1978 Washington Huskies football team

1978 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-10
1978 record 7–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Dick Scesniak (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (2nd season)
MVP Michael Jackson
Captain Michael Jackson
Captain Nesby Glasgow
Captain Jeff Toews
Captain Scott Greenwood
Home stadium Husky Stadium
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 1 0  12 1 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 2 0  8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0  7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0  9 3 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 3 0  8 4 0
California 3 4 0  6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0  5 6 0
Oregon 2 5 0  2 9 0
Oregon State 2 6 0  3 7 1
Washington State 1 7 0  3 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. In its fourth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–4 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 270 to 155.[1] Linebacker Michael Jackson was selected as the team's most valuable player. Nesby Glasgow, Scott Greenwood, Michael Jackson, Jeff Toews were the team captains.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 No. 12 UCLA No. 11 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 7–10   55,780
September 16 Kansas* No. 18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–2   49,624
September 23 at Indiana* No. 15 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN L 7–14   40,244
September 30 at Oregon State Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR W 34–0   30,000
October 7 No. 8 Alabama* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–20   60,975
October 14 at No. 18 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 34–31   58,079
October 21 Oregon Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–14   49,602
October 28 Arizona State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–7   54,866
November 4 Arizona No. 20 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–21   47,587
November 11 at No. 5 USC No. 19 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 10–28   54,071
November 25 vs. Washington State Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, WA (Apple Cup) W 38–8   35,187
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1978 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Tom Flick So
T 78 Curt Marsh So
RB 24 Joe Steele Jr
T 63 Jeff Toews Sr
C 56 Tom Turnure Jr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler So
T 79 Randy Van Divier So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 65 Dave Browning Sr
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow Sr
LB 5 Michael Jackson Sr
CB 19 Mark Lee Jr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Jr
DE 73 Doug Martin Jr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.


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