1979 Washington Huskies football team

1979 Washington Huskies football
Sun Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Texas
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 11
1979 record 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Bob Stull (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (3rd season)
MVP Mark Lee
Captain Phil Foreman
Captain Doug Martin
Captain Antowaine Richardson
Captain Joe Steele
Home stadium Husky Stadium
1979 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –1  11 –0 –1
No. 11 Washington 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
California 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Arizona State † 3 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 321 to 154.[2] Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Wyoming* No. 15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 38–2   47,530
September 15 Utah* No. 14 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–7   49,735
September 22 at Oregon No. 12 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 21–17   42,500
September 29 Fresno State* No. 9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 49–14   47,376
October 6 Oregon State No. 7 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 41–0   49,881
October 13 at Arizona State No. 6 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7–12 (later vacated by ASU)[3]   70,912
October 20 No. 17 Pittsburgh* No. 12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 14–26   52,485
October 27 at UCLA No. 20 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 34–14   35,757
November 3 at California No. 16 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 28–24   25,000
November 10 No. 4 USC No. 15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–24   60,527
November 17 Washington State No. 16 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) W 17–7   56,110
December 22 vs. No. 11 Texas* No. 13 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 14–7   33,412
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1979 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Tom Flick Jr
T 78 Curt Marsh Jr
WR 7 Paul Skansi Fr
RB 24 Joe Steele Sr
C 56 Tom Turnure Sr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Jr
T 79 Randy Van Divier Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 8 Ray Horton So
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins So
LB 67 Mark Jerue So
CB 19 Mark Lee Sr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Sr
DE 73 Doug Martin Sr
DB 23 Vince Newsome Fr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson Sr
DT 64 Rusty Olsen Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 14 Rich Camarillo Jr
K 1 Mike Lansford Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Doug MartinDefensive end19Minnesota Vikings
Mark LeeCornerback234Green Bay Packers
Tom TurnureCenter357Detroit Lions
Joe SteeleRunning back5127Seattle Seahawks
Chris LinninDefensive Tackle7181New York Giants
Stafford MaysDefensive Tackle9225St. Louis Cardinals
Joe SanfordTackle10256New York Giants
Mike LansfordKicker12312New York Giants

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Washington
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