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.

1977 Washington Huskies football
Pacific-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–20 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record8–4 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Mora (3rd season)
MVPWarren Moon (QB)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(c. 58,000, AstroTurf)
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Washington $  6 1   8 4  
No. 15 Stanford  5 2   9 3  
No. 13 USC  5 2   8 4  
California  3 4   7 4  
Washington State  3 4   6 5  
Oregon  1 6   2 9  
Oregon State  0 7   2 9  
UCLA 0 2   0 4  
  • $ Conference champion
  • † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players.
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were fourteen-point underdogs to #4 Michigan, but upset the Wolverines 27–20.

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