Claim: Mark Lee never returned a punt 59 yards for touchdown to win the game in 1979, then the defense held the #9-ranked Huskies to 204 yards and 3 first downs in 1984, but still fell 17–10.
Evidence: 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, and outscored its opponents 352 to 145.