1991 Washington Huskies football team

1991 Washington Huskies football
1991 Washington Huskies football
Coaches' Poll national champion; FWAA national champion ; NFF national champion; Pac-10 champion; Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 34–14 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
Record	12–0 (8–0 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (17th season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Gilbertson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (15th season)
MVP	Mario Bailey (offense); Steve Emtman (defense)
Captains	Mario Bailey; Brett Collins; Ed Cunningham; Donald Jones;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Washington $	8	–	0	12	–	0
No. 8 California	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 19 UCLA	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 22 Stanford	6	–	2	8	–	4
Arizona State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Washington State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Arizona	3	–	5	4	–	7
USC	2	–	6	3	–	8
Oregon	1	–	7	3	–	8
Oregon State	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Don James, in his 17th season at Washington, was assisted by coordinators Keith Gilbertson (offense) and Jim Lambright (defense), both head coaches themselves within two years.

The 1991 team was arguably the finest team in school history and split the national championship with the Miami Hurricanes, who were also 12–0, and won the AP Poll by four votes, while Washington took the coaches' poll by nine.^[3] Washington could not have played Miami in a bowl game because the Pac-10 champion was bound by contract to play in the Rose Bowl against the Big Ten champion. The Huskies soundly defeated fourth-ranked Michigan 34–14 in the Rose Bowl; the final score differential was narrowed by a late touchdown by Tyrone Wheatley of Michigan. With a minute remaining in the game, Washington was on the Michigan five-yard line, but opted to stay on the ground and run out the clock with third-string quarterback Damon Huard leading the offense.^[4]

Eleven Huskies were selected in the 1992 NFL draft, led by Steve Emtman, a dominating yet under-recruited defensive tackle from Cheney. Emtman won both the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy, and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting, won by Desmond Howard of Michigan. Defensive back Dana Hall was also selected in the first round.

A fantasy article in Sports Illustrated titled "The Dream Game" had the Huskies narrowly defeat Miami in a playoff.^[5]

Overview

The Huskies were ranked fourth in the 1991 pre-season. They dominated their six home games within the confines of Husky Stadium, which included two lopsided shutouts. The Dawgs' three closest games in 1991 were on the road: against Nebraska, California, and USC.

Behind 14–6 at halftime in Lincoln on ABC to no. 9 Nebraska in the second game of the season, UW rallied to outscore NU in Lincoln 30–7 in the second half to win by 15, and were graciously applauded at game-end by the Cornhusker fans.^[6] In mid-October, the no. 7 Cal Bears were the next-best team in the Pac-10 in 1991; the Huskies won by a touchdown in Berkeley to go to 6–0. In November in Los Angeles, the Huskies entered the game against USC undefeated at 8–0 and won a 14–3 defensive struggle, a second-straight victory over the previously dominant Trojans.

Like the rest of the Pac-10 in 1991, the Huskies played just eight Pac-10 conference games, missing one opponent; they did not play UCLA in 1991 or 1992. The 1991 Bruins finished at 9–3 (6–2 in conference), in the top twenty in both polls (no. 18 and no. 19). UCLA lost to Tennessee of the SEC and both Bay Area teams, Cal and Stanford, but won their bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 4	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 42–7	45,273
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Nebraska*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 36–21	76,304
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Kansas State*	No. 4	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	Prime	W 56–3	71,638
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 3	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	Prime	W 54–0	72,495
October 12	12:30 p.m.	Toledo*	No. 3	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	Prime	W 48–0	72,266
October 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 7 California	No. 3	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 24–17	74,500
October 26	12:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 3	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	Prime	W 29–7	72,318
November 2	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 3	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	Prime	W 44–16	72,405
November 9	12:30 p.m.	at USC	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 14–3	59,320
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 3	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	Prime	W 58–6	31,588
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	W 56–21	72,581
January 1, 1992	1:45 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Michigan*	No. 2	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 34–14	103,566
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1991 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Mario Bailey (C)	Jr
RB	`42`	Jay Barry	Jr
TE	`85`	Mark Bruener	Fr
QB	`11`	Mark Brunell	Jr
RB	`29`	Beno Bryant	Jr
C	`79`	Ed Cunningham (C)	Sr
OT	`66`	Tom Gallagher	So
QB	`12`	Billy Joe Hobert	So
FB	`22`	Matt Jones	Jr
G	`56`	Pete Kaligis	Jr
RB	`8`	Napoleon Kaufman	Fr
OT	`75`	Lincoln Kennedy	Jr
OT	`70`	Siupeli Malamala	Sr
WR	`4`	Orlando McKay	Sr
G	`52`	Jim Nevelle	So
OT	`71`	Pete Pierson	So
TE	`84`	Aaron Pierce	Sr
G	`72`	Kris Rongen	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`23`	Walter Bailey	So
LB	`46`	Brett Collins (C)	Sr
DE	`90`	Steve Emtman	Jr
DT	`75`	D'Marco Farr	So
OLB	`3`	Jaime Fields	Jr
ILB	`39`	Chico Fraley	Sr
CB	`5`	Dana Hall	Sr
ILB	`54`	Dave Hoffmann	Jr
OLB	`48`	Donald Jones (C)	Sr
DE	`13`	Andy Mason	So
FS	`21`	Bill Trull	Jr
NG	`57`	Tyrone Rodgers	Sr
FS	`20`	Tommie Smith	Jr
SS	`8`	Paxton Tailele	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`4`	Travis Hanson	So
P	`98`	John Werdel	So

Head coach

Don James (17th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Keith Gilbertson – OC
Jim Lambright – DC

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[8]

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Shane Pahukoa
Louis Jones
Ricky Cobb

MIKE	WILL	SAM
Jamie Fields Hillary Butler	Dave Hoffman Brett Collins	James Clifford Donovan Schmidt
Steve Springfield	Jamal Fountaine	Paul Wight
Richie Chambers	Chico Fraley	Tyson Pollman

ROVER
Dante Robinson
Tommie Smith
Paxton Tailele

CB
Dana Hall
Josh Moore
Dana Posey

DE	DT	DT	DE
Shell Mays	Steve Entman	D'Marco Farr	Donald Jones
Andy Mason	Steve Hoffmann	Mike Lustyk	Damianke Smith
Justin Thomas	Tyrone Rogers	Shandon Cyrus	Trevor Highfield

CB
Walter Bailey
William Doctor
Darren Harrell

Offense

WR
Mario Bailey
James Sawyer
Joe Kralik

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Lincoln Kennedy	Pete Kaligis	Ed Cunningham	Kris Rongen	Siupeli Malamala
Todd Bridge	John Norman	David Reiner	Jim Nevelle	Tom Gallagher
Brian Conlan	Donald Willis	Clayton Kuhrau	David Iilsey	Brian Conlan

TE
Aaron Pierce
Mark Bruener
Ernie Conwell Rodney Ellison

WR
Orlando McKay
Curtis Gaspard
Shermonte Brooks

QB
Billy Joe Horbert
Mark Brunell
Eric Bjornson

RB
Beno Bryant Jay Barry
Napoleon Kaufman
Eugene Harris

FB
Matt Jones
Darius Turner
Leif Johnson

Special teams
PK Travis Hanson
P Brad Robbins

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (1)	4 (2)	4 (2)	4 (1)	4 (3)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3 (4)	2 т (4)	3 (4)	2 (14)	2 (22 1⁄2)	2 (23)	2 (28)
Coaches	4 (3)	4 (3)	3 (2)	4 (1)	4 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3 (8)	3 (8)	2 (15)	2 (27)	1 (29)	1 (33 1⁄2)

Game summaries

At Stanford

#4 Washington at Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	0	21	0	21	42
Stanford	0	7	0	0	7

Date: September 7
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

Washington's forced five turnovers and scored four touchdowns on the ground in a 42–7 season opening victory at Stanford. Cornerback Walter Bailey had an interception and a fumble recovery, while running back Jay Barry ran for two scores. Billy Joe Hobert, making his first career start, completed 21 of 31 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns.

Source:^[9]

At Nebraska

#4 Washington at #9 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	0	6	10	20	36
Nebraska	7	7	7	0	21

Date: September 21
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 5:00 pm CDT
Game attendance: 76,304
Game weather: Clear, 73F
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

Source:^[10]

Kansas State

Kansas State at #4 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	3	0	0	3
• Washington	21	14	7	14	56

Date: September 28
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 71,638
Game weather: 65F Cloudy
TV announcers (Prime Sports Northwest): Don Poier and Chuck Nelson

Arizona

Arizona at #3 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
• Washington	7	27	14	6	54

Date: October 5
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 3:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 72,495
TV announcers (Prime Network): Phil Stone and Don Heinrich

Toledo

Toledo at #3 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toledo	0	0	0	0	0
• Washington	21	13	7	7	48

Date: October 12
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 72,266
TV announcers (Prime Sports Northwest): Don Poier and Chuck Nelson

At California

#3 Washington at #7 California

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	7	10	0	7	24
California	7	3	7	0	17

Date: October 19
Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 74,500
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger

Oregon

Oregon at #3 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	0	7	7
• Washington	7	12	3	7	29

Date: October 26
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 72,318
Game weather: Cloudy
TV announcers (Prime Sports Northwest): Don Poier and Chuck Nelson

Arizona State

Arizona State at #3 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona State	0	0	8	8	16
• Washington	14	17	10	3	44

Date: November 2
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 72,405
Game weather: Sunny
TV announcers (Prime Sports Northwest): Don Poier and Chuck Nelson

At USC

#2 Washington at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	7	7	0	0	14
USC	0	0	3	0	3

Date: November 9
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 59,320
Game weather: Sunny
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

At Oregon State

#2 Washington at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	16	28	14	0	58
Oregon State	3	3	0	0	6

Date: November 16
Location: Parker Stadium, Corvallis, OR
Game start: 1:00 pm PDT
Game attendance: 31,588
Game weather: Rain
Television network: Prime Sports Northwest

Washington State

Washington State at #2 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	7	0	7	7	21
• Washington	6	22	7	21	56

Date: November 23
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 12:30 pm PDT
Game attendance: 72,581
Television network: ABC

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

#2 Washington vs. #4 Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Huskies	0	13	8	13	34
Wolverines	0	7	0	7	14

Date: January 1
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Game start: 1:45 pm PDT
Game attendance: 103,566
Referee: Jimmy Harper (SEC)
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

Awards and honors

National

All-Americans: Mario Bailey, Steve Emtman, Dave Hoffmann, Lincoln Kennedy (consensus in bold)
Steve Emtman: Lombardi Award
Steve Emtman: Outland Trophy^[11]
Don James: FWAA Coach of the Year

Conference

All-Pacific-10: Mario Bailey, Lincoln Kennedy, Ed Cunningham, Steve Emtman, Dave Hoffmann, Chico Fraley, Donald Jones, Dana Hall
Pacific-10 Offensive Player of the Year: Mario Bailey
Pacific-10 Defensive Player of the Year: Steve Emtman
Pacific-10 Coach of the Year: Don James

NFL draft selections

Eleven University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1992 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 336 selections.^[12]

= Husky Hall of Fame^[13]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Steve Emtman	DT	1	1	Indianapolis Colts
Dana Hall	DB	1	18	San Francisco 49ers
Ed Cunningham	C	3	61	Arizona Cardinals
Siupeli Malamala	T	3	68	New York Jets
Aaron Pierce	TE	3	69	New York Giants
Orlando McKay	WR	5	130	Green Bay Packers
Mario Bailey	WR	6	162	Houston Oilers
Donald Jones	LB	9	245	New Orleans Saints
Kris Rongen	G	11	290	Seattle Seahawks
Brett Collins	LB	12	314	Green Bay Packers
Chico Fraley	LB	12	319	Seattle Seahawks

Both 1991 UW quarterbacks were selected in the following year's 1993 NFL draft: '91 soph. starter Billy Joe Hobert by the Los Angeles Raiders (3rd rd., 58th)^[14] and junior Mark Brunell ('90 soph. starter, injured in spring '91 practice, '92 senior starter) by the Green Bay Packers (5th rd., 118th); where he was a reserve for two seasons behind Brett Favre, then led the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.^[15]

References

^ Written at Oklahoma City. "Football writers say Washington is No. 1". The Herald. Everett, Washington. Associated Press. January 4, 1992. p. 3D. Retrieved September 22, 2024. Washington edged Miami for the Grantland Rice Trophy by balloting by the five members of a nationwide committee. The Huskies received three first-place votes and the Hurricanes got two.
^ Written at New York. "UPI NFF Top 25 Grid Ratings". The Bryan Times. Bryan, Ohio. United Press International. January 3, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2024. As national champion, Washington will receive the MacArthur Bowl, given by the National Football Foundation to its champion since 1959. The UPI NFF ratings panel consists of 104 National Football Foundation members
^ "Stat sheet: football, final polls". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). January 2, 1992. p. E4.
^ "Huskies crush Michigan 34-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. January 2, 1992. p. 1B.
^ Murphy, Austin (January 13, 1992). "The Dream Game". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
^ Gene Wojciechowski (September 22, 1991). "Washington Wins Husker Fans, Too : Huskies: After Nebraska loses, 36-21, the Lincoln crowd musters an ovation for the stunned visitors". LA Times.
^ 2003 UW Huskies football media guide, p. 209
^ "Oregon outlook". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1991. p. 4B.
^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WEST/SOUTHWEST; Washington's Defense Scuttles Stanford, 42-7". The New York Times. September 7, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "Washington 36 Nebraska 21". Husker Max. September 21, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ Hyland, Tim. "AP College Football National Champions". Football.about.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Billy Joe Hobert NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Mark Brunell NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[AP1991FWAA-1] Written at Oklahoma City. "Football writers say Washington is No. 1". The Herald. Everett, Washington. Associated Press. January 4, 1992. p. 3D. Retrieved September 22, 2024. Washington edged Miami for the Grantland Rice Trophy by balloting by the five members of a nationwide committee. The Huskies received three first-place votes and the Hurricanes got two.

[UPI1991NFF-2] Written at New York. "UPI NFF Top 25 Grid Ratings". The Bryan Times. Bryan, Ohio. United Press International. January 3, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2024. As national champion, Washington will receive the MacArthur Bowl, given by the National Football Foundation to its champion since 1959. The UPI NFF ratings panel consists of 104 National Football Foundation members

[3] "Stat sheet: football, final polls". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). January 2, 1992. p. E4.

[uw1992-4] "Huskies crush Michigan 34-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. January 2, 1992. p. 1B.

[sijn92-5] Murphy, Austin (January 13, 1992). "The Dream Game". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.

[6] Gene Wojciechowski (September 22, 1991). "Washington Wins Husker Fans, Too : Huskies: After Nebraska loses, 36-21, the Lincoln crowd musters an ovation for the stunned visitors". LA Times.

[7] 2003 UW Huskies football media guide, p. 209

[oreout-8] "Oregon outlook". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1991. p. 4B.

[9] "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WEST/SOUTHWEST; Washington's Defense Scuttles Stanford, 42-7". The New York Times. September 7, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[10] "Washington 36 Nebraska 21". Husker Max. September 21, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[11] Hyland, Tim. "AP College Football National Champions". Football.about.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[12] "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[13] "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[14] "Billy Joe Hobert NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[15] "Mark Brunell NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

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v t e College football national champions (poll era)
1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP) 1937: Pittsburgh 1938: TCU 1939: Texas A&M 1940: Minnesota 1941: Minnesota 1942: Ohio State 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army 1945: Army (AP) / Oklahoma A&M (AFCA) 1946: Notre Dame 1947: Notre Dame 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame
1950s	1950: Oklahoma (AP, Coaches) 1951: Tennessee 1952: Michigan State 1953: Maryland 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)