1985 Washington Huskies football team

1985 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-10
1985 record 7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Don James (11th year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Pinkel
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright
MVP Joe Kelly
Captain Joe Kelly, Vestee Jackson, Hugh Millen, Dennis Soldat
Home stadium Husky Stadium
1985 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 UCLA $ 6 2 0     9 2 1
Arizona 5 2 0     8 3 1
Arizona State 5 2 0     8 4 0
Washington 5 3 0     7 5 0
USC 5 3 0     6 6 0
Oregon 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 3 5 0     4 7 0
Stanford 3 5 0     4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0     3 8 0
California 2 7 0     4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 11th season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–5 record, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 238 to 225.[1] Joe Kelly was selected as the team's most valuable player. Kelly, Vestee Jackson, Hugh Millen, and Dennis Soldat were the team captains.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 7 #16 Oklahoma State* #12 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 17–31   60,320
September 14 at #16 BYU* Cougar StadiumProvo, UT L 3–31   65,476
September 21 at Houston* AstrodomeHouston, TX W 29–12   20,522
September 28 #13 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 21–14   60,425
October 5 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 19–13   44,383
October 12 at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 28–12   49,000
October 19 Oregon State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 20–21   58,771
November 2 Stanford Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 34–0   58,625
November 9 at Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 7–36   67,474
November 16 USC Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 20–17   59,417
November 23 Washington State Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 20–21   59,887
December 30 vs. Colorado* Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) W 20–17   30,961
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

UCLA

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Oregon State

1 234Total
UCLA 7 700 14
Washington 0 11100 21

References

  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. "Huskies jolt Bruins, 21-17". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 9B.
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