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The 1980 Washington Huskies football team was an
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team that represented the
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during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a in the regular season and were
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champions They returned to the Rose Bowl, but fell to favored for the season Washington outscored its opponents Both regular season losses were at home at
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. The sole conference loss was to border rival who last defeated the Huskies in 1973; it was the first loss for James against a Northwest team. In his eighteen games against the Ducks, James lost only three; the other two were in
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and
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. The Huskies' winning streak over
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in the
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reached seven with another win it has not been held there since. Senior quarterback was selected as the team's most valuable player; Flick, Ken Gardner, Rusty Olsen, and Randy Van Divier were the


Schedule


Roster

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Season summary


Air Force


Northwestern


Oregon


at Oklahoma State


at Oregon State


at Stanford


at USC


Navy


Arizona State


Arizona


at Washington State

Ken Gardner intercepted a Samoa Samoa pass with 1:05 remaining to preserve the win.


Rose Bowl (vs. Michigan)


NFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections.


References


External links


Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane
– November 22, 1980
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