American college football season
The 1978 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season . Under fourth-year head coach Don James , the team compiled a 7–4 record, tied for second in the Pacific-10 Conference , and outscored its opponents 270 to 155.[1] Linebacker Michael Jackson was selected as the team's most valuable player. The team captains were Jackson, Nesby Glasgow , Scott Greenwood, and Jeff Toews .
In the newly-expanded Pac-10, the defending champion Huskies returned eighteen starters, but not at quarterback .[2] Washington defeated the two new members, Arizona and Arizona State , and did not play California . The two losses were to UCLA and USC , and the Huskies defeated Washington State in the Apple Cup for the fifth consecutive year.[3] [4] [5]
An unexpected non-conference loss at unranked Indiana in September likely kept Washington out of a bowl game.[6] [7]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 9 No. 12 UCLA No. 11 L 7–1055,780
September 16 Kansas * No. 18 W 31–249,624
September 23 at Indiana * No. 15 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN L 7–1440,244
September 30 at Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 34–030,000
October 7 No. 8 Alabama * L 17–2060,975
October 14 at No. 18 Stanford W 34–3158,079
October 21 Oregon W 20–1449,602
October 28 Arizona State W 41–754,866
November 4 Arizona No. 20 W 31–2147,587
November 11 at No. 5 USC No. 19 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 10–2854,071
November 25 vs. Washington State W 38–835,187
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster [ ]
1978 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
Ron Blacken
WR
Gary Briggs
OG
68
Dan Chavira
Jr
RB
Vince Coby
QB
12
Tom Flick
So
OG
62
Phil Foreman
Jr
WR
93
Spider Gaines
Sr
FB
42
Ron Gipson
Jr
TE
86
Scott Greenwood (C)
Sr
OT
78
Curt Marsh
So
TE
80
Randy Moraga
Jr
QB
7
Tom Porras
Jr
WR
22
Keith Richardson
Fr
RB
Rob Smith
OL
Joe Stanford
RB
24
Joe Steele
Jr
RB
20
Kyle Stevens
So
OT
63
Jeff Toews (C)
Sr
RB
45
Toussaint Tyler
So
C
56
Tom Turnure
Jr
OT
79
Randy Van Divier
So
OT
70
Roger Westlund
Sr
TE
R Wold
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [8] [9] [10] [11]
Season summary [ ]
UCLA [ ]
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at Stanford [ ]
Washington Huskies (2–3) at #18 Stanford Cardinals (3–2)
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
0
7
24 3 34
Stanford
10
7
7 7 31
at Stanford Stadium , Stanford, California
Date : October 14Game attendance : 58,079[12]
Game information
First quarter
STAN – Gordon Banks 29-yard pass from Steve Dils (Ken Naber kick). Stanford 7–0.
STAN – Ken Naber 25-yard field goal. Stanford 10–0.
Second quarter
WASH – Jeff Leeland 22-yard blocked punt return (Mike Lansford kick). Stanford 10–7.
STAN – Gordon Banks 3-yard run (Ken Naber kick). Stanford 17–7.
Third quarter
WASH – Mike Lansford 22-yard field goal. Stanford 17–10.
WASH – Lance Theoudele 36-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick). Tie 17–17.
WASH – Greg Grimes 36-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick). Washington 24–17.
WASH – Tom Porras 2-yard run (Mike Lansford kick). Washington 31–17.
STAN – Ken Margerum 33-yard pass from Steve Dils (Ken Naber kick), 0:00. Washington 31–24.
Fourth quarter
STAN – Phil Francis 6-yard run (Ken Naber kick), 5:03. Tie 31–31. Drive: 50 yards.
WASH – Mike Lansford 22-yard field goal, 0:22. Washington 34–31.
Top passers
Top rushers
WASH – Joe Steele – 17 rushes, 65 yards
STAN – Darrin Nelson – 20 rushes, 145 yards
Top receivers
WASH – Spider Gaines – 2 receptions, 41 yards
STAN – Ken Margerum – 5 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Oregon [ ]
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NFL Draft selections [ ]
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds with 330 selections.
References [ ]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ Withers, Bud (October 21, 1978). "Brooks trying to probe Ducks' 'inner game' " . Eugene register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1978). "Steele: Shades of McElhenny" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 26, 1978). "Joe Steeles Jack's show - UW romps" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 27, 1978). "Huskies blitz Cougars in one-sided debacle" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21.
^ "Hoosiers ambush UW 14-7" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). September 24, 1978. p. F1.
^ "Huskies find way to lose to Indiana" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire services. September 24, 1978. p. 4C.
^ "The lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 30, 1978. p. 2C.
^ "The lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 21, 1978. p. 2C.
^ Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1978). "Stakes are sufficient" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
^ Killen, John (November 25, 1978). "Cougs vs. Huskies" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "This time Huskies beat Cards on FG." Eugene Register-Guard. p. 4B. 1978 Oct 15. Retrieved 2021-Oct-12.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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