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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  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. UCLA  7   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Kansas  31   2   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Indiana  7   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Oregon State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Alabama  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Stanford  34   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Oregon  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Arizona State  41   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Arizona  31   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Southern California  10   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Washington State  38   8   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored270
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed155
  Defense Average14.1
  Opponents Record66-58
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 12-1318153Won  17-106-118281  John Robinson
UCLA 8-3-1261172Tied  10-106-2197131  Terry Donahue
Washington 7-4270155 6-2215119  Don James
Arizona State 9-3347236Won  34-184-3164180  Frank Kush
Stanford 8-4326221Won  25-224-3182131  Bill Walsh
California 6-5236289 3-4124204  Roger Theder
Arizona 5-6245205 3-4148140  Tony Mason
Oregon State 3-7-1128266 2-692229  Craig Fertig
Oregon 2-9173212 2-5121135  Rich Brooks
Washington State 3-7-1276296 1-7193268  Jim Walden

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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