# 1977 Washington Huskies football team

The 1977 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8). The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don James and played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the regular season at 7–4 overall, were champions of the Pac-8 at 6–1, and earned a trip to the Rose Bowl on January 2.
The Huskies were 14-point underdogs to No. 4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | No. 16 Mississippi State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | L 18–27† (later fofeited) | 45,050 |
| September 17 | San Jose State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 24–3 | 36,489 |
| September 24 | at Syracuse* | | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY | L 20–22 | 12,839 |
| October 1 | at Minnesota* | | Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN | L 17–19 | 31,895 |
| October 8 | at Oregon | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | W 54–0 | 29,500 |
| October 15 | Stanford | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 45–21 | 46,529 |
| October 22 | Oregon State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 14–6 | 46,677 |
| October 29 | at UCLA | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | L 12–20† (later vacated) | 38,692 |
| November 5 | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 50–31 | 38,812 |
| November 12 | No. 14 USC | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 28–10 | 59,501 |
| November 19 | Washington State | No. 19 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (Apple Cup) | W 35–15 | 60,964 |
| January 2, 1978 | vs. No. 4 Michigan* | No. 13 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 27–20 | 105,312 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||
    † Games were subsequently vacated or forfeited to Washington

## Game summaries
### At California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 3 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| California | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
* Date: November 5
* Game attendance: 38,812
Game information :
Washington
Warren Moon 11/19, 207 yds, int
Joe Steele 22 rush, 90 yds, 2 TD
Scott Greenwood 5 rec, 112 yds
California
Gary Graumann 16/31, 172 yds, 2 TD
Paul Jones 14 rush, 58 yds
George Freitas 9 rec, 139 yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | WASH | CAL |
| 1 | | | | | California | Hillmon 7-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | | | | | Washington | 31-yard field goal by Robbins | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | Washington | Steele 5-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | California | Thompson 14-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, Breech kick good | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | | | | | Washington | Tyler 4-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | | | | | California | Thompson 10-yard touchdown reception from Young, Breech kick good | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | | | | | Washington | Moon 12-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | | | | | Washington | Moon 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 31 | 21 |
| 3 | | | | | Washington | Steele 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | 38 | 21 |
| 4 | | | | | California | 48-yard field goal by Breech | | |
| 4 | | | | | Washington | Safety, center snap out of end zone | | |
| 4 | | | | | Washington | Smith 3-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good | | |
| 4 | | | | | California | Freitas 7-yard touchdown reception from Graumann, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete | | |
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### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| USC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Washington | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| • Washington | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

## NFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1978 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 334 selections.
* = Husky Hall of Fame
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | 'Franchise |
| Blair Bush | Center | 1st | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Dave Browning | Defensive end | 2nd | 54 | Oakland Raiders |
* Quarterback Warren Moon played for the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) from 1978 to 1983 and made his NFL debut with the Houston Oilers in 1984.