American college football season
1974 Washington Huskies football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
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Record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | |
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MVP | Cornelius Chenevert (LB) |
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Captains | - Willie Hendricks (RB)
- Bob Martin (DE)
- Dave Pear (DT)
- Ray Pinney (C)
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Seasons |
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 |
California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 |
Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Oregon | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1974 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach Jim Owens,[1][2] the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 272.[3]
Linebacker Cornelius Chenevert was selected as the team's most valuable player, and the team captains were Willie Hendricks, Bob Martin, Dave Pear, and Ray Pinney. Days after the season concluded with an Apple Cup victory at Spokane,[4][5][6] 47-year-old Owens stepped down as head coach,[1][2] and Don James succeeded him in December.[7][8]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | Cincinnati* | | W 21–17 | 47,000 |
September 21 | Iowa State* | | W 31–28 | 47,500 |
September 28 | No. 9 Texas A&M* | | L 15–28 | 54,000 |
October 5 | at No. 19 Texas* | | L 21–35 | 50,250 |
October 12 | at Oregon State | | L 9–23 | 26,951 |
October 19 | at Stanford | | L 17–34 | 38,000 |
October 26 | Oregon | | W 66–0 | 52,500 |
November 2 | No. 18 UCLA | | W 31–9 | 52,000 |
November 9 | No. 18 California | | L 26–52 | 54,500 |
November 16 | at No. 8 USC | | L 11–42 | 52,157 |
November 23 | at Washington State | | W 24–17 | 27,800 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1974 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 13 | Chris Rowland | Jr | QB | 14 | Dennis Fitzpatrick | Sr | SE | 47 | Jim Anderson | Jr | TE | 87 | Paul Bianchini | Jr | SE | 89 | Reggie Brown | Sr | SE | 20 | Ken Conley | Jr | SE | 39 | Fred Dean | Sr | TE, FB | 99 | Robin Earl | So | RB | 32 | Willie Hendricks (C) | Jr | G | 66 | Charles Jackson | So | SE | 91 | Scott Phillips | So | C | 59 | Ray Pinney (C) | Jr | G | 67 | Lou Quinn | Jr | OT | 65 | Eddie Ray | Jr | OT | 79 | Carl Van Valkenburg | So | RB | 24 | Mike Vicino | Jr | OT | 71 | Don Wardlow | So | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WS | 18 | Al Burleson | Jr | LB | 56 | Cornelius Chenevert | Jr | LB | 53 | Rob Gehring | Jr | DT | 73 | Mike Green | Jr | CB | 4 | Pedro Hawkins | Jr | LB | 48 | Jim Kristof | Sr | SS | 22 | Steve Lipe | Jr | LB | 50 | Dan Lloyd | Jr | DE | 95 | Bob Martin (C) | Sr | DT | 80 | Dave Pear (C) | Sr | CB | 28 | Frank Reed | Jr | DT | 86 | Eugene Sanders | DE | 92 | Paul Strohmeier | Jr | DE | 70 | Dee Washington | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 3 | Skip Boyd | Sr | K | 7 | Steve Robbins | Fr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- Source:[9][10]
NFL draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
References
- ^ a b "Owens says bye to Husky players". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. 15.
- ^ a b "Huskies' Owens quits". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1974. p. B1.
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1974). "Washington's Fitzpatrick terrific as Huskies subdue Cougs 24-17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 24, 1974). "Huskies brush aside late Cougars rally, win 24-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Brown, Bruce (November 25, 1974). "Coach, game star savor UW victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- ^ "Kent State coach is Huskies' choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1974. p. 19.
- ^ "UW: Kent State's James". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 12.
- ^ "WSU vs, Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 22, 1974. p. 17.
- ^ "Cougs-Huskies (starting lineups)". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 23, 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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