1977 Washington Huskies football team

The 1977 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don James and played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the regular season at 7–4 overall, were champions of the Pac-8 at 6–1, and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl on January 2.^[1][2]

1977 Washington Huskies football
Pacific-8 champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–20 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	8–4 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Don James (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Scesniak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Mora (3rd season)
MVP	Warren Moon (QB)
Captains	Blair Bush (C) Dave Browning (DT) Warren Moon (QB) Mike Rohrbach (LB)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (c. 58,000, AstroTurf)
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Washington $		6	–	1					8	–	4
No. 15 Stanford		5	–	2					9	–	3
No. 13 USC		5	–	2					8	–	4
California		3	–	4					7	–	4
Washington State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Oregon		1	–	6					2	–	9
Oregon State		0	–	7					2	–	9
UCLA †		0	–	2					0	–	4
$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were fourteen-point underdogs to #4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20.^[3][4][5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 16 Mississippi State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 18–27† (later vacated)^[6] ^[better source needed]	45,050
September 17	San Jose State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 24–3	36,489
September 24	at Syracuse*		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 20–22	12,839
October 1	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 17–19	31,895
October 8	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	W 54–0	29,500
October 15	Stanford		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 45–21	46,529
October 22	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 14–6	46,677
October 29	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 12–20† (later vacated)^[6]	38,692
November 5	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 50–31	38,812
November 12	No. 14 USC		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–10	59,501
November 19	Washington State	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 35–15	60,964
January 2, 1978	vs. No. 4 Michigan*	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 27–20	105,312
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll

† Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington^[6]

Roster

1977 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FL 81 Gary Briggs So C 58 Blair Bush (C) Sr G 72 Marshall Cromer Jr G 75 Mike Curtis So QB 12 Tom Flick   So FB 42 Ron Gipson So TE 86 Scott Greenwood Jr OT 78 Curt Marsh Fr QB 1 Warren Moon (C) Sr RB 24 Joe Steele So OT 63 Jeff Toews Jr C 56 Tom Turnure So RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Fr OT 79 Randy Van Divier Fr OT 70 Robert Westlund Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class MG 67 Cliff Bethea Sr DT 65 Dave Browning (C) Sr SS 39 John Edwards Jr CB 23 Nesby Glasgow Jr LB 55 Bruce Harrell So FS 96 Kyle Heinrich Jr LB 5 Michael Jackson Jr LB 34 John Kerley Jr CB 19 Mark Lee So DT 61 Chris Linnin So DE 73 Doug Martin So CB 25 Wayne Moses Sr LB 48 Antowaine Richardson So LB 54 Mike Rohrbach (C) Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Steve Robbins Sr P 27 Aaron Wilson Jr	Head coach Don James (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Dick Scesniak (OC) Jim Mora (DC) Jim Lambright (LB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Source:^[7]

Game summaries

Game 9 at California

Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	3	14	21	12	50
California	7	14	0	10	31

at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

• Date: November 5
• Game attendance: 38,812
• ^[8]

Game information
Washington Warren Moon 11/19, 207 yds, int Joe Steele 22 rush, 90 yds, 2 TD Scott Greenwood 5 rec, 112 yds California Gary Graumann 16/31, 172 yds, 2 TD Paul Jones 14 rush, 58 yds George Freitas 9 rec, 139 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WASH CAL 1 California Hillmon 7-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good 0 7 1 Washington 31-yard field goal by Robbins 3 7 2 Washington Steele 5-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 10 7 2 California Thompson 14-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, Breech kick good 10 14 2 Washington Tyler 4-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 17 14 2 California Thompson 10-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good 17 21 3 Washington Moon 12-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 24 21 3 Washington Moon 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 31 21 3 Washington Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 38 21 4 California 48-yard field goal by Breech 4 Washington Safety, center snap out of end zone 4 Washington Smith 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 4 California Freitas 7-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 50 31

USC

1 2 3 4 Total USC 0 3 0 7 10 • Washington 0 7 14 7 28 Date: November 12 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Game attendance: 59,501 Game weather: Overcast

Scoring summary 2 WASH Moon 2-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 7-0 2 USC Jordan 26-yard field goal WASH 7-3 3 WASH Gaines 19-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 14-3 3 WASH Steele 1-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 21-3 4 USC White 1-yard run (Jordan kick) WASH 21-10 4 WASH Moon 71-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 28-10

Source:^[9]

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 0 0 15 15 • Washington 21 7 7 0 35 Date: November 19 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Game attendance: 60,964

Scoring summary 1 WASH Steele 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 7-0 1 WASH Greenwood 33-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 14-0 1 WASH Steele 3-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 21-0 2 WASH Steele 6-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick) WASH 28-0 3 WASH Rowland 5-yard run (Robbins kick) WASH 35-0 4 WSU Doornik 4-yard run (Watson kick) WASH 35-7 4 WSU Kelly 14-yard pass from Thompson (Thompson to Ransom pass) WASH 35-15

Source:^[1][2]

NFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame^[10]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Blair Bush	Center	1st	16	Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Browning	Defensive end	2nd	54	Oakland Raiders

Source:^[11]

• Quarterback Warren Moon played for the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) from 1978 to 1983 and made his NFL debut with the Houston Oilers in 1984.^[12]

References

1. "Huskies freeze Cougars and get a bowl bid, too". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 20, 1977. p. 3B.
2. Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1977). "UW earns somebody's bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
3. Missidine, Harry (January 3, 1978). "Jackson rescues Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
4. "Huskies prove worthy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 13.
5. "Huskies go from rags to roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 1C.
6. . Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
7. "The Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1977. p. 3B.
8. Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
9. "Huskies stop – USC – and smell the roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 13, 1977. p. 1C.
10. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
11. . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
12. "Warren Moon Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links

• YouTube – UW video – "The James Gang Arrives" (1977 season)