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The 1985 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its eleventh season under head coach Don James , the team compiled a 7–5 record, and outscored its opponents 238 to 225.[ 1] Joe Kelly was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award. Kelly was also selected as the team's most valuable player. Kelly, Vestee Jackson , Hugh Millen , and Dennis Soldat were the team captains.
Senior quarterback Millen started the first nine games,[ 2] and sophomore Chris Chandler the final three.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 7 No. 16 Oklahoma State * No. 12 L 17–3160,320
September 14 at No. 16 BYU * L 3–3165,476
September 21 at Houston * W 29–1220,522
September 28 No. 13 UCLA W 21–1460,425
October 5 at Oregon W 19–1344,383
October 12 at California W 28–1249,000
October 19 Oregon State L 20–21 58,771
November 2 Stanford W 34–058,625
November 9 at Arizona State L 7–3667,474
November 16 USC W 20–1759,417
November 23 Washington State L 20–2159,887
vs. Colorado * W 20–1730,961
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1985 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
Source: [ 6]
Source: [ 7]
1
2 3 4 Total
UCLA
7
7 0 0
14
• Washington
0
11 10 0
21
Date: September 28Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle Game attendance: 60,801Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
Scoring summary 1 UCLA Sherrard 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick)UCLA 7-0
2 WASH Jaeger 31-yard field goalUCLA 7-3
2 UCLA Dorrell 26-yard pass from Norrie (Lee kick)UCLA 14-3
2 WASH Hill 31-yard pass from Millen (Millen to Trimble pass)UCLA 14-11
3 WASH Jaeger 37-yard field goal Tied 14-14
3 WASH Toy 1-yard run (Jaeger kick) WASH 21-14
Source: [ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oregon State
7
7 0 7
21
Washington
3
7 7 3
20
Date: October 19Location: Husky Stadium, SeattleGame attendance: 56,544Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
Scoring summary 1 WASH Jaeger 28-yard field goalWASH 3-0
1 OSU Malone 43-yard pass from Gonzales (Nielsen kick) OSU 7-3
2 WASH Weathersby 2-yard run (Jaeger kick) WASH 10-7
2 OSU Gonzales 20-yard run (Nielsen kick) OSU 14-10
3 WASH Covington 14-yard run (Jaeger kick) WASH 17-14
4 WASH Jaeger 43-yard field goal WASH 20-14
4 OSU Northington recovered blocked punt in end zone (Nielsen kick) OSU 21-20
Source: [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wash. State
7
7 0 7
21
Washington
0
6 8 6
20
Date: November 23Location: Husky Stadium, SeattleGame attendance: 49,302Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C)
Scoring summary 1 WSU James 44-yard pass from Rypien (Traut kick) WSU 7-0
2 WASH Jaeger 31-yard field goalWSU 7-3
2 WSU Taylor 24-yard pass from Rypien (Traut kick)WSU 14-3
2 WASH Jaeger 38-yard field goal WSU 14-6
3 WASH Covington 2-yard run (Covington run) Tied 14-14
4 WSU Taylor 15-yard pass from Rypien (Traut kick) WSU 21-14
4 WASH Hill 50-yard pass from Chandler (pass failed)WSU 21-20
Four Huskies were selected in the 1986 NFL draft .
Source: [ 12]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ "Sun Devils are red hot, Huskies not" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 9, 1985. p. 4B.
^ Endysk, Monte (November 23, 1985). "Chandler apparent frontrunner in Huskies' quarterback battle" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 4B.
^ Grummert, Dale (November 24, 1985). "WSU enjoys a Dawg-Day afternoon, 21-20" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1C.
^ "Strong defense preserves Huskies' Freedom" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1985. p. C1.
^ Grummert, Dale (November 23, 1985). "Cougars, Huskies in Apple Cup redemption matchup" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
^ "Oregon State stuns UW, 21-20" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1985. p. 3C.
^ "WSU stuns bowl-bound UW, 21-20" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1985. p. 6C.
^ Cour, Jim (November 25, 1985). "Loss didn't cost UW its Freedom" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
^ Grummert, Dale (November 25, 1985). "It was inevitable Cougar players would prove their points to UW" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Devlin, Vince (April 30, 1986). "An early start, late finish for WSU trio" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
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