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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Don James
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 The Huskies won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Air Force  50   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Northwestern  45   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Oregon  10   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Oklahoma State  24   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oregon State  41   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Stanford  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Navy  10   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Arizona State  25   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arizona  45   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Southern California  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Washington State  30   23   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Thu., Jan. 1   Michigan  6   23   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored333
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed198
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record59-71
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record5-0
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 9-3-0 AP
17 9-3-0 Coaches
17 9-3-0 UPI
  
1980 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 9-3333198Lost  6-236-1198119  Don James
UCLA 9-2306135 5-2175107  Terry Donahue
Arizona State 7-4311216 5-3224156  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 8-2-1265134 4-2-117894  John Robinson
Oregon 6-3-2263193 4-3-1189170  Rich Brooks
Stanford 6-5312275 3-4214196  Paul Wiggin
Arizona 5-6215275 3-4131202  Larry Smith
Washington State 4-7287271 3-4185163  Jim Walden
California 3-8194328 3-5149223  Roger Theder
Oregon State 0-11108386 0-877290  Joe Avezzano

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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