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1978 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1978
team	Washington Huskies
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	7–4
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	Don James
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Dick Scesniak
oc_year	4th
def_coach	Jim Lambright
dc_year	1st
mvp	Michael Jackson
captain	Michael Jackson
captain2	Nesby Glasgow
captain3	Jeff Toews
captain4	Scott Greenwood
stadium	Husky Stadium

The 1978 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fourth-year head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–4 record, tied for second in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 270 to 155. Linebacker Michael Jackson was selected as the team's most valuable player. The team captains were Jackson, Nesby Glasgow, Scott Greenwood, and Jeff Toews.

In the newly-expanded Pac-10, the defending champion Huskies returned eighteen starters, but not at quarterback. Washington defeated the two new members, Arizona and Arizona State, and did not play California. The two losses were to UCLA and USC, and the Huskies defeated Washington State in the Apple Cup for the fifth consecutive year.

An unexpected non-conference loss at unranked Indiana in September likely kept Washington out of a bowl game.

Schedule

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UCLA

Kansas

At Indiana

At Oregon State

Alabama

At Stanford

;First quarter

STAN – Gordon Banks 29-yard pass from Steve Dils (Ken Naber kick). Stanford 7–0.
STAN – Ken Naber 25-yard field goal. Stanford 10–0. ;Second quarter
WASH – Jeff Leeland 22-yard blocked punt return (Mike Lansford kick). Stanford 10–7.
STAN – Gordon Banks 3-yard run (Ken Naber kick). Stanford 17–7. ;Third quarter
WASH – Mike Lansford 22-yard field goal. Stanford 17–10.
WASH – Lance Theoudele 36-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick). Tie 17–17.
WASH – Greg Grimes 36-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick). Washington 24–17.
WASH – Tom Porras 2-yard run (Mike Lansford kick). Washington 31–17.
STAN – Ken Margerum 33-yard pass from Steve Dils (Ken Naber kick), 0:00. Washington 31–24. ;Fourth quarter
STAN – Phil Francis 6-yard run (Ken Naber kick), 5:03. ''Tie 31–31. '''Drive: 50 yards.'''''
WASH – Mike Lansford 22-yard field goal, 0:22. Washington 34–31. ;Top passers
WASH – Tom Porras – 8/20, 136 yards
STAN – Steve Dils – 27/39, 360 yards, 2 TD, 2 int ;Top rushers
WASH – Joe Steele – 17 rushes, 65 yards
STAN – Darrin Nelson – 20 rushes, 145 yards ;Top receivers
WASH – Spider Gaines – 2 receptions, 41 yards
STAN – Ken Margerum – 5 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Oregon

Arizona State

Arizona

At USC

At Washington State

Roster

Dick Scesniak – (OC)
Jim Lambright – (DC)

NFL draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1979 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 330 selections.

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Gene Sanders	Defensive line	8th	217	[Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1979-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season) transferred to Texas A&M --

References

Withers, Bud. (October 21, 1978). "Brooks trying to probe Ducks' 'inner game'". Eugene register-Guard.
Missildine, Harry. (November 26, 1978). "Steele: Shades of McElhenny". Spokesman-Review.
Drosendahl, Glenn. (November 26, 1978). "Joe Steeles Jack's show - UW romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
Van Sickel, Charlie. (November 27, 1978). "Huskies blitz Cougars in one-sided debacle". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(September 24, 1978). "Hoosiers ambush UW 14-7". Spokesman-Review.
(September 24, 1978). "Huskies find way to lose to Indiana". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 28, 1978). "Huskies get bowl spots". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(September 10, 1978). "Blocked punt helps UCLA by Washington". The Tampa Tribune-Times.
(September 17, 1978). "Steele powers Husky win". The Spokesman-Review.
(September 24, 1978). "Hoosiers upset No. 15 Huskies". The Rock Island Argus.
(October 1, 1978). "Huskies blank OSU". Great Falls Tribune.
(October 8, 1978). "Nerves of Steele fail Huskies 20–17". The News Tribune.
(October 15, 1978). "Washington comes alive". Statesman Journal.
(October 22, 1978). "Unknown stars as UW slips by plucky Ducks 20–14". The Sunday Oregonian.
(October 29, 1978). "Tyler scores 2 TDs as tough Huskie defense buries Wildcats". The Fresno Bee.
(November 5, 1978). "UW's Porras does it all". Tri-City Herald.
(November 12, 1978). "USC has to win and does". The Los Angeles Times.
(November 26, 1978). "One for the record book: Huskies 38–8". Tri-City Herald.
"1978 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"This time Huskies beat Cards on FG." Eugene Register-Guard. p. 4B. 1978 Oct 15. Retrieved 2021-Oct-12.
(September 30, 1978). "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 21, 1978). "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
Missildine, Harry. (November 25, 1978). "Stakes are sufficient". Spokesman-Review.
Killen, John. (November 25, 1978). "Cougs vs. Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com.

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