1980 Washington Huskies football team

The 1980 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–2 record in the regular season and were Pacific-10 Conference champions at 6–1. They returned to the Rose Bowl, but fell to favored Michigan;[1][2][3] for the season Washington outscored its opponents 333 to 198.[4]

1980 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 6–23 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
1980 record9–3 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coachDon James (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Stull (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (3rd season)
MVPTom Flick (QB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –1  6 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Both regular season losses were at home at Husky Stadium. The sole conference loss was to border rival Oregon,[5][6] who last defeated the Huskies in 1973; it was the first loss for James against a Northwest team. In his eighteen games against the Ducks, James lost only three; the other two were in 1987 and 1988. The Huskies' winning streak over Washington State in the Apple Cup reached seven with another win in Spokane;[7][8] it has not been held there since.

Senior quarterback Tom Flick was selected as the team's most valuable player; Flick, Ken Gardner, Rusty Olsen, and Randy Van Divier were the team captains.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 13Air Force*No. 19
W 50–744,999
September 20Northwestern*No. 16
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–749,975
September 27OregonNo. 13
L 10–3456,282
October 4at Oklahoma State*
W 24–1848,200
October 11at Oregon State
W 41–633,000
October 18at No. 20 Stanford
W 27–2460,066
October 25Navy*No. 18
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 10–2448,841
November 1Arizona State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 25–048,691
November 8Arizona
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–2249,341
November 15at No. 2 USC
W 20–1055,512
November 22vs. Washington StateNo. 16
W 30–2334,577
January 1, 1981vs. No. 5 Michigan*No. 16
L 6–23104,863  
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1980 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
SE 7 Paul Skansi So
QB 12 Tom Flick (C) Sr
WR 15 Anthony Allen So
QB 16 Steve Pelluer Fr
SE 17 Ron Blacken Sr
FB 32 Willie Rosborough So
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Sr
C 53 Mike Reilly Sr
G 56 Rick Mallory Fr
G 57 James Carter Jr
G 75 Mike Curtis Sr
T 78 Curt Marsh Sr
T 79 Randy Van Divier (C) Sr
SE 80 Danny Greene Fr
TE 86 David Bayle Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 William Reed Jr
FS 3 Derek Harvey So
CB 4 Dennis Brown So
CB 8 Ray Horton Jr
CB 11 Bill Stapleton So
DB 23 Vince Newsome So
LB 38 Mark Stewart So
LB 40 Ken Driscoll So
LB 47 Jerry McLain Sr
LB 48 Tony Caldwell So
LB 49 Steve Pope Jr
DT 64 Rusty Olsen (C) Sr
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins Jr
LB 67 Mark Jerue Jr
SS 69 Ken Gardner (C) Sr
LB 82 Bret Gagliardi Sr
DT 92 Scott Garnett Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 Chuck Nelson So
P 14 Rich Camarillo Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[9][10][11]

Game summaries

at USC
See also: 1980 USC Trojans football team

Washington State
See also: 1980 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)
#5 Michigan vs. #16 Washington
1 234Total
• Wolverines 0 7106 23
Huskies 0 600 6
Main article: 1981 Rose Bowl
See also: 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 1978 W 27–20

NFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[12]
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Curt MarshTackle1st23Oakland Raiders
Randy Van DivierTackle3rd68Baltimore Colts
Tom FlickQuarterback4th90Washington Redskins
Toussaint TylerRunning back9th222New Orleans Saints
Rusty OlsenDefensive tackle9th264Denver Broncos

References
  1. "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 1C.
  2. Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
  3. Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  4. "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. p. 8C.
  7. "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
  8. Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  9. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
  10. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
  11. Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  12. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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