1976 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:1976
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific-8
Short Conf:Pac-8
Record:5–6
Conf Record:3–4
Conferencefinish:T–4th -->
Head Coach:Don James
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Dick Scesniak
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Jim Mora
Dc Year:2nd
Mvp:Robin Earl (FB)
Captain:Robin Earl (FB)
Captain2:Scott Phillips (WR)
Captain3:Charles Jackson (MG)
Captain4:Mike Baldassin (LB)
Stadium:Husky Stadium

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 This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004.

The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third

Schedule

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Roster

[2] [3]

Game summaries

Oregon State

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[4]
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Running back61 Chicago Bears
Defensive tackle 241 Denver Broncos
Don Wardlow Tight end 305 Dallas Cowboys

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeLassus . David . Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976 . College Football Data Warehouse . July 29, 2015 . September 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150918193155/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1173&year=1976 . dead .
  2. News: WSU vs. Washington (probable starters) . November 19, 1976 . 21.
  3. News: Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters) . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 20, 1976 . 17.
  4. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.