American college football season
1980 Washington Huskies football Conference Pacific-10 Coaches No. 17 AP No. 16 1980 record 9–3 (6–1 Pac-10) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bob Stull (2nd season)Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (3rd season)MVP Tom Flick (QB)Captains
Tom Flick (QB)
Randy Van Divier (T)
Rusty Olsen (DT)
Ken Gardner (DB)
Home stadium Husky Stadium Seasons
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
Rankings from AP Poll
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]
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 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 September 13 Air Force * No. 19 W 50–744,999
September 20 Northwestern * No. 16 W 45–749,975
September 27 Oregon No. 13 L 10–3456,282
October 4 at Oklahoma State * Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 24–1848,200
October 11 at Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 41–633,000
October 18 at No. 20 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 27–2460,066
October 25 Navy * No. 18 L 10–2448,841
November 1 Arizona State W 25–048,691
November 8 Arizona W 45–2249,341
November 15 at No. 2 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 20–1055,512
November 22 at Washington State No. 16 Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup )W 30–2334,577
January 1, 1981 vs. No. 5 Michigan * No. 16 L 6–23104,863
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Roster [ ]
1980 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
15
Anthony Allen
So
TE
86
David Bayle
Sr
WR
17
Ron Blacken
Sr
OL
Pat Bresolin
OG
57
James Carter
Jr
QB
6
Tim Cowan
OG
75
Mike Curtis
Sr
RB
Brenno DeFeo
QB
12
Tom Flick (C)
Sr
WR
80
Danny Greene
Fr
RB
Sterling Hinds
RB
Ron Jackson
RB
Chris James
OG
56
Rick Mallory
Fr
OT
78
Curt Marsh
Sr
TE
Lance Neubauer
QB
16
Steve Pelluer
Fr
C
53
Mike Reilly
Sr
FB
32
Willie Rosborough
So
WR
7
Paul Skansi
So
RB
20
Kyle Stevens
RB
Kyle Stewart
RB
45
Toussaint Tyler
Sr
OT
79
Randy Van Divier (C)
Sr
WR
91
Aaron Williams
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
4
Dennis Brown
So
LB
48
Tony Caldwell
So
LB
40
Ken Driscoll
So
LB
82
Bret Gagliardi
Sr
S
69
Ken Gardner (C)
Sr
DT
92
Scott Garnett
Fr
S
3
Derek Harvey
So
CB
8
Ray Horton
Jr
DT
65
Fletcher Jenkins
Jr
LB
67
Mark Jerue
Jr
LB
47
Jerry McLain
Sr
DB
23
Vince Newsome
So
DB
33
Chris O'Connor
DT
64
Rusty Olsen (C)
Sr
LB
49
Steve Pope
Jr
CB
2
William Reed
Jr
CB
11
Bill Stapleton
So
LB
38
Mark Stewart
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [9] [10] [11]
Season summary [ ]
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at Washington State [ ]
See also: 1980 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup
#16 Washington Huskies (8–2) at Washington State Cougars (4–6)
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
0
14
7 9 30
Washington State
14
0
3 6 23
at Joe Albi Stadium , Spokane, Washington
Date : November 20Game attendance : 34,577[12]
Game information
First quarter
WSU – Samoa Samoa 23-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington State 7–0. Drive:
WSU – Samoa Samoa 5-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington State 14–0. Drive:
Second quarter
WASH – Willie Rosborough 3-yard run, 2:40. (Chuck Nelson kick). Washington State 14–7. Drive: 28 yards.
WASH – Paul Skansi 22-yard pass from Tom Flick , 1:01. (Chuck Nelson kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: 32 yards.
Third quarter
WASH – Aaron Williams 41-yard pass from Tom Flick (Chuck Nelson kick). Washington 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards.
WSU – DeSanto 26-yard field goal. Washington 21–17. Drive:
Fourth quarter
WASH – Anthony Allen 47-yard pass from Tom Flick (kick blocked). Washington 27–17. Drive:
WSU – Pat Beach 33-yard pass from Samoa Samoa (kick blocked), 5:48. Washington 27–23. Drive:
WASH – Chuck Nelson 29-yard field goal, 1:37. Washington 30–23. Drive: 68 yards.
Top passers
WASH – Tom Flick – 20/32, 311 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
WSU – Samoa Samoa – 7/16, 92 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
WASH – Willie Rosborough – 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD
WSU – Tim Harris – 20 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
WASH – Paul Skansi – 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
WSU – Pat Beach – 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Ken Gardner intercepted a Samoa Samoa pass with 1:05 remaining to preserve the win.
Rose Bowl (vs. Michigan) [ ]
#5 Michigan vs. #16 Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolverines
0
7 10 6
23
Huskies
0
6 0 0
6
Date: January 1, 1981Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Game attendance: 104,863TV announcers (NBC ): Dick Enberg , Merlin Olsen
Scoring summary 2 UW Nelson 35-yard field goal UW 3-0
2 MICH Woolfolk 6-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) MICH 7-3
2 UW Nelson 26-yard field goal MICH 7-6
3 MICH Haji-Sheikh 25-yard field goal MICH 10-6
3 MICH Carter 7-yard pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick) MICH 17-6
4 MICH Edwards 1-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick failed) MICH 23-6
See also: 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
NFL Draft selections [ ]
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.
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
264
Denver Broncos
References [ ]
^ "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 1C.
^ Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21.
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. p. 8C.
^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 17.
^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21.
^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23. Pg. 4B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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