1976 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his second year, and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-8).[1] This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004.
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Headcoach
- Don James (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorDick Scesniak (2nd season)
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim E. Mora (2nd season) |
| MVP | Robin Earl |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 2 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UCLA | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.[2][3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Virginia* | W 38–17 | 37,500–40,412 | [5] | ||
| September 18 | Colorado* |
| ABC | L 7–21 | 36,600 | [6] |
| September 25 | Indiana* |
| L 13–20 | 40,425–42,206 | [7] | |
| October 2 | Minnesota* |
| W 38–7 | 37,994 | [8] | |
| October 9 | at Oregon State | W 24–12 | 27,096 | [9] | ||
| October 16 | at Stanford | L 28–34 | 36,000 | [10] | ||
| October 23 | Oregon |
| W 14–7 | 38,127 | [11] | |
| October 30 | No. 3 UCLA |
| L 21–30 | 47,719 | [12] | |
| November 6 | California |
| L 0–7 | 39,086 | [13] | |
| November 13 | at No. 3 USC | L 3–20 | 49,264 | [14] | ||
| November 20 | vs. Washington State | W 51–32 | 35,800 | [15] | ||
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Game summaries
Oregon State
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Oregon St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
at Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
- Date: October 9
- Game attendance: 27,096
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Roster
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NFL draft selections
Three Washington Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 335 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[20] |
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Robin Earl | Running back | 3rd | 61 | Chicago Bears |
| Charles Jackson | Defensive tackle | 9th | 241 | Denver Broncos |
| Don Wardlow | Tight end | 11th | 305 | Dallas Cowboys |
