American college football season
1977 Washington Huskies football Conference Pacific-8 Conference Coaches No. 9 AP No. 10 1977 record 8–4 (6–1 Pac-8) Head coach Offensive coordinator Dick Scesniak (3rd season)Defensive coordinator Jim Mora (3rd season)MVP Warren Moon (QB)Captains
Blair Bush (C)
Dave Browning (DT)
Warren Moon (QB)
Mike Rohrbach (LB)
Home stadium Husky Stadium (c. 72,500, AstroTurf )Seasons
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Washington $
6
–
1
8
–
4
No. 15 Stanford
5
–
2
9
–
3
No. 13 USC
5
–
2
8
–
4
California
3
–
4
7
–
4
Washington State
3
–
4
6
–
5
Oregon
1
–
6
2
–
9
Oregon State
0
–
7
2
–
9
UCLA †
0
–
2
0
–
4
$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll
The 1977 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don James and played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle . They finished the regular season at 7–4 overall , were champions of the Pac-8 at 6–1, and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl on January 2.[1] [2]
The Huskies were fourteen-point underdogs to #4 Michigan , but upset the Wolverines 27–20.[3] [4] [5]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 10 No. 16 Mississippi State * L 18–27† (later vacated) [6] [better source needed ] 45,050
September 17 San Jose State * W 24–336,489
September 24 at Syracuse * Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY L 20–2212,839
October 1 at Minnesota * Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN L 17–1931,895
October 8 at Oregon W 54–029,500
October 15 Stanford W 45–2146,529
October 22 Oregon State W 14–646,677
October 29 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 12–20† (later vacated) [6] 38,692
November 5 at California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 50–3138,812
November 12 No. 14 USC W 28–1059,501
November 19 Washington State No. 19 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup ) W 35–1560,964
January 2, 1978 vs. No. 4 Michigan * No. 13 W 27–20105,312
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
† Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington [6]
Roster [ ]
1977 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FL
81
Gary Briggs
So
C
58
Blair Bush (C)
Sr
G
72
Marshall Cromer
Jr
G
75
Mike Curtis
So
QB
12
Tom Flick
So
FB
42
Ron Gipson
So
TE
86
Scott Greenwood
Jr
T
78
Curt Marsh
Fr
QB
1
Warren Moon (C)
Sr
RB
24
Joe Steele
So
T
63
Jeff Toews
Jr
C
56
Tom Turnure
So
RB
45
Toussaint Tyler
Fr
T
79
Randy Van Divier
Fr
T
70
Robert Westlund
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
MG
67
Cliff Bethea
Sr
DT
65
Dave Browning (C)
Sr
SS
39
John Edwards
Jr
CB
23
Nesby Glasgow
Jr
LB
55
Bruce Harrell
So
FS
96
Kyle Heinrich
Jr
LB
5
Michael Jackson
Jr
LB
34
John Kerley
Jr
CB
19
Mark Lee
So
DT
61
Chris Linnin
So
DE
73
Doug Martin
So
CB
25
Wayne Moses
Sr
LB
48
Antowaine Richardson
So
LB
54
Mike Rohrbach (C)
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
7
Steve Robbins
Sr
P
27
Aaron Wilson
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [7]
Game summaries [ ]
Game 9 at California [ ]
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
3
14
21 12 50
California
7
14
0 10 31
at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
Date : November 5Game attendance : 38,812[8]
Game information
Washington
Warren Moon 11/19, 207 Yds, INT
Joe Steele 22 Rush, 90 Yds, 2 TD
Scott Greenwood 5 Rec, 112 Yds
California
Gary Graumann 16/31, 172 Yds, 2 TD
Paul Jones 14 Rush, 58 Yds
George Freitas 9 Rec, 139 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WASH
CAL
1
California
Hillmon 7-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good
0
7
1
Washington
31-yard field goal by Robbins
3
7
2
Washington
Steele 5-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
10
7
2
California
Thompson 14-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, Breech kick good
10
14
2
Washington
Tyler 4-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
17
14
2
California
Thompson 10-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good
17
21
3
Washington
Moon 12-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
24
21
3
Washington
Moon 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
31
21
3
Washington
Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
38
21
4
California
48-yard field goal by Breech
4
Washington
Safety, center snap out of end zone
4
Washington
Smith 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
4
California
Freitas 7-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
50
31
USC [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
USC
0
3 0 7
10
• Washington
0
7 14 7
28
Date: November 12Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle, WA Game attendance: 59,501Game weather: Overcast
Scoring summary 2 WASH Moon 2-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 7-0
2 USC Jordan 26-yard field goal WASH 7-3
3 WASH Gaines 19-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 14-3
3 WASH Steele 1-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 21-3
4 USC White 1-yard run (Jordan kick) WASH 21-10
4 WASH Moon 71-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 28-10
Source: [9]
Washington State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Washington State
0
0 0 15
15
• Washington
21
7 7 0
35
Date: November 19Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle, WA Game attendance: 60,964
Scoring summary 1 WASH Steele 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 7-0
1 WASH Greenwood 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 14-0
1 WASH Steele 3-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 21-0
2 WASH Steele 6-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 28-0
3 WASH Rowland 5-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 35-0
4 WSU Doornik 4-yard run (Watson kick) WASH 35-7
4 WSU Kelly 14-yard pass from Thompson (Thompson to Ransom pass) WASH 35-15
Source: [1] [2]
NFL Draft selections [ ]
Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.
Player
Position
Round
Overall
Franchise
Blair Bush
Center
1st
16
Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Browning
Defensive End
2nd
54
Oakland Raiders
Source: [11]
Quarterback Warren Moon played for the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) from 1978 to 1983 and made his NFL debut with the Houston Oilers in 1984 . [12]
References [ ]
^ a b "Huskies freeze Cougars and get a bowl bid, too" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire services. November 20, 1977. p. 3B.
^ a b Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1977). "UW earns somebody's bowl" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ Missidine, Harry (January 3, 1978). "Jackson rescues Washington" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
^ "Huskies prove worthy" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 13.
^ "Huskies go from rags to roses" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 1C.
^ a b c "All-Time Records for Washington" .
^ "The Lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 8, 1977. p. 3B.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
^ "Huskies stop – USC – and smell the roses" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire services. November 13, 1977. p. 1C.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
^ "Warren Moon Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
External links [ ]
YouTube – UW video – "The James Gang Arrives" (1977 season)
Venues
Various (1889–1894)
Denny Field (1895–1920)
CenturyLink Field (2011–2012)
Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Bowl games
Oregon
Washington State (Apple Cup )
Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10
USC (1978)
USC (1979)
Washington (1980)
Washington (1981)
UCLA (1982)
UCLA (1983)
USC (1984)
UCLA (1985)
Arizona State (1986)
USC & UCLA (1987)
USC (1988)
USC (1989)
Washington (1990)
Washington (1991)
Washington & Stanford (1992)
Arizona , UCLA , & USC (1993)
Oregon (1994)
USC & Washington (1995)
Arizona State (1996)
UCLA & Washington State (1997)
UCLA (1998)
Stanford (1999)
Oregon , Oregon State , & Washington (2000)
Oregon (2001)
USC & Washington State (2002)
USC (2003)
USC (2004) vacated
USC (2005) vacated
California & USC (2006)
Arizona State & USC (2007)
USC (2008)
Oregon (2009)
Oregon (2010)
Pac-12 National championships in bold