1976 Washington Huskies football team

1976 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Mora (2nd season)
MVPRobin Earl (FB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 UCLA 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by head coach Don James in his second year, and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-8).[1] This was Washington's last losing season for 28 years, until 2004.

The Huskies defeated rivals Oregon and Washington State for a third consecutive year.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1976. p. 6C.
  2. ^ Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Steele's long dash leads Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1976. p. D1.
  4. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.