5264239Lost  7-165-3172155  Ted Tollner
Oregon 5-6235338 3-5168246  Rich Brooks
Washington State 3-7-1221312 2-6-1174278  Jim Walden
California 2-9145325 2-7116269  Joe Kapp
Oregon State 3-8143270 1-687202  Dave Kragthorpe

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 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.