1985 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–5 record, and outscored its opponents 238 to 225.[1] Joe Kelly was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award. Kelly was also selected as the team's most valuable player. Kelly, Vestee Jackson, Hugh Millen, and Dennis Soldat were the team captains.
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Don James (11th season)
OffensivecoordinatorGary Pinkel (2nd season)
| 1985 Washington Huskies football | |
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Freedom Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Pinkel (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (8th season) |
| MVP | Joe Kelly |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior quarterback Millen started the first nine games,[2] and sophomore Chris Chandler the final three.[3][4][5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | No. 16 Oklahoma State* | No. 12 | L 17–31 | 60,320 | [6] | |
| September 14 | at No. 16 BYU* | L 3–31 | 65,476 | [7] | ||
| September 21 | at Houston* | W 29–12 | 20,522 | [8] | ||
| September 28 | No. 13 UCLA |
| W 21–14 | 60,801 | [9] | |
| October 5 | at Oregon | W 19–13 | 44,383 | [10] | ||
| October 12 | at California | W 28–12 | 49,000 | [11] | ||
| October 19 | Oregon State |
| L 20–21 | 58,771 | [12] | |
| November 2 | Stanford |
| W 34–0 | 58,625 | [13] | |
| November 9 | at Arizona State | L 7–36 | 67,474 | [14] | ||
| November 16 | USC |
| W 20–17 | 59,417 | [15] | |
| November 23 | Washington State |
| L 20–21 | 59,887 | [16] | |
| December 30 | vs. Colorado* | W 20–17 | 30,961 | [17] | ||
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Game summaries
UCLA
- Source:[18]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UCLA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Washington | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Game attendance: 60,801
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
| 1 | UCLA | Sherrard 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick) | UCLA 7-0 | |
| 2 | WASH | Jaeger 31-yard field goal | UCLA 7-3 | |
| 2 | UCLA | Dorrell 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick) | UCLA 14-3 | |
| 2 | WASH | Hill 31-yard pass from Millen (Millen to Trimble pass) | UCLA 14-11 | |
| 3 | WASH | Jaeger 37-yard field goal | Tied 14-14 | |
| 3 | WASH | Toy 1-yard run (Jaeger kick) | WASH 21-14 | |
Oregon State
- Source:[19]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Washington | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Game attendance: 56,544
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
| 1 | WASH | Jaeger 28-yard field goal | WASH 3-0 | |
| 1 | OSU | Malone 43-yard pass from Gonzales (Nielsen kick) | OSU 7-3 | |
| 2 | WASH | Weathersby 2-yard run (Jaeger kick) | WASH 10-7 | |
| 2 | OSU | Gonzales 20-yard run (Nielsen kick) | OSU 14-10 | |
| 3 | WASH | Covington 14-yard run (Jaeger kick) | WASH 17-14 | |
| 4 | WASH | Jaeger 43-yard field goal | WASH 20-14 | |
| 4 | OSU | Northington recovered blocked punt in end zone (Nielsen kick) | OSU 21-20 | |
Washington State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Wash. State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Washington | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
- Date: November 23
- Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Game attendance: 49,302
- Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C)
| 1 | WSU | James 44-yard pass from Rypien (Traut kick) | WSU 7-0 | |
| 2 | WASH | Jaeger 31-yard field goal | WSU 7-3 | |
| 2 | WSU | Taylor 24-yard pass from Rypien (Traut kick) | WSU 14-3 | |
| 2 | WASH | Jaeger 38-yard field goal | WSU 14-6 | |
| 3 | WASH | Covington 2-yard run (Covington run) | Tied 14-14 | |
| 4 | WSU | Taylor 15-yard pass from Rypien (Traut kick) | WSU 21-14 | |
| 4 | WASH | Hill 50-yard pass from Chandler (pass failed) | WSU 21-20 | |
Roster
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Offense
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NFL draft
Four Huskies were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Joe Kelly | LB | 1 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Vestee Jackson | CB | 2 | 55 | Chicago Bears |
| Hugh Millen | QB | 3 | 71 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Ron Hadley | LB | 5 | 132 | New York Jets |
- Source:[24]
