1971 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:1971
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific-8
Short Conf:Pac-8
Aprank:19
Record:8–3
Conf Record:4–3
Head Coach:Jim Owens
Hc Year:15th
Captain:Steve Anderson (OT)
Captain2:Rick Huget (LB)
Captain3:Al Kravitz (DE)
Captain4:Sonny Sixkiller (QB)
Stadium:Husky Stadium

The 1971 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its 15th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled an 8–3 record (4–3 in the Pacific-8 Conference, tied for third), and outscored its opponents 357 to 188.[1]

Washington opened with four non-conference wins, and junior quarterback Sonny Sixkiller was featured in a Sports Illustrated cover story.[2] They lost the Pac-8 opener to defending champion Stanford in Seattle,[3] then at border rival Oregon by two points, as a short field goal attempt in the last minute missed wide right.[4] [5]

After rebounding with three wins to improve to 7–2,[6] the season ended with two home games. USC won by one point for UW's third loss;[7] in the Apple Cup, the Huskies notched a third consecutive win over Washington State.[8]

The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season; the Huskies climbed to #19 in the final AP poll in January.[9]

Roster

[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1972 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[15]
Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Jim KriegWide receiver 118 Denver Broncos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080851/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1970-1974_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Blount. Roy Jr.. The magic number is Sixkiller. Sports Illustrated. October 4, 1971. 34.
  3. News: Stanford beats UW by 17–6 . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . October 10, 1971 . 1,sports.
  4. News: Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Cawood . Neil. October 17, 1971 . 1B.
  5. News: Missed FG costs UW 23-21 loss . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . October 17, 1971 . 1, sports.
  6. News: Many subs used in Husky romp . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . November 8, 1971 . 17.
  7. News: Rae boots Trojans past Huskies, 13-12 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . November 14, 1971 . 4B.
  8. News: Washington wins weirdly . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . November 21, 1971 . 1,sports.
  9. News: Grid poll 'sweep' for Big Eight; Huskers, Sooners, Buffs 1, 2, 3 . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . January 4, 1972 . 1.
  10. News: Duck-Husky lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 16, 1971 . 1B.
  11. News: Duck–Husky statistics . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 17, 1971 . 2B.
  12. News: Beavers tackle Washington . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Withers . Bud . October 23, 1971 . 2B.
  13. News: OSU–Washington statistics . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 24, 1971 . 2B.
  14. News: Sellout crowd to see UW-WSU test . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Brown . Bruce . November 19, 1971 . 19.
  15. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.

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