The 1983 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its ninth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 8–4 record, finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 178.[1] Steve Pelluer was selected as the team's most valuable player. Pelluer, Dean Browning, Stewart Hill, and Rick Mallory were the team captains.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 10 |
at Northwestern* |
#19 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
W 34–0 |
26,165 |
September 17 |
#8 Michigan* |
#16 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 25–24 |
60,638 |
September 24 |
at Louisiana State* |
#9 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
L 14–40 |
82,390 |
October 1 |
Navy* |
#18 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 27–10 |
59,912 |
October 8 |
Oregon State |
#16 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 34–7 |
60,354 |
October 15 |
Stanford |
#17 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 32–15 |
60,270 |
October 22 |
at Oregon |
#14 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
W 32–3 |
44,303 |
October 29 |
at UCLA |
#11 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
L 24–27 |
60,094 |
November 5 |
at Arizona |
#20 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
W 23–22 |
48,808 |
November 12 |
USC |
#18 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 24–0 |
60,690 |
November 29 |
Washington State |
#15 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) |
L 6–17 |
59,220 |
December 26 |
vs. Penn State* |
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Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) |
L 10–13 |
37,212 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game notes
Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Navy |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
• Washington |
3 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
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NAVY |
Stevens 4-yard pass from Williamson (Young kick) |
NAVY 7-0 |
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1 |
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WASH |
Jaeger 33-yard field goal |
NAVY 7-3 |
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2 |
|
WASH |
Jaeger 35-yard field goal |
NAVY 7-6 |
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2 |
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WASH |
Greene 26-yard pass from Pelluer (Jaeger kick) |
WASH 13-7 |
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3 |
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NAVY |
Young 21-yard field goal |
WASH 13-10 |
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4 |
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WASH |
Lutu 2-yard pass from Pelluer (Jaeger kick) |
WASH 20-10 |
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4 |
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WASH |
Hinds 53-yard run (Jaeger kick) |
WASH 27-10 |
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USC
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
USC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• Washington |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
- Date: November 12
- Location: Husky Stadium
- Game attendance: 59,190
- Game weather: Rain
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Scoring summary |
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Q2 |
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WASH |
Jaeger yard field goal |
WASH 3–0 |
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Q2 |
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WASH |
Greene 39 yard pass from Peuller (Jaeger kick) |
WASH 10–0 |
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Q3 |
3:41
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WASH |
Greene 71 yard punt return (Jaeger kick) |
WASH 17–0 |
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Q4 |
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WASH |
Feeney 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) |
WASH 24–0 |
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[2]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 13. Retrieved 2015-Sep-20.
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National championship seasons in bold
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