1974 Washington Huskies football team

The 1974 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach Jim Owens,[1][2] the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 272.[3]

1974 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8
1974 record5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
MVPCornelius Chenevert (LB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –1  10 –1 –1
Stanford 5 –1 –1  5 –4 –2
California 4 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
UCLA 4 –2 –1  6 –3 –2
Washington 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon State 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Linebacker Cornelius Chenevert was selected as the team's most valuable player, and the team captains were Willie Hendricks, Bob Martin, Dave Pear, and Ray Pinney. Days after the season concluded with an Apple Cup victory at Spokane,[4][5][6] 47-year-old Owens stepped down as head coach,[1][2] and Don James succeeded him in December.[7][8]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14Cincinnati*
W 21–1747,000
September 21Iowa State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–2847,500
September 28No. 9 Texas A&M*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 15–2854,000
October 5at No. 19 Texas*
L 21–3550,250
October 12at Oregon State
L 9–2326,951
October 19at Stanford
L 17–3438,000
October 26Oregon
W 66–052,500
November 2No. 18 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–952,000
November 9No. 18 California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 26–5254,500
November 16at No. 8 USC
L 11–4252,157
November 23at Washington State
W 24–1727,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1974 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Chris Rowland Jr
QB 14 Dennis Fitzpatrick Sr
SE 47 Jim Anderson Jr
TE 87 Paul Bianchini Jr
SE 89 Reggie Brown Sr
SE 20 Ken Conley Jr
SE 39 Fred Dean Sr
TE, FB 99 Robin Earl So
RB 32 Willie Hendricks (C) Jr
G 66 Charles Jackson So
SE 91 Scott Phillips So
C 59 Ray Pinney (C) Jr
G 67 Lou Quinn Jr
T 65 Eddie Ray Jr
T 79 Carl Van Valkenburg So
RB 24 Mike Vicino Jr
T 71 Don Wardlow So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
WS 18 Al Burleson Jr
LB 56 Cornelius Chenevert Jr
LB 53 Rob Gehring Jr
DT 73 Mike Green Jr
CB 4 Pedro Hawkins Jr
LB 48 Jim Kristof Sr
SS 22 Steve Lipe Jr
LB 50 Dan Lloyd Jr
DE 95 Bob Martin (C) Sr
DT 80 Dave Pear (C) Sr
CB 28 Frank Reed Jr
DT 86 Eugene Sanders
DE 92 Paul Strohmeier Jr
DE 70 Dee Washington
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 3 Skip Boyd Sr
K 7 Steve Robbins Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[9][10]

NFL Draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[11]
PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Dave PearDefensive tackle3rd56Baltimore Colts
Bob MartinDefensive end11th269Green Bay Packers
Skip BoydPunter17th438Los Angeles Rams

References
  1. "Owens says bye to Husky players". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. 15.
  2. "Huskies' Owens quits". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. B1.
  3. "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1974). "Washington's Fitzpatrick terrific as Huskies subdue Cougs 24-17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  5. Drosendahl, Glenn (November 24, 1974). "Huskies brush aside late Cougars rally, win 24-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. Brown, Bruce (November 25, 1974). "Coach, game star savor UW victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  7. "Kent State coach is Huskies' choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1974. p. 19.
  8. "UW: Kent State's James". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 12.
  9. "WSU vs, Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 22, 1974. p. 17.
  10. "Cougs-Huskies (starting lineups)". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 23, 1974. p. 1B.
  11. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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