1972 Washington Huskies football team
| 1972 Pacific-8 | |
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| Record | 8–3 (4–3 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | (16th season) |
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| MVP | Calvin Jones (DB) |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon
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2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Washington Huskies football team was an
Pacific-8 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 208 to 204.[1]
Defensive back Bill Cahill and quarterback Sonny Sixkiller were the team captains, and defensive back Calvin Jones was selected as the team's most valuable player.
A top ten pick in the preseason, the Huskies were undefeated after five games and ranked twelfth in the AP Poll,[2] but Sixkiller suffered ankle and knee injuries early in the Stanford game in mid-October.[3] Quarterbacks Greg Collins, Dennis Fitzpatrick, and Mark Backman then led the offense, with losses at Stanford and #1 USC,[4] followed by consecutive wins over California and Oregon State.[5][6]
Sixkiller returned to the lineup for senior day at Husky Stadium on November 11 and Washington beat #8 UCLA,[7][8] but dropped the Apple Cup to #20 Washington State at Spokane.[9][10][11][12] The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 9 | W 13–6 | 57,500 | ||
| September 16 | Duke* | No. 12 |
| W 14–6 | 59,200 | [13] |
| September 23 | at Purdue* | No. 15 | W 22–21 | 60,102 | ||
| September 30 | Illinois* | No. 14 |
| W 31–11 | 60,200 | |
| October 7 | Oregon | No. 11 |
| W 23–17 | 61,000 | [14] |
| October 14 | at No. 17 Stanford | No. 12 | L 0–24 | 56,000 | ||
| October 21 | at No. 1 USC | No. 18 | L 7–34 | 59,151 | ||
| October 28 | California |
| W 35–21 | 56,300 | ||
| November 4 | at Oregon State | W 23–16 | 31,923 | |||
| November 11 | No. 8 UCLA |
| W 30–21 | 59,000 | ||
| November 18 | at No. 20 Washington State | No. 17 | L 10–27 | 34,100 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL draft selections
Six University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1973 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
| = Husky Hall of Fame[18] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| John Brady | Tight end | 3rd |
58 | Detroit Lions |
| Bill Cahill | Defensive back | 7th |
158 | New Orleans Saints |
| Tom Scott | Wide receiver | 12th |
304 | Detroit Lions |
| Al Kelso | Center | 13th |
330 | San Diego Chargers |
| Calvin Jones | Defensive back | 15th |
373 | Denver Broncos |
| Kurt Matter | Defensive end | 15th |
390 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "Top 2 stay firm in AP grid vote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1972. p. 17.
- ^ "Cards dump Huskies, 24-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 6C.
- ^ "Trojans overpower Washington by 34-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1972. p. 4C.
- ^ "Huskies turn Cal goofs into 35-21 triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. October 29, 1972. p. 4C.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 5, 1972). "Huskies prevail as OSU tumbles again". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ "Huskies surprise UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 12, 1972. p. 2C.
- ^ "Huskies eye goal of best since '60". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 13, 1972. p. 17.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 19, 1972). "Inspired Cougars upset Washington 27-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 15.
- ^ "Cougars bounce Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 5B.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 19, 1972). "Cougar defense unyielding in 27-10 win over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ Brown, Bruce (November 20, 1972). "Cougar title hopes run high". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 14.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sixkiller hits three TD passes; Huskies hold off Oregon's surge". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 8, 1972. p. 4, sports.
- ^ "WSU vs. Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 17, 1972. p. 23.
- ^ "Cougars vs. Huskies (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1972. p. 14.
- ^ "Cougars (20) face Huskies (17) for top grid ranking in Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 18, 1972. p. 13.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
- Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 18, 1972
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