American college football season
1996 Washington Huskies football Conference Pacific-10 Coaches No. 16 AP No. 16 1996 record 9–3 (7–1 Pac-10) Head coach Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan (1st season)Defensive coordinator Randy Hart (2nd season)MVP Corey Dillon Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium Seasons
The 1996 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its fourth season under head coach Jim Lambright , the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference , and outscored its opponents 391 to 254.[1] Running back Corey Dillon was selected as the team's most valuable player. Seniors Ink Aleaga , John Fiala , Dave Janoski, and Bob Sapp were the team captains.
In his only season at UW, Seattle native Dillon set the team all-time single-season records for rushing yards (1,695 yards) and touchdowns scored (24). In the first quarter against San Jose State in mid-November, he rushed for 222 yards with two touchdowns, then went 83 yards on a pass for a third touchdown, setting NCAA records for both rushing yards and all-purpose yards (305) in one quarter.[2] [3] [4] Dillon did not re-enter the non-conference game as the Huskies were comfortably ahead 25–0 by the end of the first quarter on a cold and rainy afternoon; the Dawgs led 43–3 at the half and won 53–10.[2] [3] For the third time, he was named the Pac-10 offensive player of the week,[4] and was a third team All-American .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 7:00 p.m. at No. 20 Arizona State FSN L 42–4573,379
September 14 12:30 p.m. No. 14 BYU * ABC W 29–1771,165
September 21 12:30 p.m. Arizona No. 24 ABC W 31–1773,414
October 5 3:30 p.m. Stanford No. 18 FSN W 27–671,488
October 12 11:30 a.m. at No. 11 Notre Dame * No. 16 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC L 20–5459,075
October 19 3:30 p.m. UCLA No. 25 FSN W 41–2170,444
October 26 12:30 p.m. at Oregon No. 23 ABC W 33–1446,226
November 2 12:30 p.m. at USC No. 21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC W 21–1060,039
November 9 12:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 19 W 42–371,072
November 16 12:30 p.m. San Jose State * No. 15 W 53–1070,063
November 23 3:30 p.m. at Washington State No. 12 FX W 31–24 OT 37,600
December 30 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 8 Colorado * No. 13 ESPN L 21–3354,749
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Roster [ ]
1996 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
88
Jeremy Brigham
Jr
TE
85
Cameron Cleeland
Jr
OT
67
Tony Coats
So
WR
22
Fred Coleman
Jr
FB
23
Keth Crotty
Sr
OT
75
Aaron Dalan
So
WR
Andre DeSaussure
RB
4
Corey Dillon
Jr
QB
15
Shane Fortney
Jr
WR
Gerald Harris
Fr
RB
Jason Harris
RB
Anthony Hicks
RB
Terry Hollimon
QB
16
Brock Huard
So
WR
19
Dave Janoski (C)
Sr
OT
57
Lynn Johnson
Sr
OG
70
Ben Kadletz
So
FB
25
George Keiaho
So
TE
Cam Kissel
C
77
Olin Kreutz
So
QB
Tom Linarelli
QB
Jon Minter
OG
75
Benji Olson
So
WR
24
Jerome Pathon
Jr
FB
36
Mike Reed
So
OT
72
Bob Sapp (C)
Sr
RB
Sacha Sarieddine
RB
Maurice Shaw
RB
1
Rashaan Shehee
Jr
OL
Mostafa Sobhi
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
14
Geoff Prince
Sr
P
34
Hamid Sarshar
Jr
K
18
John Wales
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Source: [5] [6]
Season summary [ ]
at Arizona St [ ]
Washington Huskies (0–0) at #20 Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
7
7
7 21 42
Arizona St
7
7
14 17 45
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : September 21, 1996Game weather : 95 °F (35 °C)Game attendance : 73,379
Game information
First quarter
ASU – Michael Martin 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 11:45. Arizona St 7–0. Drive:
WASH – Dave Janoski 67-yard punt return (kick good). Tie 7–7
Second quarter
WASH – Rashaan Shehee 6-yard run (kick good), 6:19. Washington 14–7. Drive:
ASU – Ricky Boyer 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:48. Tie 14–14. Drive:
Third quarter
WASH – Cameron Cleeland 36-yard pass from Shane Fortney (kick good). 'Washington 21–14. Drive:
ASU – Michael Martin 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
ASU – Isaiah Mustafa recovered fumble in end zone (Robert Nycz kick), 3:07. Arizona St 28–21.
Fourth quarter
ASU – Terry Battle 7-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 14:31. Arizona St 35–21. Drive:
ASU – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 12:01. Arizona St 42–21. Drive:
WASH – Brock Huard 10-yard run (kick good), 9:00. Arizona St 42–28. Drive:
WASH – Gerald Harris 67-yard pass from Brock Huard (kick good), 7:15. Arizona St 42–35. Drive:
WASH – Corey Dillon 8-yard run (kick good), 5:13. Tie 42–42. Drive:
ASU – Robert Nycz 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Arizona St 45–42. Drive:
Top passers
WASH – Brock Huard – 6/11, 143 yards, TD
ASU – Jake Plummer – 16/30, 186 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
[7]
NFL draft [ ]
Three Huskies were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft , which lasted seven rounds (240 selections).
References [ ]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ a b "A quarter of Dillon too much" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ a b "No. 15 Washington 53, San Jose St. 10" . Sunday Star-News . (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 17, 1996. p. 5C.
^ a b "Washington tailback wins weekly honor for third time this season" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 19, 1996. p. 3B.
^ "Washington Huskies" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (Kickoff '96). August 27, 1996. p. C2.
^ "Matchups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 26, 1996. p. 4D.
^ "Arizona St. 45, Washington 42" . The Washington Post . September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
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