1985 Washington Huskies football team
The 1985 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7β5 record, and outscored its opponents 238 to 225.[1] Joe Kelly was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award. Kelly was also selected as the team's most valuable player. Kelly, Vestee Jackson, Hugh Millen, and Dennis Soldat were the team captains.
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Freedom Bowl, W 20β17 vs. Colorado | |
Conference | Pacific-10 |
1985 record | 7β5 (5β3 Pac-10) |
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Pinkel (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (9th season) |
MVP | Joe Kelly |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 UCLA $ | 6 | β | 2 | β | 0 | 9 | β | 2 | β | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | β | 2 | β | 0 | 8 | β | 3 | β | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | β | 2 | β | 0 | 8 | β | 4 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | β | 3 | β | 0 | 7 | β | 5 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | β | 3 | β | 0 | 6 | β | 6 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | β | 4 | β | 0 | 5 | β | 6 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | β | 5 | β | 0 | 4 | β | 7 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | β | 5 | β | 0 | 4 | β | 7 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | β | 6 | β | 0 | 3 | β | 8 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | β | 7 | β | 0 | 4 | β | 7 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior quarterback Millen started the first nine games,[2] and sophomore Chris Chandler the final three.[3][4][5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | No. 16 Oklahoma State* | No. 12 | L 17β31 | 60,320 | |
September 14 | at No. 16 BYU* | L 3β31 | 65,476 | ||
September 21 | at Houston* | W 29β12 | 20,522 | ||
September 28 | No. 13 UCLA |
| W 21β14 | 60,425 | |
October 5 | at Oregon | W 19β13 | 44,383 | ||
October 12 | at California | W 28β12 | 49,000 | ||
October 19 | Oregon State |
| L 20β21 | 58,771 | |
November 2 | Stanford |
| W 34β0 | 58,625 | |
November 9 | at Arizona State | L 7β36 | 67,474 | ||
November 16 | USC |
| W 20β17 | 59,417 | |
November 23 | Washington State |
| L 20β21 | 59,887 | |
December 30 | vs. Colorado* | W 20β17 | 30,961 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
UCLA
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Oregon State
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NFL Draft
Four Huskies were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Joe Kelly | LB | 1 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Vestee Jackson | CB | 2 | 55 | Chicago Bears |
Hugh Millen | QB | 3 | 71 | Los Angeles Rams |
Ron Hadley | LB | 5 | 132 | New York Jets |
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References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1985β1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "Sun Devils are red hot, Huskies not". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 9, 1985. p. 4B.
- Endysk, Monte (November 23, 1985). "Chandler apparent frontrunner in Huskies' quarterback battle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4B.
- Grummert, Dale (November 24, 1985). "WSU enjoys a Dawg-Day afternoon, 21-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- "Strong defense preserves Huskies' Freedom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1985. p. C1.
- Grummert, Dale (November 23, 1985). "Cougars, Huskies in Apple Cup redemption matchup". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
- "Oregon State stuns UW, 21-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1985. p. 3C.
- "WSU stuns bowl-bound UW, 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1985. p. 6C.
- Cour, Jim (November 25, 1985). "Loss didn't cost UW its Freedom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
- Grummert, Dale (November 25, 1985). "It was inevitable Cougar players would prove their points to UW". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- Devlin, Vince (April 30, 1986). "An early start, late finish for WSU trio". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
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