1984 Washington Huskies football team

1984 Washington Huskies football
National champion (Berryman, FB News, NCF)
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 28–17 vs. Oklahoma
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Pinkel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (8th season)
MVPRon Holmes
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 USC $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 2 Washington 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
California 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 11–1 record, was ranked a close second in the two major polls,[1] and outscored its opponents 352 to 145.[2]

Washington upset Michigan in Ann Arbor in September,[3] and had climbed up to the top ranking, but fell to #14 USC in Los Angeles on November 10.[4][5] The Huskies rebounded the next week to win the Apple Cup over Washington State in Pullman and finished the regular season at 10–1.[6][7][8]

Washington defeated second-ranked Oklahoma 28–17 in the Orange Bowl.[9][10][11] NCAA-designated major selectors Berryman (QPRS), Football News, and National Championship Foundation (NCF), each selected Washington as their national champion, with NCF splitting its selection with the BYU Cougars.[12] However, the final AP and Coaches polls both declared the BYU Cougars as national champions.

Ron Holmes was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jim Rodgers was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award. Dan Eernissee, Danny Greene, Tim Meamber, and Rodgers were the team captains.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8Northwestern*No. 19
MetrosportsW 26–055,364
September 15at No. 3 Michigan*No. 16
CBSW 20–11103,072[3]
September 22Houston*No. 9
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–761,045
September 29Miami (OH)*No. 6
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 53–756,900
October 6at Oregon StateNo. 3
W 19–740,000
October 13at StanfordNo. 2
CBSW 37–1544,500
October 20OregonNo. 1
W 17–1058,088[13]
October 27ArizonaNo. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–1259,876[14]
November 3CaliforniaNo. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 44–1459,462[15]
November 10at No. 14 USCNo. 1
CBSL 7–1671,838[4][5]
November 17at Washington StateNo. 8
MetrosportsW 38–2940,000[6][7][8]
January 1, 1985vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 4
NBCW 28–1756,294[9][10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1984 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 78 Tim Burnham Jr
QB 17 Chris Chandler Fr
C 51 Dan Eernissee (C) Sr
FB 30 Rick Fenney So
G 72 Kevin Gogan Sr
WR 80 Danny Greene (C) Sr
WR 1 Lonzell Hill So
FB 45 Walt Hunt Sr
TE 84 Rod Jones So
TE 82 Scott Jones Fr
OT 75 Dennis Maher Sr
QB 12 Hugh Millen Jr
WR 19 Mark Pattison Sr
G 67 Al Robertson Sr
RB 28 Jacque Robinson Sr
QB 14 Paul Sicuro Sr
OT 68 Garth Thomas So
TE 88 Tony Wroten Sr
OT 50 Mike Zandofsky Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 93 Steve Alvord So
LB 55 Ricky Andrews Fr
LB 46 Tom Erlandson Fr
DT 91 Brian Habib Fr
LB 56 Ron Hadley Jr
DT 90 Ron Holmes Sr
CB 24 Vestee Jackson Jr
LB 38 Joe Kelly Jr
LB 56 Joe Krakoski Sr
DT 95 Tony Lewis Sr
LB 42 Tim Meamber (C) Sr
CB 12 Ron Milus Jr
CB 4 J. C. Pearson Sr
FS 26 Tim Peoples So
SS 39 Jim Rodgers (C) Sr
LB 51 Reggie Rogers So
LB 5 Fred Small Sr
DB 31 Tony Zackery Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 9 Thane Cleland So
K 18 Jeff Jaeger So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[16][17][18][19]

Rankings

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Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP181916963 (1)2 (1)1 (37)1 (45)1 (50)1 (50)85 (1)4 (1)4 (1)2 (16)
Coaches171816854 (3)3 (3)1 (24)1 (30)1 (24)1 (30)55 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (11)

Game summaries

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Northwestern

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See also: 1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team

At Michigan

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1 234Total
• No. 16 Huskies 3 7100 20
No. 3 Wolverines 0 308 11
Scoring summary
1WASHJaeger 24-yard field goalWASH 3–0
2MICHBergeron 52-yard field goalTied 3–3
2WASHFenney 2-yard run (Jaeger kick)WASH 10–3
3WASHPattison 73-yard pass from Millen (Jaeger kick)WASH 17–3
3WASHJaeger 38-yard field goalWASH 20–3
4MICHBean 6-yard pass from Harbaugh (Garrett run)WASH 20–11
See also: 1984 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Houston

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See also: 1984 Houston Cougars football team

Miami (OH)

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See also: 1984 Miami Redskins football team

At Oregon State

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See also: 1984 Oregon State Beavers football team

At Stanford

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See also: 1984 Stanford Cardinal football team

Oregon

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1 234Total
Ducks 0 703 10
• No. 1 Huskies 7 073 17
 
Scoring summary
11:53WASHRon Milus 42-yard punt return (Jeff Jaeger kick)WASH 7–0
24:49OregonAlex Mack 1-yard run (McCloud kick)Tied 7–7
36:36WASHJeff Jaeger 32-yard field goalWASH 10–7
4:05WASHMike Gaffney blocked punt recovery in end zone (Jaeger kick)WASH 17–7
410:19OregonMcCloud 27-yard field goalWASH 17–10
See also: 1984 Oregon Ducks football team

[21]

Arizona

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See also: 1984 Arizona Wildcats football team

[22]

California

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See also: 1984 California Golden Bears football team

[23] [24]

At USC

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Washington at USC
1 234Total
No. 1 Huskies 0 700 7
• No. 14 Trojans 3 3010 16
See also: 1984 USC Trojans football team

[25]

At Washington State

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See also: 1984 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

[26]

Vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)

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Washington vs. Oklahoma
1 234Total
• No. 4 Huskies 14 0014 28
No. 2 Sooners 0 1403 17
Main article: 1985 Orange Bowl
See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

[27]

NFL draft

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Seven Huskies were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Ron Holmes DT 1 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tim Meamber LB 3 60 Minnesota Vikings
Danny Greene WR 3 81 Seattle Seahawks
Joe Krakoski LB 6 153 Houston Oilers
Mark Pattison WR 7 188 Los Angeles Raiders
Jacque Robinson RB 8 197 Buffalo Bills
Fred Small LB 9 241 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  1. ^ "It's close, but Washington is No. 2". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. January 3, 1985. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "At right time, Huskies show right stuff, 20-11". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 16, 1984. p. 7E.
  4. ^ a b "USC claims Pac-10 title over Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 5C.
  5. ^ a b "USC 'good enough;' No. 1 Huskies fall, 16-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 1E.
  6. ^ a b Devlin, Vince (November 18, 1984). "This one meant plenty to Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  7. ^ a b Boling, Dave (November 18, 1984). "Third time's a charm – at least for Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  8. ^ a b "Huskies bark bowl after biting Cougs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 9E.
  9. ^ a b Blanchette, John (January 2, 1985). "Huskies leave 'em Orange with envy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  10. ^ a b "Huskies vote:'We're No. 1'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. 1C.
  11. ^ a b Roffe, Dave (January 2, 1985). "Huskies enjoy sweet time in Miami". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. p. D1.
  12. ^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 108, 114. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  13. ^ Conrad, John (October 21, 1984). "Washington ducks a bullet, 17-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Idaho). p. 1F.
  14. ^ "Huskies win, then the battle starts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Idaho). wire services. October 28, 1984. p. 7E.
  15. ^ "Top-ranked Huskies await the 'big game'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1984. p. 1C.
  16. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1984. p. 4B.
  17. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 20, 1984. p. 2C.
  18. ^ "Apple Cup: starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 17, 1984. p. 18.
  19. ^ "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 17, 1984. p. 6C.
  20. ^ "MICHIGAN IS UPSET BY WASHINGTON, 20-11". The New York Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  21. ^ "No. 1 Washington 17, Oregon 10". UPI Archives. October 21, 1984. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "Washington Prevails by 28-12". The New York Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  23. ^ "West Coast College Roundup". UPI Archives. November 4, 1984. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  24. ^ "ALL-OUT SEASON FOR HUSKIES". The New York Times. November 6, 1984. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  25. ^ "USC Upsets Washington". The Washington Post. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  26. ^ "West Coast College Roundup". UPI Archives. November 18, 1984. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  27. ^ "WASHINGTON RALLIES TO OVERCOME OKLAHOMA". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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