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1980 Washington Huskies football team

The 1980 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–2 record in the regular season and were Pacific-10 Conference champions at 6–1. They returned to the Rose Bowl, but fell to favored Michigan;[1][2][3] for the season Washington outscored its opponents 333 to 198.[4]

1980 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 6–23 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stull (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (3rd season)
MVPTom Flick
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 USC 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Arizona State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
California 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Both regular season losses were at home at Husky Stadium. The sole conference loss was to border rival Oregon,[5][6] who last defeated the Huskies in 1973; it was the first loss for James against a Northwest team. In his eighteen games against the Ducks, James lost only three; the other two were in 1987 and 1988. The conference opponents not played this season were California and UCLA. The Huskies' winning streak over Washington State in the Apple Cup reached seven with another win in Spokane;[7][8] it has not been held there since.

Senior quarterback Tom Flick was selected as the team's most valuable player; Flick, Ken Gardner, Rusty Olsen, and Randy Van Divier were the team captains.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Air Force*No. 19
W 50–744,999[9]
September 20Northwestern*No. 16
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–749,975[10]
September 27OregonNo. 13
L 10–3456,282[5][6][11]
October 4at Oklahoma State*
W 24–1848,200[12]
October 11at Oregon State
W 41–633,000[13]
October 18at No. 20 Stanford
W 27–2460,066[14]
October 25Navy*No. 18
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 10–2448,841[15]
November 1Arizona State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 25–048,691[16]
November 8Arizona
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–2249,341[17]
November 15at No. 2 USC
W 20–1055,512[18]
November 22at Washington StateNo. 16
W 30–2334,577[7][8]
January 1, 1981vs. No. 5 Michigan*No. 16
L 6–23104,863[1][2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1980 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 15 Anthony Allen So
TE 86 David Bayle Sr
WR 17 Ron Blacken Sr
OL Pat Bresolin
G 57 James Carter Jr
QB 6 Tim Cowan
G 75 Mike Curtis Sr
RB Brenno DeFeo
QB 12 Tom Flick (C) Sr
WR 80 Danny Greene Fr
RB Sterling Hinds
RB Ron Jackson
RB Chris James
G 56 Rick Mallory Fr
OT 78 Curt Marsh Sr
TE Lance Neubauer
QB 16 Steve Pelluer Fr
C 53 Mike Reilly Sr
FB 32 Willie Rosborough So
WR 7 Paul Skansi So
RB 20 Kyle Stevens
RB Kyle Stewart
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Sr
OT 79 Randy Van Divier (C) Sr
WR 91 Aaron Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 4 Dennis Brown So
LB 48 Tony Caldwell So
LB 40 Ken Driscoll So
LB 82 Bret Gagliardi Sr
S 69 Ken Gardner (C) Sr
DT 92 Scott Garnett Fr
S 3 Derek Harvey So
CB 8 Ray Horton Jr
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins Jr
LB 67 Mark Jerue Jr
LB 47 Jerry McLain Sr
DB 23 Vince Newsome So
DB 33 Chris O'Connor
DT 64 Rusty Olsen (C) Sr
LB 49 Steve Pope Jr
CB 2 William Reed Jr
CB 11 Bill Stapleton So
LB 38 Mark Stewart So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 14 Rich Camarillo Sr
K 13 Chuck Nelson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

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NFL draft selections

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Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[23]
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Curt Marsh Tackle 1st 23 Oakland Raiders
Randy Van Divier Tackle 3rd 68 Baltimore Colts
Tom Flick Quarterback 4th 90 Washington Redskins
Toussaint Tyler Running back 9th 222 New Orleans Saints
Rusty Olsen Defensive tackle 9th 234 Denver Broncos

References

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  1. ^ a b "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 1C.
  2. ^ a b Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
  3. ^ a b Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  4. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ a b "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. p. 8C.
  7. ^ a b "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
  8. ^ a b Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  9. ^ Miller, Paul (September 14, 1980). "The Huskies provided the air show". The News Tribune. p. B1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Washington wallops Northwestern, 45–7". The Pantagraph. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Withers, Bud (September 27, 1980). "Running out of running backs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  12. ^ "Washington subdues O-State in 24–18 style". St. Joseph News-Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Washington Huskies rip Pac-10 rival Oregon State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "FG prunes Cards, Huakies smell Rosy". The Sacramento Bee. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Underdog Middies score easy win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 6D.
  16. ^ "Washington blanks Arizona State". The Springfield Leader-News. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Huskies smelling Roses after romp". The Columbian. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Huskies snap USC streak 20–10". The Sacramento Bee. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "1980 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
  21. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
  22. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  23. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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