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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  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Northwestern  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Michigan  25   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Louisiana State  14   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Navy  27   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oregon State  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Stanford  32   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Oregon  32   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ UCLA  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Arizona  23   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Southern California  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Washington State  6   17   L       
 Mon., Dec. 26   Penn State  10   13   L    @ Honolulu, HI   Aloha Classic Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored285
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed178
  Defense Average14.8
  Opponents Record58-72
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-4-1309265Won  45-96-1-1211158  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-4285178Lost  10-135-217591  Don James
Washington State 7-4237211 5-3152156  Jim Walden
Arizona 7-3-1343188 4-3-1226157  Larry Smith
Southern California 4-6-1210238 4-3151128  Ted Tollner
Arizona State 6-4-1320200 3-3-1187128  Darryl D. Rogers
California 5-5-1242227 3-4-1179173  Joe Kapp
Oregon 4-6-1152224 3-3-182114  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 2-8-1171332 1-6-185245  Joe Avezzano
Stanford 1-10159293 1-7128226  Paul Wiggin

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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.