1978 Washington Huskies football team

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.

1978 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10
1978 record7–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coachDon James (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (1st season)
MVPMichael Jackson (LB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1978 Pacific-10 Conference 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

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]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 12 UCLANo. 11
L 7–1055,780
September 16Kansas*No. 18
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–249,624
September 23at Indiana*No. 15
L 7–1440,244
September 30at Oregon State
W 34–030,000
October 7No. 8 Alabama*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 17–2060,975
October 14at No. 18 Stanford
W 34–3158,079
October 21Oregon
W 20–1449,602
October 28Arizona State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–754,866
November 4ArizonaNo. 20
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–2147,587
November 11at No. 5 USCNo. 19
L 10–2854,071
November 25vs. Washington State
W 38–835,187
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1978 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Tom Porras Jr
QB 12 Tom Flick So
RB 20 Kyle Stevens So
FL 22 Keith Richardson Fr
RB 24 Joe Steele Jr
FB 42 Ron Gipson Jr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler So
C 56 Tom Turnure Jr
G 62 Phil Foreman Jr
T 63 Jeff Toews (C) Sr
G 68 Dan Chavira Jr
T 70 Roger Westlund Sr
T 78 Curt Marsh So
T 79 Randy Van Divier So
TE 80 Randy Moraga Jr
TE 86 Scott Greenwood (C) Sr
WR 93 Spider Gaines Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 5 Michael Jackson (C) Sr
CB 10 Lance Theoudele Jr
CB 19 Mark Lee Jr
CB 23 Nesby Glasgow (C) Sr
LB 34 John Kerley Sr
SS 46 Greg Grimes Jr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson Jr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell Jr
NG 58 Stafford Mays Jr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Jr
DE 73 Doug Martin Jr
FS 96 Kyle Heinrich Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 1 Mike Lansford Jr
KR 20 Kyle Stevens So
PR 23 Nesby Glasgow Sr
KR 24 Joe Steele Jr
P 27 Aaron Wilson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[8][9][10][11]

NFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 330 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[12]
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Jeff ToewsTackle2nd53Miami Dolphins
Michael JacksonLinebacker3rd57Seattle Seahawks
Spider GainesWide receiver6th140Kansas City Chiefs
Roger WestlundTackle7th186Atlanta Falcons
Nesby GlasgowDefensive back8th207Baltimore Colts

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. Withers, Bud (October 21, 1978). "Brooks trying to probe Ducks' 'inner game'". Eugene register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  3. Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1978). "Steele: Shades of McElhenny". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. Drosendahl, Glenn (November 26, 1978). "Joe Steeles Jack's show - UW romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. Van Sickel, Charlie (November 27, 1978). "Huskies blitz Cougars in one-sided debacle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  6. "Hoosiers ambush UW 14-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 24, 1978. p. F1.
  7. "Huskies find way to lose to Indiana". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. September 24, 1978. p. 4C.
  8. "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 30, 1978. p. 2C.
  9. "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 21, 1978. p. 2C.
  10. Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1978). "Stakes are sufficient". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
  11. Killen, John (November 25, 1978). "Cougs vs. Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  12. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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