1984 Washington Huskies football team

1984 Washington Huskies football
National champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 28–17 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1984 record 11–1 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Gary Pinkel (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (8th season)
MVP Ron Holmes
Captain Dan Eernissee
Captain Danny Greene
Captain Tim Meamber
Captain Jimmy Rodgers
Home stadium Husky Stadium
1984 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 USC $ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 2 Washington 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 9 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Arizona 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona State 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
California 1 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 11–1 record, was ranked #2 in the final Coaches and AP polls, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 352 to 145.[1] Ron Holmes was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jimmy Rodgers was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award. Dan Eernissee, Danny Greene, Tim Meamber, Jimmy Rodgers were the team captains.

NCAA-deemed "Major Selectors"[2]:107 of Clyde Berryman (QPRS), Football News, and National Championship Foundation (NCF), each selected Washington as their national champion, with NCF splitting its selection with BYU.[2]:113

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Northwestern* No. 19 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 26–0   55,364
September 15 at No. 3 Michigan* No. 16 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 20–11   103,072
September 22 Houston* No. 9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 35–7   61,045
September 29 Miami (OH)* No. 6 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 53–7   56,900
October 6 at Oregon State No. 3 Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 19–7   40,000
October 13 at Stanford No. 2 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 37–15   44,500
October 20 Oregon No. 1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 17–10   58,088
October 27 Arizona No. 1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–12   59,876
November 3 California No. 1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 44–14   59,462
November 10 at No. 14 USC No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–16   71,838
November 17 at Washington State No. 8 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) W 38–29   40,000
January 1 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* No. 4 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 28–17   56,294
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1984 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Chris Chandler Fr
FB 30 Rick Fenney So
G 72 Kevin Gogan Sr
WR 80 Danny Greene Sr
WR 1 Lonzell Hill So
TE 84 Rod Jones So
TE 82 Scott Jones Fr
QB 12 Hugh Millen Jr
WR 19 Mark Pattison Sr
RB 28 Jacque Robinson Sr
T 68 Garth Thomas So
T 50 Mike Zandofsky Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 93 Steve Alvord So
LB 55 Ricky Andrews Fr
LB 46 Tom Erlandson Fr
DT 91 Brian Habib Fr
LB 56 Ron Hadley Jr
DT 90 Ron Holmes Sr
CB 24 Vestee Jackson Jr
LB 38 Joe Kelly Jr
LB 56 Joe Krakoski Sr
LB 42 Tim Meamber Sr
CB 4 J. C. Pearson Sr
LB 51 Reggie Rogers So
DB 31 Tony Zackery Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 18 Jeff Jaeger So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 2016 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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