The 1982 Washington Huskies football team was an

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team that represented the

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during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 10–2 record, finished second in the

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, defeated

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in the

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, and outscored its opponents 354 to 193. Washington lost the

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for the first time in nine years, a four-point loss in Pullman which knocked the Huskies out of the Rose Bowl. With the win in the Aloha Bowl, Washington climbed to seventh in the final rankings. Senior placekicker

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was selected as the team's most valuable player. Anthony Allen, Ken Driscoll,

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, and Mark Stewart were the team captains.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

at Arizona State

*Jacque Robinson - 34 rushes, 124 yards.

NFL Draft selections

Eleven University of Washington Huskies were selected in the

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which lasted twelve rounds with 335 selections.

References

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Washington Huskies football seasons Aloha Bowl champion seasons

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