| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Washington Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | Don James |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Bob Stull |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Jim Lambright |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Mark Lee |
| Captain: | Phil Foreman |
| Captain2: | Doug Martin |
| Captain3: | Richardson |
| Captain4: | Joe Steele |
| Stadium: | Husky Stadium |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 14–7 vs. Texas |
The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to The conference opponents not played this season were Arizona and Stanford. Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive and the Sun Bowl over
Defensive back Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.
Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 333 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[5] |
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise | |
| Defensive end | 9 | Minnesota Vikings | |||
| Cornerback | 34 | Green Bay Packers | |||
| Center | 57 | Detroit Lions | |||
| Joe Steele | Running back | 127 | Seattle Seahawks | ||
| Chris Linnin | Defensive tackle | 181 | New York Giants | ||
| Defensive tackle | 225 | St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Joe Sanford | Tackle | 256 | New York Giants | ||
| Kicker | 312 | New York Giants |