1979 Washington Huskies football team

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 9–3 record, finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 321 to 154.[2]

1979 Washington Huskies football
Sun Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Texas
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1979 record9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stull (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (2nd season)
MVPMark Lee (CB)
Captains
  • Phil Foreman (G)
  • Doug Martin (DE)
  • Antowaine Richardson (LB)
  • Joe Steele (RB)
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –1  11 –0 –1
No. 11 Washington 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
California 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Arizona State † 3 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players.[3][4][5] Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive year,[6][7][8] and the Sun Bowl over favored Texas.[9][10][11][12][13]

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.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8Wyoming*No. 15
W 38–247,530
September 15Utah*No. 14
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–749,735
September 22at OregonNo. 12
W 21–1742,500
September 29Fresno State*No. 9
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 49–1447,376
October 6Oregon StateNo. 7
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–049,881
October 13at Arizona StateNo. 6
L 7–12
(later vacated)[3][4][5][14]		70,912
October 20No. 17 Pittsburgh*No. 12
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 14–2652,485
October 27at UCLANo. 20
W 34–1435,757
November 3at CaliforniaNo. 16
W 28–2425,000
November 10No. 4 USCNo. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 17–2460,527
November 17Washington StateNo. 16
W 17–756,110
December 22vs. No. 11 Texas*No. 13
W 14–733,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1979 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
SE 2 Aaron Williams Fr
RB 5 Vince Coby Jr
SE 7 Paul Skansi Fr
QB 7 Tom Porras Sr
QB 12 Tom Flick Jr
SE 17 Ron Blacken Sr
RB 24 Joe Steele (C) Sr
RB 45 Toussaint Tyler Jr
C 56 Tom Turnure Sr
G 62 Phil Foreman (C) Sr
G 68 Dan Chavira Sr
T 76 Joe Sanford Sr
T 78 Curt Marsh Jr
T 79 Randy Van Divier Jr
TE 86 David Bayle Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 3 Derek Harvey Fr
CB 8 Ray Horton So
CB 10 Lance Theoudele Sr
LB 18 Jim Pence Sr
CB 19 Mark Lee (C) Sr
DB 23 Vince Newsome Fr
LB 38 Mark Stewart Fr
SS 46 Greg Grimes Sr
LB 48 Antowaine Richardson (C) Sr
LB 55 Bruce Harrell Sr
NG 58 Stafford Mays Sr
LB 60 Pete Tormey Sr
DT 61 Chris Linnin Sr
DT 64 Rusty Olsen Jr
DT 65 Fletcher Jenkins So
LB 67 Mark Jerue So
DE 73 Doug Martin Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Mike Lansford Sr
P 14 Rich Camarillo Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[15][16][17]

NFL Draft selections

Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 333 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[18]
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Doug MartinDefensive end1st9Minnesota Vikings
Mark LeeCornerback2nd34Green Bay Packers
Tom TurnureCenter3rd57Detroit Lions
Joe SteeleRunning back5th127Seattle Seahawks
Chris LinninDefensive Tackle7th181New York Giants
Stafford MaysDefensive Tackle9th225St. Louis Cardinals
Joe SanfordTackle10th256New York Giants
Mike LansfordKicker12th312New York Giants

References
  1. "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. "Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. "Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
  4. "ASU will forfeit non-league games". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
  5. "Decision displeases Trojans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 24.
  6. Missildine, Harry (November 18, 1979). "Huskies win 'Apple Bowl' clash, 17-7". p. C1.
  7. Emerson, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Good vs. better". p. 2D.
  8. Van Sickel, Charlie (November 19, 1979). "UW defense prevails". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 27.
  9. "Texas pick by seven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 21.
  10. Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  11. "Sun Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. 7D.
  12. "Huskies notch Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 23, 1979. p. 3B.
  13. Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
  14. http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Washington
  15. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1979. p. 2C.
  16. Missildine, Harry (November 17, 1979). "Expect ball to move in Cat-Dawg fight, no matter who has it". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
  17. Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Braggin' rights". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3C.
  18. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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