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1980 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
The 1980 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–2 record in the regular season and were Pacific-10 Conference champions at 6–1. They returned to the Rose Bowl, but fell to favored Michigan;[1][2][3] for the season Washington outscored its opponents 333 to 198.[4]
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Pac-10 champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 |
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| Coaches | No. 17 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob Stull (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (3rd season) |
| MVP | Tom Flick (QB) |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 16 Washington $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Both regular season losses were at home at Husky Stadium. The sole conference loss was to border rival Oregon,[5][6] who last defeated the Huskies in 1973; it was the first loss for James against a Northwest team. In his eighteen games against the Ducks, James lost only three; the other two were in 1987 and 1988. The conference opponents not played this season were California and UCLA. The Huskies' winning streak over Washington State in the Apple Cup reached seven with another win in Spokane;[7][8] it has not been held there since.
Senior quarterback Tom Flick was selected as the team's most valuable player; Flick, Ken Gardner, Rusty Olsen, and Randy Van Divier were the team captains.
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| September 13 | Air Force* | No. 19 | W 50–7 | 44,999 | [9] | |
| September 20 | Northwestern* | No. 16 |
| W 45–7 | 49,975 | |
| September 27 | Oregon | No. 13 |
| L 10–34 | 56,282 | [5][6][10] |
| October 4 | at Oklahoma State* | W 24–18 | 48,200 | |||
| October 11 | at Oregon State | W 41–6 | 33,000 | |||
| October 18 | at No. 20 Stanford | W 27–24 | 60,066 | |||
| October 25 | Navy* | No. 18 |
| L 10–24 | 48,841 | [11] |
| November 1 | Arizona State |
| W 25–0 | 48,691 | ||
| November 8 | Arizona |
| W 45–22 | 49,341 | ||
| November 15 | at No. 2 USC | W 20–10 | 55,512 | |||
| November 22 | at Washington State | No. 16 | W 30–23 | 34,577 | [7][8] | |
| January 1, 1981 | vs. No. 5 Michigan* | No. 16 | L 6–23 | 104,863 | [1][2][3] | |
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Air Force
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Northwestern
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Oregon
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At Oklahoma State
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At Oregon State
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At Stanford
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At USC
See also: 1980 USC Trojans football team
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Navy
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Arizona State
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Arizona
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At Washington State
See also: 1980 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup
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| Washington | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Washington State | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
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#16 Washington Huskies (8–2) at Washington State Cougars (4–6)
at Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington
- Date: November 20
- Game attendance: 34,577
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Ken Gardner intercepted a Samoa Samoa pass with 1:05 remaining to preserve the win.
Rose Bowl (vs. Michigan)
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Main article: 1981 Rose Bowl
See also: 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[16] |
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Curt Marsh | Tackle | 1st | 23 | Oakland Raiders |
| Randy Van Divier | Tackle | 3rd | 68 | Baltimore Colts |
| Tom Flick | Quarterback | 4th | 90 | Washington Redskins |
| Toussaint Tyler | Running back | 9th | 222 | New Orleans Saints |
| Rusty Olsen | Defensive tackle | 9th | 234 | Denver Broncos |
- "Everything comes up roses for the Wolverines". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 1C.
- Gerheim, Earl (January 2, 1981). "Huskies turn to mush". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
- Van Sickel, Charlie (January 2, 1981). "Fee-fie-fo-fum, Bo finally wins one". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
- "Washington Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- "Ogburn runs, passes Ducks to win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. p. 8C.
- "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
- Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- Miller, Paul (September 14, 1980). "The Huskies provided the air show". The News Tribune. p. B1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Withers, Bud (September 27, 1980). "Running out of running backs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- "Underdog Middies score easy win over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 6D.
- "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
- "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
- Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
- "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23. Pg. 4B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 22, 1980