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-
 
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| 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 |  |  |  | 
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| 1976 Season Totals |  | Record | 5-6 |  | Points Scored | 237 |  | Scoring Average | 21.5 |  | Points Allowed | 207 |  | Defense Average | 18.8 |  | Opponents Record | 61-63 |  | Conference Record | 3-4 |  | Home Record | 3-4 |  | Away Record | 2-2 |  | 
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| 1976 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 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. 
 
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