1980 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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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 | |
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Pac-10 champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob Stull (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (3rd season) |
| MVP | Tom Flick |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Air Force* | No. 19 | W 50–7 | 44,999 | [9] | |
| September 20 | Northwestern* | No. 16 |
| W 45–7 | 49,975 | [10] |
| September 27 | Oregon | No. 13 |
| L 10–34 | 56,282 | [5][6][11] |
| October 4 | at Oklahoma State* | W 24–18 | 48,200 | [12] | ||
| October 11 | at Oregon State | W 41–6 | 33,000 | [13] | ||
| October 18 | at No. 20 Stanford | W 27–24 | 60,066 | [14] | ||
| October 25 | Navy* | No. 18 |
| L 10–24 | 48,841 | [15] |
| November 1 | Arizona State |
| W 25–0 | 48,691 | [16] | |
| November 8 | Arizona |
| W 45–22 | 49,341 | [17] | |
| November 15 | at No. 2 USC | W 20–10 | 55,512 | [18] | ||
| November 22 | at Washington State | No. 16 | W 30–23 | 34,577 | [7][8] | |
| January 1, 1981 | vs. No. 5 Michigan* | No. 16 | L 6–23 | 104,863 | [1][2][3] | |
Roster
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NFL draft selections
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 |