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] [8]
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Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 9 No. 12 UCLA No. 11 L 7–1055,780
September 16 Kansas * No. 18 W 31–249,450
September 23 at Indiana * No. 15 L 7–1440,244
September 30 at Oregon State W 34–030,000
October 7 No. 8 Alabama * L 17–2060,975 [9]
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 L 10–2854,071
November 25 vs. Washington State W 38–835,187
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1978 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [10] [11] [12] [13]
Season summary
UCLA
Kansas
At Indiana
At Oregon State
Alabama
At Stanford
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
Arizona State
Arizona
At USC
At Washington State
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. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. 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.
^ "Huskies get bowl spots" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). UPI. November 28, 1978. p. 18.
^ "Nerves of Steele fail Huskies 20–17" . The News Tribune . October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 October 8, 2019 .
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