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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]
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 conference opponents not played this season were California and UCLA . 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 .
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Air Force * No. 19 W 50–744,999 [ 9]
September 20 Northwestern * No. 16 W 45–749,975 [ 10]
September 27 Oregon No. 13 L 10–3456,282 [ 5] [ 6] [ 11]
October 4 at Oklahoma State * W 24–1848,200 [ 12]
October 11 at Oregon State W 41–633,000 [ 13]
October 18 at No. 20 Stanford W 27–2460,066 [ 14]
October 25 Navy * No. 18 L 10–2448,841 [ 15]
November 1 Arizona State W 25–048,691 [ 16]
November 8 Arizona W 45–2249,341 [ 17]
November 15 at No. 2 USC W 20–1055,512 [ 18]
November 22 at Washington State No. 16 W 30–2334,577 [ 7] [ 8]
, 1981 vs. No. 5 Michigan * No. 16 L 6–23104,863 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1980 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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NFL draft selections [ edit ]
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL draft , which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.
^ a b "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 1C.
^ a b Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
^ a b Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21.
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ a b Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ a b "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. p. 8C.
^ a b "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
^ a b Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 17.
^ Miller, Paul (September 14, 1980). "The Huskies provided the air show" . The News Tribune . p. B1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Washington wallops Northwestern, 45–7" . The Pantagraph . September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Withers, Bud (September 27, 1980). "Running out of running backs" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ "Washington subdues O-State in 24–18 style" . St. Joseph News-Press . October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Washington Huskies rip Pac-10 rival Oregon State" . San Angelo Standard-Times . October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FG prunes Cards, Huakies smell Rosy" . The Sacramento Bee . October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Underdog Middies score easy win over Huskies" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 6D.
^ "Washington blanks Arizona State" . The Springfield Leader-News . November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Huskies smelling Roses after romp" . The Columbian . November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Huskies snap USC streak 20–10" . The Sacramento Bee . November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1980 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024 .
^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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