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American college football season
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]
Schedule
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 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (
rivalry ) 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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Roster
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
Injured
Redshirt
Source:
[8]
[9]
Game summaries
Oregon State
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
Period
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 9/15, 88 yds, 2 int
Steele 17 rush, 78 yds, 2 TD
Phillips 5 rec, 40 yds
Oregon St
Richardson 5/14, 46 yds, int
Redwine 18 rush, 70 yds
Hammock 6 rec, 62 yds, TD
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
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the
1977 NFL draft , which lasted twelve rounds with 335 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame
[11]
References
^
"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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