1976 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1976 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-8
Record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Don James (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Scesniak (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Mora (2nd season)
MVP	Robin Earl (FB)
Captains	Robin Earl (FB) Scott Phillips (WR) Charles Jackson (MG) Mike Baldassin (LB)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Virginia*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 38–17	37,500–40,412	^[5]
September 18	Colorado*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 7–21	43,383
September 25	Indiana*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 13–20	40,425–42,206	^[6]
October 2	Minnesota*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 38–7	40,694
October 9	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 24–12	27,096
October 16	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 28–34	36,000
October 23	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		W 14–7	43,129
October 30	No. 3 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 21–30	47,187
November 6	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 0–7	42,932
November 13	at No. 3 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 3–20	49,264
November 20	vs. Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)		W 51–32	35,800
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[7]

Roster

1976 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Warren Moon	Jr
WR	`6`	Leon Garrett	Sr
QB	`12`	Tom Flick	Fr
QB	`16`	Cliff McBride
RB	`24`	Joe Steele	Fr
RB	`26`	Ron Rowland	Jr
RB	`32`	Greg Martin	So
FB	`42`	Ron Gipson	Fr
C	`58`	Blair Bush	Jr
G	`62`	Phil Foreman	Fr
G	`63`	Jeff Toews	So
G	`68`	Dan Chavira	Fr
OT	`70`	Roger Westlund	So
OT	`79`	Carl Van Valkenberg	Sr
TE	`86`	Scott Greenwood	So
WR	`91`	Scott Phillips (C)	Jr
WR	`93`	Spider Gaines	So
TE	`95`	Don Wardlow	Sr
FB, TE	`99`	Robin Earl (C)	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`5`	Michael Jackson	So
CB	`10`	Lance Theoudele	Fr
CB	`19`	Mark Lee	Fr
CB	`23`	Nesby Glasgow	So
DB	`46`	Greg Grimes	Fr
LB	`48`	Antowaine Richardson	Fr
LB	`53`	Rob Gehring	Sr
LB	`60`	Mike Baldassin (C)	Sr
DT	`61`	Chris Linnin	Fr
DT	`65`	Dave Browning	So
NG	`66`	Charles Jackson (C)	Sr
DE	`73`	Doug Martin	Fr
LB	`82`	Bret Gagliardi	Fr
FS	`96`	Kyle Heinrich	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`3`	Don Feleay	Sr
PK	`7`	Steve Robbins	Jr

Head coach

Don James (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[8]^[9]

Game summaries

Oregon State

Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	24	0	0	24
Oregon St	0	0	0	12	12

at Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

Date: October 9
Game attendance: 27,096
^[10]

Game information

Washington

Moon
9/15, 88 yds, 2 int
Steele
17 rush, 78 yds, 2 TD
Phillips
5 rec, 40 yds

Oregon St

Richardson
5/14, 46 yds, int
Redwine
18 rush, 70 yds
Hammock
6 rec, 62 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UW	OSU
2	14:19	6	37		Washington	36-yard field goal by Robbins	3	0
2	10:02				Washington	Brooks 20-yard blocked punt return for touchdown, Robbins kick good	10	0
2	3:49	9	57		Washington	Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good	0	17
2	1:04	5	25		Washington	Steele 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good	24	0
4	9:59	2	7		Oregon St	Hammock 6-yard touchdown reception from Grossart, 2-point run failed	24	6
4	0:19	3	10		Oregon St	Fields 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed	24	12
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	12

NFL draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1977 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 335 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame^[11]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Robin Earl	Running back	3rd	61	Chicago Bears
Charles Jackson	Defensive tackle	9th	241	Denver Broncos
Don Wardlow	Tight end	11th	305	Dallas Cowboys

References

^ "Earl, Rowland blast Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1976. p. 6C.
^ Withers, Bud (October 24, 1976). "The Ducks get disappointed again, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Steele's long dash leads Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1976. p. D1.
^ Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1976). "UW explodes in 3rd, wins 51-32". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ "Rowland, Earl pace UW romp". The Spokesman-Review. September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "IU Holds Off Washington, 20-13". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. United Press International. September 26, 1976. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Don James, 1976". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ "WSU vs. Washington (probable starters)". November 19, 1976. p. 21.
^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 20, 1976. p. 17.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 09. Retrieved 2018-Dec-30.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 20, 1976

v t e Washington Huskies football
Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State: Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave 1985 Oregon State game Whammy in Miami
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Annual awards
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold