† – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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]
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to ineligible players.[3][4][5] The conference opponents not played this season were Arizona and Stanford. 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.
^"2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
^"Washington Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^"Pac-10 orders ASU must forfeit wins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1979. p. 1C.
^"ASU will forfeit non-league games". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 23.
^"Decision displeases Trojans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 17, 1979. p. 24.
^Missildine, Harry (November 18, 1979). "Huskies win 'Apple Bowl' clash, 17-7". p. C1.
^Emerson, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Good vs. better". p. 2D.
^Van Sickel, Charlie (November 19, 1979). "UW defense prevails". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 27.
^"Texas pick by seven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 21.
^Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^"Sun Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. 7D.
^"Huskies notch Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 23, 1979. p. 3B.
^Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
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