The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to The conference opponents not played this season were Arizona and Stanford. Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive and the Sun Bowl over
Defensive back Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.
Schedule
Roster
NFL draft selections Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds with 333 selections. = Husky Hall of Fame
Player Position Round Overall Franchise Doug Martin Defensive end 1st 9 Minnesota Vikings Mark Lee Cornerback 2nd 34 Green Bay Packers Tom Turnure Center 3rd 57 Detroit LionsJoe Steele Running back 5th 127 Seattle Seahawks Chris Linnin Defensive tackle 7th 181 New York Giants Stafford Mays Defensive tackle 9th 225 St. Louis Cardinals Joe Sanford Tackle 10th 256 New York Giants Mike Lansford Kicker 12th 312 New York Giants
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