Washington Football Team History 
Washington Huskies  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Washington  
 
  Seattle, WA   
Founded: 1861 Stadium: Hushy Stadium Capacity: 72,500 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Jim Lambright Conference: Pac 10- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1997 Season Highlights  
 Jim Lambright enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Washington.  
    
		
		
1997 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 6   @
Brigham Young 
  
    
   	 42  
   	 20  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 13   vs.
San Diego State 
  
    
   	 36  
   	 3  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 20   vs.
Nebraska 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 27  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 4   vs.
Arizona State 
  
    
   	 26  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 11   @
California 
  
    
   	 30  
   	 3  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 18   @
Arizona 
  
    
   	 58  
   	 28  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 25   @
Oregon State 
  
    
   	 45  
   	 17  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 1   vs.
Southern California 
  
    
   	 27  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 8   vs.
Oregon 
  
    
   	 28  
   	 31  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 15   @
UCLA 
  
    
   	 28  
   	 52  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 22   vs.
Washington State 
  
    
   	 35  
   	 41  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Dec. 25   
Michigan State 
  
    
   	 51  
   	 23  
     W   
    
   	 @ Honolulu, HI  
   	 Aloha Classic Bowl 
 
 
		   	
	
1997 Season Totals  
  Record 8-4
  
  Points Scored 420  
  Scoring Average 35.0  
  Points Allowed 259  
  Defense Average 21.6  
  Opponents Record 86-55
  
  Conference Record 5-3  
  Home Record 3-3
  
  Away Record 4-1
     
  
 
		
1997 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
	18  8-4-0 
	AP  
	
	
	18  8-4-0 
	Coaches  
	18  8-4-0 
	USA Today/ESPN  
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1997 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1997 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.