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The 1976 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his second year, and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle . They finished season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-8).[ 1] This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004 .
The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 Virginia * W 38–1737,500–40,412 [ 5] September 18 Colorado * ABC L 7–2143,383 September 25 Indiana * L 13–2040,425–42,206 [ 6] October 2 Minnesota * W 38–740,694 October 9 at Oregon State W 24–1227,096 October 16 at Stanford L 28–3436,000 October 23 Oregon W 14–743,129 October 30 No. 3 UCLA L 21–3047,187 November 6 California L 0–742,932 November 13 at No. 3 USC L 3–2049,264 November 20 vs. Washington State W 51–3235,800 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1976 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
3
Don Feleay Sr
PK
7
Steve Robbins Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: [ 8] [ 9]
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
0
24
0 0 24
Oregon St
0
0
0 12 12
at Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Date : October 9Game attendance : 27,096[ 10]
Game information
Washington Moon Steele
Phillips
Oregon St Richardson
Redwine
Hammock
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UW
OSU
2
14:19
6
37
Washington
36-yard field goal by Robbins
3
0
2
10:02
Washington
Brooks 20-yard blocked punt return for touchdown, Robbins kick good
10
0
2
3:49
9
57
Washington
Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
0
17
2
1:04
5
25
Washington
Steele 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
24
0
4
9:59
2
7
Oregon St
Hammock 6-yard touchdown reception from Grossart, 2-point run failed
24
6
4
0:19
3
10
Oregon St
Fields 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed
24
12
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
12
NFL draft selections [ edit ] Three Washington Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL draft , which lasted 12 rounds with 335 selections.
^ "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1976. p. 6C.^ Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ "Steele's long dash leads Washington" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1976. p. D1.^ Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1. ^ "Rowland, Earl pace UW romp" . The Spokesman-Review . September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "IU Holds Off Washington, 20-13" . The Star Press Muncie, Indiana . United Press International . September 26, 1976. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015 . ^ "WSU vs. Washington (probable starters)" . November 19, 1976. p. 21.^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 20, 1976. p. 17.^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 09. Retrieved 2018-Dec-30.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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