1974 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 1974 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach Jim Owens,[1][2] the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 272.[3]
- Jim Owens (18th season)
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-8) |
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| MVP | Cornelius Chenevert |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linebacker Cornelius Chenevert was selected as the team's most valuable player, and the team captains were Willie Hendricks, Bob Martin, Dave Pear, and Ray Pinney. Days after the season concluded with an Apple Cup victory at Spokane,[4][5][6] 47-year-old Owens stepped down as head coach,[1][2] and Don James succeeded him in December.[7][8]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Cincinnati* | W 21–17 | 47,000 | [9] | |
| September 21 | Iowa State* |
| W 31–28 | 47,500 | [10] |
| September 28 | No. 9 Texas A&M* |
| L 15–28 | 54,000 | [11] |
| October 5 | at No. 19 Texas* | L 21–35 | 50,250 | [12] | |
| October 12 | at Oregon State | L 9–23 | 26,951 | [13] | |
| October 19 | at Stanford | L 17–34 | 38,000 | [14] | |
| October 26 | Oregon |
| W 66–0 | 52,500 | [15] |
| November 2 | No. 18 UCLA |
| W 31–9 | 52,000 | [16] |
| November 9 | No. 18 California |
| L 26–52 | 54,500 | [17] |
| November 16 | at No. 8 USC | L 11–42 | 51,157 | [18] | |
| November 23 | at Washington State | W 24–17 | 27,800 | [19] | |
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Roster
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NFL draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[22] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Dave Pear | Defensive tackle | 3rd | 56 | Baltimore Colts |
| Bob Martin | Defensive end | 11th | 269 | Green Bay Packers |
| Skip Boyd | Punter | 17th | 438 | Los Angeles Rams |
