1972 Washington Huskies football team

The 1972 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its 16th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled an 8–3 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 208 to 204.[1]

1972 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8
1972 record8–3 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPCalvin Jones (DB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 USC $ 7 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 15 UCLA 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Washington State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Defensive back Bill Cahill and quarterback Sonny Sixkiller were the team captains, and defensive back Calvin Jones was selected as the team's most valuable player.

A top ten pick in the preseason, the Huskies were undefeated after five games and ranked twelfth in the AP Poll,[2] but Sixkiller suffered ankle and knee injuries early in the Stanford game in mid-October.[3] Quarterbacks Greg Collins, Dennis Fitzpatrick, and Mark Backman then led the offense, with losses at Stanford and #1 USC,[4] followed by consecutive wins over California and Oregon State.[5][6]

Sixkiller returned to the lineup for senior day at Husky Stadium on November 11 and Washington beat #8 UCLA,[7][8] but dropped the Apple Cup to #20 Washington State at Spokane.[9][10][11][12] The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9Pacific (CA)*No. 9
W 13–657,500
September 16Duke*No. 12
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 14–659,200
September 23at Purdue*No. 15
W 22–2160,102
September 30Illinois*No. 14
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–1160,200
October 7OregonNo. 11
W 23–1761,000
October 14at No. 17 StanfordNo. 12
L 0–2456,000
October 21at No. 1 USCNo. 18
L 7–3459,151
October 28California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–2156,300
November 4at Oregon State
W 23–1631,923
November 11No. 8 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 30–2159,000
November 18at No. 20 Washington StateNo. 17
L 10–2734,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1972 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TB 5 Glen Bonner Jr
QB 6 Sonny Sixkiller (C) Sr
QB 10 Mark Backman So
QB 14 Dennis Fitzpatrick So
QB 15 Greg Collins Sr
FL 17 Scott Loomis Sr
WR 26 Tom Scott Sr
FB 30 Pete Taggares Jr
C 56 Al Kelso Sr
G 63 Steve Wallin Sr
G 64 Pete Elswick Jr
T 70 Steve Schulte Sr
T 72 Jim Smith Sr
TE 87 John Brady Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB, PK 16 Steve Wiezbowski Sr
FS 18 Bill Cahill (C) Sr
CB 20 Calvin Jones Sr
SS 24 Tony Bonwell Sr
CB 28 Phil Andre Sr
LB 36 Bob Ferguson Sr
LB 37 Ron Shepherd Sr
CB 42 Roberto Jourdan Fr
LB 46 Brian Doheny Jr
DT 50 Don Gorman Sr
DT 59 Gordy Guinn Sr
DE 69 Ben Albrecht Sr
DT 80 Dave Pear So
DE 99 Kurt Matter Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 3 Skip Boyd So
PK 16 Steve Wiezbowski Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[13][14][15]

NFL Draft selections

Six University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[16]
PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
John BradyTight end3rd58Detroit Lions
Bill CahillDefensive back7th158New Orleans Saints
Tom ScottWide receiver12th304Detroit Lions
Al KelsoCenter13th330San Diego Chargers
Calvin JonesDefensive back15th373Denver Broncos
Kurt MatterDefensive end15th390Los Angeles Rams

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. "Top 2 stay firm in AP grid vote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1972. p. 17.
  3. "Cards dump Huskies, 24-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 6C.
  4. "Trojans overpower Washington by 34-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1972. p. 4C.
  5. "Huskies turn Cal goofs into 35-21 triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. October 29, 1972. p. 4C.
  6. Withers, Bud (November 5, 1972). "Huskies prevail as OSU tumbles again". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  7. "Huskies surprise UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 12, 1972. p. 2C.
  8. "Huskies eye goal of best since '60". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 13, 1972. p. 17.
  9. Emerson, Paul (November 19, 1972). "Inspired Cougars upset Washington 27-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 15.
  10. "Cougars bounce Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 5B.
  11. Missildine, Harry (November 19, 1972). "Cougar defense unyielding in 27-10 win over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  12. Brown, Bruce (November 20, 1972). "Cougar title hopes run high". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 14.
  13. "WSU vs. Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 17, 1972. p. 23.
  14. "Cougars vs. Huskies (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1972. p. 14.
  15. "Cougars (20) face Huskies (17) for top grid ranking in Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 18, 1972. p. 13.
  16. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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