American college football season
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
Rankings from AP Poll
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 .
The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.[2] [3] [4]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 11 Virginia * W 38–1740,412
September 18 Colorado * L 7–2143,383
September 25 Indiana * L 13–2040,425
October 2 Minnesota * W 38–740,694
October 9 at Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 24–1227,096
October 16 at Stanford L 28–3436,000
October 23 Oregon W 14–743,129
October 30 No. 3 UCLA L 21–3047,187
November 6 California L 0–742,932
November 13 at No. 3 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 3–2049,264
November 20 vs. Washington State W 51–3235,800
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster [ ]
1976 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
1
Warren Moon
Jr
WR
6
Leon Garrett
Sr
QB
12
Tom Flick
Fr
QB
16
Cliff McBride
RB
24
Joe Steele
Fr
RB
26
Ron Rowland
Jr
RB
32
Greg Martin
So
FB
42
Ron Gipson
Fr
C
58
Blair Bush
Jr
G
62
Phil Foreman
Fr
G
63
Jeff Toews
So
G
68
Dan Chavira
Fr
T
70
Roger Westlund
So
T
79
Carl Van Valkenberg
Sr
TE
86
Scott Greenwood
So
WR
91
Scott Phillips (C)
Jr
WR
93
Spider Gaines
So
TE
95
Don Wardlow
Sr
FB , TE
99
Robin Earl (C)
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
3
Don Feleay
Sr
PK
7
Steve Robbins
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [6] [7]
Season summary [ ]
Oregon State [ ]
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
0
24
0 0 24
Oregon St
0
0
0 12 12
at Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Date : October 9Game attendance : 27,096[8]
Game information
Washington
Moon 9/15, 88 Yds, 2 INT
Steele 17 Rush, 78 Yds, 2 TD
Phillips 5 Rec, 40 Yds
Oregon St
Richardson 5/14, 46 Yds, INT
Redwine 18 Rush, 70 Yds
Hammock 6 Rec, 62 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UW
OSU
2
14:19
6
37
Washington
36-yard field goal by Robbins
3
0
2
10:02
Washington
Brooks 20-yard blocked punt return for touchdown, Robbins kick good
10
0
2
3:49
9
57
Washington
Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
0
17
2
1:04
5
25
Washington
Steele 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
24
0
4
9:59
2
7
Oregon St
Hammock 6-yard touchdown reception from Grossart, 2-point run failed
24
6
4
0:19
3
10
Oregon St
Fields 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed
24
12
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
12
NFL Draft selections [ ]
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds with 335 selections.
References [ ]
^ "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1976. p. 6C.
^ Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Steele's long dash leads Washington" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1976. p. D1.
^ Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976" . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 29, 2015 .
^ "WSU vs. Washington (probable starters)" . November 19, 1976. p. 21.
^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 20, 1976. p. 17.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 09. Retrieved 2018-Dec-30.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
External links [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold