1983 Washington Huskies football team
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 |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 10 |
at Northwestern* |
No. 19 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 34–0 |
26,165 |
September 17 |
No. 8 Michigan* |
No. 16 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
KOMO |
W 25–24 |
60,638 |
September 24 |
at LSU* |
No. 9 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
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L 14–40 |
82,390 |
October 1 |
Navy* |
No. 18 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
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W 27–10 |
59,912 |
October 8 |
Oregon State |
No. 16 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
|
W 34–7 |
60,354 |
October 15 |
Stanford |
No. 17 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
|
W 32–15 |
60,270 |
October 22 |
at Oregon |
No. 14 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
KOMO |
W 32–3 |
44,303 |
October 29 |
at UCLA |
No. 11 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
|
L 24–27 |
60,094 |
November 5 |
at Arizona |
No. 20 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
|
W 23–22 |
48,808 |
November 12 |
USC |
No. 18 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
|
W 24–0 |
60,690 |
November 29 |
Washington State |
No. 15 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) |
CBS |
L 6–17 |
59,220 |
December 26 |
vs. Penn State* |
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Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) |
Metro |
L 10–13 |
37,212 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game summaries
Navy
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Navy |
7 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
• Washington |
3 |
10 | 0 | 14 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| NAVY | Stevens 4-yard pass from Williamson (Young kick) | NAVY 7-0 |
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1 |
| 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 |
| WASH | Greene 26-yard pass from Pelluer (Jaeger kick) | WASH 13-7 |
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3 |
| NAVY | Young 21-yard field goal | WASH 13-10 |
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4 |
| WASH | Lutu 2-yard pass from Pelluer (Jaeger kick) | WASH 20-10 |
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4 |
| WASH | Hinds 53-yard run (Jaeger kick) | WASH 27-10 |
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USC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 |
| WASH | Jaeger yard field goal | WASH 3–0 |
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Q2 |
| WASH | Greene 39 yard pass from Peuller (Jaeger kick) | WASH 10–0 |
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Q3 |
3:41 | WASH | Greene 71 yard punt return (Jaeger kick) | WASH 17–0 |
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Q4 |
| WASH | Feeney 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) | WASH 24–0 |
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