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Attendance
87,196
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
1   UP-Patrick, 1-yard run, (Daddio Kick)
3   UP-Patrick, 5-yard run, (Daddio Kick)
4   UP-Daddio, 71-yard interception return, (Daddio Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-LaRue (UP) 15-109; Goldberg (UP) 10-36; Patrick (UP) 11-42; Haines (UW) 8-26.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  5th
Score by Quarters
UP  7   0   7   7   -   21
UW  0   0   0   0   -    0
Team Statistics
    
    UW                      UP
    8   First Downs         11
    57  Net Yards Rushing   254
    96  Net Yards Passing   46
    153 Total Offense       300
    7-18-4  Passing         2-4-2
    6-29.7  Punting         5-39.6
    0-0 Fumbles-Lost        1-0
    0-0 Penalties           2-20

1938 Pineapple Bowl
Washington 53, Hawaii 13
January 1, 1938
 
   

    Washington, 5-2-2 in coach James Phelan's eighth season, crushed the host University of Hawaii, rolling to a 53-0 lead before the Husky reserves allowed the Islanders two meaningless touchdowns late in the final period, in front of 13,500 spectators at the Pineapple Bowl.
    

    Washington scored four times in the opening quarter, ignited by the open-field running of left halfback Jimmy Johnston. The Huskies' first score featured Johnston running 15 yards before lateralling to center Bud Ericksen, who carried 32 yards for a touchdown. Tackle Vic Markov kicked the extra point. After stopping Hawaii, Johnston threw a 35-yard pass to end Merle Miller for the second Husky score in as many possessions.
    

    Minutes later, Johnston returned a Hawaii punt 70 yards to the Islander two, and Miller went through the center of the line for the third Dawg touchdown. Johnston rambled for another 30-yard gain, stopped this time on the 1-yard line. Reserve fullback Don Jones notched the score on a plunge through the line. Dick Johnson's kick gave Washington a 26-0 lead at the end of the first quarter while Hawaii had yet to manage a first down.
    

    The second quarter saw a continuation of the Husky onslaught. Despite having pulled most of its starting players, Washington continued to man-handle the smaller Hawaiian line. Everett Austin, a Husky halfback, rambled 41 yards for a touchdown. Washington kicked off, and held the Islanders, forcing a punt. Washington halfback Joe Dubsky took the punt on the fly and returned it 39 yards before lateralling it to tackle Rich Worthington, who carried it the final 11 yards for a touchdown. Dubsky's conversion gave the Huskies a 39-0 lead which they took into the half.
    

    The Huskies scored single touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters. In the third, Lloyd Phelps broke loose for a 53-yard touchdown run. The final Husky points were tallied by Jones on a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter.
    

    The Islanders scored on two short plunges by fullback Vernon Akee Choy and added one Joe Kaulukukui PAT kick to avoid the shutout. For the day, Washington outgained Hawaii 370 yards to 95. The Huskies were 3-of-7 passing for 60 yards. Hawaii was 10-of-28 for 160 yards.


Attendance
13,500
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
1   UW-Ericksen, 32-yard run (following Johnston 15-yard run and lateral), 
    (Markov Kick)
1   UW-Miller, 35-yard pass from Johnston, (Kick Failed)
1   UW-Miller, 2-yard run, (Kick Failed)
1   UW-Jones, 1-yard run, (Johnson Kick)
2   UW-Austin, 41-yard run, (Kick Failed)
2   UW-Worthington, 11-yard punt return (following Dubsky 39-yard return and lateral),
    (Dubsky Kick)
3   UW-Phelps, 53-yard run, (Dubsky Kick)
4   UW-Jones, 20-yard run, (Dubsky Kick)
4   UH-Akee Choy, 1-yard run, (Kick Failed)
4   UH-Akee Choy, 2-yard run, (Kaulukukui Kick)
Final Rankings
None
Score by Quarters
UH   0   0  0   13  -   13
UW  26  13  7   7   -   53
Team Statistics
Not available


1944 Rose Bowl
Southern California 29, Washington 0
January 1, 1944
 
   

    A regular Pacific Coast Conference season was not played in 1943 because of wartime travel restrictions, so the Northern Division champion, Washington, faced the Southern Division champion, Southern California, in the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl winner would reign as champion of the Pacific Coast Conference.
    

    The Trojans (7-2) ended Washington's perfect season (4-0) by upsetting the heavily favored Huskies, 29-0, with four touchdown passes to uncovered receivers in front of 68,000 at the Rose Bowl. Earlier in the season the Southern California team lost to the 4th Air Force Flyers, 35-0, while Washington defeated this same club handily, 27-7. Because of a lack of opponents during wartime, the Rose Bowl game was the first activity in two months for coach Pest Welch's Washington Huskies.
    

    Washington controlled the first period, twice driving deep into Trojan territory, but was unable to convert the drives into points. Washington could not run against the USC line inside the 40 and was unable to mount a passing attack the entire day, completing only five tosses for 51 yards with three interceptions. The second period was similar, as the Trojans continued to attempt to run against Washington's larger defensive line with little success.
    

    Late in the period the Trojans turned to the air, negating Washington's size advantage with quick passes to their fleet ends. USC had a fourth down on the Washington 11 with only 40 seconds remaining in the half when Trojan quarterback Jim Hardy tossed to halfback George Callahan, who made a final move at the goal line for the touchdown. Dick Jamison added the point-after kick and the Trojans had a 7-0 lead at the half.
    

    Southern California converted on a similar play midway through the third period when Callahan pulled in another pass from Hardy-this time in a crowd of Husky defenders-for a score, and with the second Jamison PAT, USC had a 14-0 lead.
    

    Trojan left end Gordon Gray also caught two touchdown passes, one late in the third period from Hardy and the final one in the fourth quarter from left-handed quarterback Ainslie Bell. Bell had started the game but gave way to Hardy in a scheme planned to settle down Hardy, the Trojans' usual starter. USC coach Jeff Cravath felt Hardy had played better in a reserve role the year before.
    

    Southern California added points on a blocked punt early in the fourth quarter when Husky quarterback Everett Austin, handling the punting duties, could not get a punt away out of his own end zone. The blocked punt, compliments of Trojan tackle Harry Plank, was covered by Washington fullback Wally Kramer in the end zone for the automatic safety.
    

    Washington led in net rushing yardage, 134-117, but was dominated in passing yards 113-51. The Huskies also fumbled twice, and although they recovered both times, the drops elped stop drives. USC, which entered the game with a reputation as fumbling champions of the country (the Trojans lost 29-of-50 fumbles on the year) did not lose either of its two fumbles.

Attendance
68,000
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
2   USC-Callahan, 11-yard pass from Hardy, (Jamison Kick)
3   USC-Callahan, 10-yard pass from Hardy, (Jamison Kick)
3   USC-Gray, 21-yard pass from Hardy, (Kick Failed)
4   USC-Safety, Austin punt blocked in the end zone
4   USC-Gray, 15-yard pass from Bell, (Jamison Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-George Callahan (USC) 6-46; Al Akins (UW) 9-41; Sam Robinson (UW) 9-35; Edwin Saenz (USC) 10-26; Milford Dreblow (USC) 4-24.
Final Rankings
AP  12th
Score by Quarters
USC 0   7   13  9   -   29
UW  0   0    0  0   -    0
Team Statistics
    UW                      USC
    7   First Downs         8
    134 Net Yards Rushing   117
    51  Net Yards Passing   113
    185 Total Offense       230
    5-22-3  Passing         9-16-0
    7-35.9  Punting         10-37.5
    2-0 Fumbles-Lost        2-0
    1-10    Penalties       3-25
    

1960 Rose Bowl
Washington 44, Wisconsin 8
January 1, 1960
 
   

    A capacity crowd watched the underdog Washington Huskies score more Rose Bowl points than any other West Coast team in history, rolling to six touchdowns and a field goal over the slower Badgers of Wisconsin. Wisconsin, 8-1 coming into the game under fourth-year coach Milt Bruhn, was favored by 6-1/2 points over a Husky squad that featured no seniors among its starters.
    

    Washington, coached by Jim Owens to a 9-1 record before the bowl game, gambled early and late, attempting fourth-down plays in the first as well as the fourth quarter. On the Huskies' second drive of the game, with the score still tied at zero, Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt audibled twice on fourth down, leading to halfback Don McKeta's 6-yard touchdown run. Soon after, Washington recovered the first of four Wisconsin fumbles and Husky halfback George Fleming booted a 36-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead.
    

    Fleming provided a dramatic example of the Huskies' superior speed, returning a punt 53 yards for a touchdown and adding his own extra point for a 17-0 lead. Wisconsin put together its only scoring drive of the game on the strength of three completed passes. Tom Wiesner gained the final 4 yards to score. The Badgers converted a two-point conversion, a pass from quarterback Dale Hackbart to left end Allan Schoonover, to slice the lead to nine points, 17-8.
    

    Washington responded quickly to quell any idea of a Badger comeback. Fleming had another long punt return, this one for 55 yards, and Schloredt followed the return with a 23-yard pass to end Lee Folkins. Folkins made an outstanding leaping snag in the end zone to extend the Dawgs' lead to 24-8.
    

    Washington continued to keep Wisconsin off balance in the third quarter. Fullback Ray Jackson pounded away on five plays for 46 yards of the 66-yard touchdown drive. He scored on a two-yard dive.
    

    The Huskies hammered the final nail into the Badger coffin by stopping the Big Ten representatives on four consecutive plays inside the 10-yard line. Taking over on its own 7, Washington marched 93 yards in 10 plays to score again. The drive included another Schloredt fourth-down conversion, this one from his own 16-yard line. Schloredt scored on a 3-yard keeper to up the lead to an insurmountable 38-8. Schloredt and Fleming were named Co-Most Valuable Players by the Rose Bowl committee.
    

    The Husky reserves notched Washington's final score as backup quarterback Bob Hivner lobbed a 3-yard pass to halfback Don Millich.

Attendance
100,809
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
1   UW-McKeta, 6-yard run (Fleming Kick)
1   UW-Fleming, 36-yard FG
1   UW-Fleming, 53-yard punt return (Fleming Kick)
2   WISC-Wiesner, 4-yard run (Schoonover pass from Hackbart)
2   UW-Folkins, 23-yard pass from Schloredt (Fleming Kick
3   UW-Jackson, 2-yard run (Fleming Kick)
4   UW-Schloredt, 3-yard run (Fleming Kick)
4   UW-Millich, 1-yard pass from Hivner (Pass Failed)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Schloredt (UW) 21-81; Jackson (UW) 12-61; Hobbs (WISC) 7-32.
Passing-Hackbart (WISC) 11-25-0-145; Schloredt (UW) 4-7-0-102.
Receiving-Fleming (UW) 1-65; Schoonover (WISC) 3-57.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  8th
UPI 7th
Score by Quarters
WISC    0   8   0   0   -   8
UW      17  7    7  13  -   44
Team Statistics
    UW                      WISC
    16  First Downs         13
    215 Net Yards Rushing   123
    137 Net Yards Passing   153
    352 Total Offense       276
    7-13-0  Passing         14-32-0
    6-36.0  Punting         6-36.8
    2-0 Fumbles-Lost        4-4
    7-85    Penalties       3-18
    
1961 Rose Bowl
Washington 17, Minnesota 7
January 2, 1961
    
    

    Washington, 9-1 under fourth-year coach Jim Owens, entered the 1961 Rose Bowl as defending champions but decided underdogs. The Minnesota Gophers, 8-1 and coached by Murray Warmath, entered the game atop the national polls. They left with a 17-7 setback courtesy of an explosive Husky start and the determined second-half defense of Owens' players.
    

    Washington used its superior quickness to offset Minnesota's size advantage in the early going.
    

    The Huskies scored their first points in a fourth-down-and-three situation on Min-nesota's 27-yard line. Halfback George Fleming kicked a 44-yard field goal, putting Washington on the scoreboard first and Fleming into the Rose Bowl record book with the longest field goal kick in its history.
    

    Quarterback Bob Schloredt, who missed the second half of the season with an injury, entered the game in the first quarter replacing starter Bob Hivner. Schloredt promptly fired a 12-yard pass to fullback Ray Jackson. Jackson followed the reception with a 30-yard run to the Gopher 30. Three line plunges later, the ball rested on the Gopher 18 as the first quarter ended. The Huskies were using mostly outside tosses to advance the ball, a pattern the Gophers did not adjust to defensively until the second half.
    

    Charlie Mitchell, a Husky halfback, took a toss around the right side for another 10 yards to the Gopher 8 to open the second quarter. Schloredt advanced to the 3-yard line, losing the opportunity to score when he slipped. After an incomplete pass, Schloredt hit halfback Brent Wooten with a 3-yard toss for the first touchdown in the 47th annual Rose Bowl game. Fleming's extra point put the Dawgs up 10-0.
    

    Still unable to move against the fast-reacting Washington line, Minnesota punted. A clipping penalty on the return left the Huskies on their own 13, and they lost six yards on their first play. Schloredt punted from the 7-yard line to the Husky 47. Minnesota took over with its first good scoring chance but the Gophers could not convert. The Gophers drove to the 32 and then turned the ball over on downs.
    

    Washington quickly marched down the field. Jackson carried for 10 yards and then Fleming took a pitch to the 48. Faced with a second-and-two, Schloredt called his own number on the quarterback sneak. Minnesota was expecting an outside play. Schloredt slid through the middle, broke loose to the right, picked up an important block from end Folkins, and didn't get caught until he was dragged down on the 18, a 31-yard gain. Jackson gained 3 up the middle, then Schloredt rolled out and carried the ball to the 7-yard line. Jackson carried it to the 1-foot line and Schloredt scored the touchdown on a sneak. With Fleming's PAT, Washington had 17 points-all that the Huskies would score-and a 17-0 lead at the half.
    

    Minnesota scored its only points of the game in the third quarter, taking advantage of one of Washington's three fumbles to set to work on the Husky 32. The Gophers drove 32 yards, scoring on an 18-yard option play. Right halfback Bill Munsey took the pitch from Gopher quarterback Sandy Stephens, scoring on his third carry of the day. James Rogers added the PAT.
    

    Schloredt was named Most Valuable Player, the second time in as many years he was accorded the honor.
    
    
Attendance: 97,314
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW-Fleming, 44 yard FG, 6:30
2   UW-Wooten, 3-yard pass from Schloredt, 1:25 (Fleming Kick)
2   UW-Schloredt, 1-yard run, 10:46 (Fleming Kick)
3   UM-Munsey, 18-yard run, 5:35 (Rogers Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Schloredt (UW) 5-68; Jackson (UW) 13-60; Stephens (UM) 10-51.
Passing-Johnson (UM) 3-8-0-30; Stephens (UM) 2-10-3-21; Schloredt 2-4-0-16.
Receiving-Hagberg (UM) 1-18; Hall (UM) 1-15; Jackson (UW) 1-12.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  6th
UPI None
Score by Quarters
UM  0    0  7   0   -    7
UW  3   14  0   0   -   17
Team Statistics
    UW                      UM
    11  First Downs         14
    177 Net Yards Rushing   202
    16  Net Yards Passing   51
    193 Total Offense       253
    2-5-0   Passing         5-18-3
    8-41.3  Punting         6-43.3
    3-2 Fumbles-Lost        0-0
    6-50    Penalties       8-35
    
    
1964 Rose Bowl
Illinois 17, Washington 7
January 1, 1964
  
  

    The Huskies entered their third Rose Bowl in five years in a familiar position-as an underdog. Coach Pete Elliott's Illinois team had a 7-1-1 regular-season record and was ranked third in the country, while the Huskies had overcome an 0-3 start to finish the year 6-4 under seven-year head coach Jim Owens, with only a loss to UCLA in Los Angeles blemishing their seven-game run to the roses.
    

    Washington featured a hard-driving ground game anchored by quarterback Bill Douglas, fullback Junior Coffey, and future pro halfbacks Ron Medved and Dave Kopay. The defense earned its reputation as a hard-hitting group which was almost impossible to run against, anchored by a future Husky assistant coach, end Jim Lambright. The Illini featured perhaps the most famous alumnus of the 1964 Rose Bowl, linebacker Dick Butkus.
    

    The Huskies started play as though they were anything but underdogs. Steve Bramwell, now the Husky team doctor, took the opening kickoff out to Washing-ton's 22-yard line. Kopay took the first play around right end for nine yards and the Huskies were off and running. 
    

    The opening drive marched down field, slowed only by three penalties (two offsides and a backfield-in-motion call). On a first-and-10 play from the Illinois 26, quarterback Bill Douglas used a quarterback keeper through the middle of the line for a gain of 12. It proved to be a costly first down. Douglas was injured on the play and left the field on a stretcher, out for the day.
    

    Backup quarterback Bill Siler entered the game and completed the first pass he attempted, but left end Al Libke fumbled on the Illini 6-yard line.
    

    After an exchange of punts to open the second quarter, Illinois fumbled on its own 27-yard line on a first-down play. Washington took over and quickly scored. Siler carried for three yards on first down, and on second down he threw 18 yards to right end Joe Mancuso, who was downed on the 6. Washington scored on an option play, with Siler pitching to right halfback Kopay for the 6-yard touchdown. Medved added the PAT kick.
    

    Washington kicked off and Illinois drove down the field, keeping the ball for almost eight minutes. Faced with a fourth-and-four on the Washington eight, Illini quarterback Fred Custardo dropped back to pass and was sacked for a 4-yard loss by Mancuso. Washington took over on its own 12, but Siler fumbled on second down with center Bruce Capel recovering for Illinois on the 15, allowing UI's Jim Plankenhorn to kick a 32-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
    

    Illinois converted another Washington turnover into points early in the second half. Siler was intercepted at midfield. The ball was returned to the Washington 32 where Illinois started its second scoring drive. The Illini scored in six plays for a 10-7 lead, helped by a Washington piling-on penalty. 
    

    Washington had a chance to go ahead at the end of the third quarter, but on a third-and-seven, Siler's pass was picked off on the Illinois 4-yard line. Illinois responded with the only full drive of the day, moving from the Husky 15-yard line, 85 yards for the touchdown. Almost as important as the points was the fact that Illinois ate up eight minutes of the final quarter on the drive.


Attendance: 96,957
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
2   UW-Kopay, 7-yard run, 8:26 (Medved Kick)
2   UI-Plankenhorn, 32-yard FG, 14:59
3   UI-Warren, 2-yard run, 8:03 (Plankenhorn Kick)
4   UI-Grabowski, 10-yard run, 6:59 (Plankenhorn Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Grabowski (UI) 23-125; Wheatland (UI) 10-55; Kopay (UW) 4-29
Passing-Custardo (UI) 4-7-0-43; Siler (UW) 6-17-3-46.
Receiving-Fearn (UI) 3-24; Libke (UW) 3-19.
Final Washington Rankings
UPI 15th
AP  None
Score by Quarters
UI  0   3   7   7   -   17
UW  0   7   0   0   -    7
Team Statistics
    UW                          UI
    12      First Downs         22
    114     Net Yards Rushing   291
    69      Net Yards Passing   59
    183     Total Offense       350
    8-19-3  Passing             6-15-0
    3-43.0  Punting             4-39.0
    5-3     Fumbles-Lost        5-3
    5-25    Penalties           6-64
    
1978 Rose Bowl
Washington 27, Michigan 20
January 2, 1978
   
 

    Washington, 9-2 in the regular season after two forfeit wins were awarded by the NCAA, capped its 1977 Cinderella season in the 64th annual Rose Bowl with a thrilling 27-20 upset victory over heavily favored Michigan before 105,312 fans. Don James directed his team from a 1-3 early-season record to a 7-4 mark, winning seven of its last eight games en route to Washington's first bowl victory in 17 years.
    

    The Huskies were led from the outset by Pac-8 Co-Player of the Year and eventual Rose Bowl MVP, quarterback Warren Moon. On Washington's first possession, Moon led the Huskies 49 yards in 10 plays and scored the touchdown himself on a 2-yard jaunt to open the scoring, 7-0.
    

    James' squad parlayed a 62-yard Moon to Spider Gaines pass into a 30-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-0 early in the second quarter. Washington came right back on its next possession to finish the first-half scoring with a 60-yard drive and another Moon touchdown run-this time from 1-yard out.
    

    Washington outgained the Wolverines by a wide margin of 246 total yards to 111 as the first-half gun went off. The Huskies conveyed thoughts of a rout when Moon threw a 28-yard touchdown strike early in the third quarter to his favorite target, Gaines. The 24-0 bulge seemed insurmountable with just 5:21 remaining in the third quarter.
    

    That lead was short-lived, however, as the Wolverines struck back in just two plays. Left-handed Michigan quarterback Rick Leach gunned a 76-yard bomb to Curt Stephenson to put the Wolverines on the board, just 50 seconds after Washington constructed its largest lead.
    

    Washington lit up the scoreboard for the final time when Steve Robbins hit a 28-yard three-pointer. The field goal widened the Pac-8 champions' lead to 27-7 with just 0:50 remaining in the third period.
    

    Michigan wasn't about to be embarrassed as the Wolverines marched 78 yards on 11 plays to open the fourth quarter, culminating the drive with a 2-yard Russell Davis dive for six points. Gregg Willner added the PAT and Michigan was back in business, closing the gap to 27-14. As Washington's game turned conservative, Michigan again scored on a Leach pass to Stanley Edwards. However, the momentum swung back Washington's way on the next play as Willner missed the conversion on a bad snap and the Washington lead remained seven points at 27-20.
    

    The game turned into a defensive battle in the final minutes as Washington intercepted two Leach passes, including a Michael Jackson pickoff at Washington's own 3-yard line with just over a minute remaining. Cornerback Nesby Glasgow ended the Pasadena Classic with another interception as time ran out on Michigan.


Attendance: 105,312
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW-Moon, 2-yard run, 8:23 (Robbins Kick)
2   UW-Robbins, 30-yard FG, 4:27
2   UW-Moon, 1-yard run, 11:34 (Robbins Kick)
3   UW-Gaines, 28-yard pass from Moon, 9:39 (Robbins Kick)
3   UM-Stephenson, 76-yard pass from Leach, 10:29 (Willner Kick)
3   UW-Robbins, 28-yard FG, 3:39
4   UM-Davis, 2-yard run, 3:39 (Willner Kick)
4   UM-Edwards, 32-yard pass from Leach, 11:16 (Kick Failed)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-R. Davis (UM) 18-79; Steele (UW) 13-77; Edwards (UM) 15-74; Gipson (UW) 15-48.
Passing-Leach (UM) 14-27-2-239; Moon (UW) 12-23-2-188.
Receiving-Clapton (UM) 5-84; Gaines (UW) 4-122; Greenwood (UW) 3-28; R. Davis (UM) 3-26.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  10th
UPI  9th
Score by Quarters
UM  0    0   7  13  -   20
UW  7   10  10   0  -   27
Team Statistics
    UW                          UM
    17      First Downs         22
    164     Net Yards Rushing   149
    234     Net Yards Passing   239
    398     Total Offense       388
    13-24-2 Passing             14-27-2
    5-39.0  Punting             4-42.5
    0-0     Fumbles-Lost        2-1
    6-47    Penalties-Yards     3-11
    
1979 Sun Bowl
Washington 14, Texas 7
December 22, 1979
    

    Sixth-ranked Texas and 13th-ranked Washington, 9-2 going into the bowl, squared off in the 45th annual Sun Bowl with the Longhorns tabbed as seven-point favorites, but the Huskies picked up their second bowl victory in three years thanks to an opportunistic offense and a hard-hitting defense that continually made the big play.
    

    The turning point of the game may have come as early as the first quarter when Texas drove the length of the field on its first possession to set up a first-and-goal at the Husky 9. Three running plays made it fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line, and then Texas quarterback Donnie Little ran an option right only to have Husky strong safety Greg Grimes drop him for a 1-yard loss.
    

    The Husky defense made another big play eight downs later when Jim Pence forced a Texas fumble and Stafford Mays recovered on the Longhorn 42. Moments later, on third-and-11 from the Texas 18, Tom Flick found Paul Skansi in the right corner of the end zone for a 7-0 lead.
    

    Washington was back in business two plays later when Mark Lee disrupted an option pitch and Grimes recovered the loose ball on the Texas 23. Husky freshman tailback Willis Ray Mackey, making a homecoming to the state where he played his prep football, carried four times and got the game-winner with a 4-yard slash up the middle.
    

    Texas, too, capitalized on a big defensive play to score its only points. Flick was hit while trying to pass and the Longhorns recovered on the Husky 44. Eleven plays later, Little found running back Brad Beck in the end zone for the score.
    

    The second half was a bitter defensive struggle and the game finally came down to Texas' final possession at the Husky 44 with 3:01 left. The Longhorns managed one first down to the UW 32 before feeling the fury of the Washington pass rush on four straight downs. When the final blitz was over, Texas had been shoved all the way back to its own 48 and the Huskies celebrated their Sun Bowl title.



Attendance: 33,412
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
2   UW-Skansi, 18-yard pass from Flick, 14:50 (Lansford Kick)
2   UW-Mackey, 4-yard run, 10:45 (Lansford Kick)
2   UT-Beck, 5-yard pass from Little, 3:10 (Goodson Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Beck (UT) 16-98; Tyler (UW) 19-70; Clark (UT) 19-61.
Passing-Flick (UW) 6-14-1-57; McIvor (UT) 3-11-1-32.
Receiving-Skansi (UW) 5-52; Koenning (UT) 2-18.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  11th
UPI 11th
Score by Quarters
UW  0   14  0   0   -   14
UT  0    7  0   0   -    7
Team Statistics
    UW      UT
    11      First Downs         16
    98      Net Yards Rushing   199
    67      Net Yards Passing   37
    165     Total Offense       236
    7-15-1  Passing             4-15-1
    7-39.1  Punting             4-39.0
    1-1     Fumbles-Lost        3-3
    4-30    Penalties-Yards     4-38
    
1981 Rose Bowl
Michigan 23, Washington 6

January 1, 1981
    

    Washington, finishing the regular season with a 9-2 record and ranked 16th nationally in both polls, met Big Ten champion Michigan, the fifth-ranked team in the country, in the Rose Bowl under circumstances reminiscent of their 1978 meeting at the same venue. The Huskies again entered the Pasadena Classic as decided underdogs, but this time could not pull off the upset. Rather than the drama of the 27-20 victory over Michigan just three years earlier, Washington suffered a disappointing 23-6 defeat despite outplaying the winners for the first half.
    

    The Huskies came out impressive, but there was a sense that nothing would go their way. On the third play of the game, Tom Flick found Aaron Williams over the middle, but only after the ball was tipped into his hands. The play went for 52 yards, but was called back due to offensive pass interference.
    

    On Washington's second possession, Flick marched the club 63 yards to just inside the Wolverine 1-yard line. But on fourth-and-one from point-blank range, Toussaint Tyler was stopped for no gain. Although one official prematurely signalled a touchdown, he was overruled by the linesman.
    

    The Huskies again appeared to have scored a touchdown when center Mike Reilly snared Kyle Stevens' mid-air fumble midway through the second period, and ran it into the end zone, but the play was ruled dead.
    
 

    While Washington was outplaying its rival-the Huskies led in total offense 
    

    269-133-Michigan led 7-6 going into the locker room at half. The second half was a different story, i.e., all Michigan. The Huskies were held to just 10 third-quarter plays while Michigan scored 16 second-half points.

Attendance
104,863
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
2   UW-Nelson, 35-yard FG, 7:10
2   UM-Woolfolk, 6-yard run, 3:39 (Haji-Sheikh Kick)
2   UW-Nelson, 26-yard FG, 0:00
3   UM-Haji-Sheikh, 25-yard FG, 8:48
3   UM-Carter, 7-yard pass from Wangler, 2:11 (Haji-Sheikh Kick)
4   UM-Edwards, 1-yard run, 4:02 (Kick Failed)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Woolfolk (UM) 26-182; Edwards (UM) 19-68; Stevens (UW) 17-59.
Passing-Flick (UW) 23-39-2-282; Wangler (UM) 12-20-0-145.
Receiving-Allen (UW) 6-101; Bayle (UW) 6-45; Carter (UM) 5-68.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  17th
UPI 16th
Score by Quarters
UM  0   7   10  6   -   23
UW  0   6    0  0   -    6
Team Statistics
    UW                          UM
    20      First Downs         23
    92      Net Yards Rushing   292
    282     Net Yards Passing   145
    374     Total Offense       437
    23-39-2 Passing             12-20-0
    5-39.2  Punting             6-47.3
    2-1     Fumbles-Lost        0-0
    5-32    Penalties-Yards     3-37
1982 Rose Bowl
Washington 28, Iowa 0
January 1, 1982
 
   

    Washington, 9-2 in regular-season play, entered the 1982 Rose Bowl in a familiar position-as underdogs. For the fourth time in four postseason appearances, the Huskies' bowl opponent was rated the favorite and for the third time, Don James' club ignored the odds. Washington recorded the first Rose Bowl shutout in 28 years, a 28-0 whitewash of Big Ten champion Iowa.
    

    The two clubs battled to a scoreless tie after one quarter, although Washington did get inside the Hawkeye 30-yard line twice thanks to the Husky kicking game. First cornerback Ray Horton returned an Iowa punt 48 yards to the Iowa 29, then punter Jeff Partridge was roughed in the act to keep another drive going until it stalled at the Hawkeye 28.
    

    Eventual Rose Bowl MVP Jacque Robinson broke the scoring ice early in the second period, bulling over from 1-yard out to cap a 65-yard drive. Robinson romped for 34 yards on seven carries during the drive. Washington upped its lead to 13-0 just 0:19 before the half when fullback Vince Coby smashed over from a yard out to climax a 60-yard march.
    

    Iowa made its deepest penetration in the third period-to the Husky 29-but was stymied by a Ken Driscoll interception. Robinson took over again in the final stanza, gaining 66 yards on three carries, including the final 34 yards on a nifty run up the right side, to cap a 69-yard drive that put the Huskies ahead 21-0. The UW onslaught ended with quarterback Tim Cowan's 3-yard reverse with 7:13 to go.
    

    Washington took advantage of two Iowa fumbles and picked off three Hawkeye passes to turn the tide in its favor. Robinson gained 142 net yards on just 20 carries to pace the ground game, and quarterback Steve Pelluer completed 15-of-29 passes for another 142 yards.
    

    Inside linebackers Mark Jerue (13) and Ken Driscoll (11) led the stop troops. Driscoll and defensive backs Vince Newsome and Derek Harvey each grabbed an enemy pass.


Attendance
105,611
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
2   UW-Robinson, 1-yard run, 10:09 (Nelson Kick)
2   UW-Coby, 1-yard run, 0:19 (Pass Failed)
4   UW-Robinson, 34-yard run, 9:47 (Skansi, Pass from Pelluer)
4   UW-Cowan, 3-yard run, 7:13 (Nelson Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Robinson (UW) 20-142; Granger (UI) 13-80; Bohannon (UI) 10-44; Jackson (UW) 8-24.
Passing-Pelluer (UW) 15-29-1-142; Bohannon (UI) 6-14-2-33; Gales (UI) 4-7-1-51.
Receiving-Brown (UI) 6-52; Allen (UW) 5-68; Skansi (UW) 4-69; Rosborough (UW) 2-10.
Final Washington Rankings
AP  10th
UPI  7th
Score by Quarters
UW  0   13  0   15  -   28
UI  0    0  0    0  -    0
Team Statistics
    UW                          UI
    22      First Downs         14
    186     Net Yards Rushing   180
    142     Net Yards Passing   84
    328     Total Offense       264
    15-29-1 Passing             10-21-3
    7-35.6  Punting             5-47.0
    0-0     Fumbles-Lost        2-2
    3-28    Penalties-Yards     6-73
    
    
1982 Aloha Bowl
Washington 21, Maryland 20
December 25, 1982
 
   

    Tim Cowan's brilliant passing performance (33-53-0-350) brought Washington back from a 20-14 deficit for a 21-20 victory over Maryland in the inaugural Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day in Honolulu. The victory enabled Washington to finish 10-2 and be ranked No. 7 in both wire service polls.
    

    Washington went 80 yards in 12 plays after the opening kickoff and took a 7-0 lead on Cowan's 27-yard pass to Anthony Allen. Cowan accounted for 66 of those yards on six completions in seven attempts. Maryland came right back to narrow the margin to 7-6 going just 19 yards after recovering a Sterling Hinds' fumble. The conversion failed. The Huskies struck with a bang just 6:00 before halftime when Cowan hit Allen all alone on the left sideline and Allen sprinted 71 yards for the score.
    

    Maryland came back to score after the second-half kickoff as it moved 77 yards on six plays with the score coming on a 36-yard pass from Boomer Esiason to tight end John Tice. The conversion run failed and Washington held on to a 14-12 lead. Maryland put together a time-consuming (8:46) drive that spanned the third and fourth quarters to go ahead on a short run coming on the 16th play of the drive. Esiason found Tice for the two-point conversion and the Terrapins a 20-14 lead with nearly 11 minutes left.
    

    The Terps had a great chance to put the game away after a Husky pass on fourth down went awry and Maryland took over on the Husky 19. A Terp field goal of 32 yards didn't find the mark, however, and Washington took over at the 20 with 3:49 left. The final drive was all Cowan as the senior quarterback either ran or passed the ball on 15-of-16 plays in marching the Huskies down the field.
    

    Twice Cowan ran for first downs on fourth-down situations and found Allen for a first down on yet another fourth-down call. With third down on the Maryland 11 with 0:12 left, Cowan looked into the left corner of the end zone and found Allen free for the tying touchdown. Nelson's extra point gave Washington the 21-20 victory. Cowan's 33 completions and 363 yards in total offense were both UW historical bests (bowl games not officially included in Husky records) and his 350-yard passing performance had been bettered only three times. Allen also had an exceptional game with eight catches for 152 yards.
    

    Cowan was voted offensive MVP while Husky linebacker Tony Caldwell was named defensive MVP.

    
    Attendance: 30,055
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW-Allen, 27-yard pass from Cowan, 10: 14 (Nelson Kick)
2   UM-D'Addio, 6-yard pass from Esiason, 14:52 (Kick Failed)
2   UW-Allen, 71-yard pass from Cowan,  5:21 (Nelson Kick)
3   UM-Tice, 36-yard pass from Esiason, 12:18 (Run Failed)
4   UM-Nash, 2-yard run, 10:44 (Tice, Pass from Esiason)
4   UW-Allen, 11-yard pass from Cowan, 0:06 (Nelson Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Robinson (UW) 16-50; Nash (UM) 11-41.
Passing-Cowan (UW) 33-53-0-350; Esiason (UM) 19-32-1-251.
Receiving-Skansi (UW) 10-87; Allen (UW) 8-152; Lutu (UW) 7-57; Tice (UM) 6-85; Williams (UW) 4-30; D'Addio (UM) 4-30
Final Rankings
AP       7th
UPI      7th
USA Today/CNN   10th
Score by Quarters
UW  7   7   0   7   -   21
UM  0   6   6   8   -   20
Team Statistics
    UW                          UM
    20      First Downs         17
    63      Net Yards Rushing   68
    369     Net Yards Passing   251
    432     Total Offense       319
    35-56-0 Passing             19-32-1
    5-45.4  Punting             7-38.4
    4-4     Fumbles-Lost        2-1
    7-50    Penalties-Yards     8-55

1983 Aloha Bowl
Penn State 13, Washington 10
December 26, 1983
  
  

    Washington, 8-3 going into the postseason bowl, failed to make a 10-3 lead hold up as the Huskies gave up 10 points in the fourth quarter to lose 13-10 to Penn State in the second annual Aloha Bowl.
    

    Penn State hit the scoreboard first when it moved 49 yards to the Husky seven on its first possession. The Huskies held PSU without a yard on three straight plays and the Nittany Lions settled for a 23-yard field goal and a 3-0 lead.
    

    Washington took the lead early in the second quarter when the Husky defense had Penn State backed up with a fourth-and-11 on their own 19. The Lions punted to Danny Greene who took the ball on the Husky 43 and went 57 yards for a touchdown. The Huskies increased their lead to 10-3 late in the second panel when a 10-play, 65-yard drive culminated in a 39-yard Jeff Jaeger field goal.
    

    The Lions began their comeback late in the third quarter when they took advantage of a 19-yard Husky punt to begin operations on the Husky 48. A key sack by Fred Small forced Penn State to try a field goal, which it converted from 49 yards, and the Lions cut the margin to 10-6. Penn State made another big play in the kicking game to set up its game-winning score. After pushing Washington back to its own 6-yard line with a punt of its own, Penn State forced the Huskies to punt. The Lions ran a reverse on the return to set up shop at their own 49-yard line. The Lions went 51 yards in nine plays, including two big third-down plays by quarterback Doug Strang, to score on a 2-yard run with three minutes left.


Attendance: 37,212
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   PSU-Gancitano, 23-yard FG, 7:27
2   UW-Greene, 57-punt return, 8:51 (Jaeger Kick)
2   UW-Jaeger, 39-yard FG, 0:36
4   PSU-Gancitano, 49-yard FG, 12:21
4   PSU-Dozier, 2-yard run, 3:00 (Gancitano Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Williams (PSU) 12-48; Dozier (PSU) 15-37; Jackson (UW) 7-34.
Passing-Pelluer (UW) 19-40-0-153; Strang (PSU) 14-34-1-118.
Receiving-Pattison (UW) 6-55; DiMidio (PSU) 4-35; Wroten (UW) 4-25.
Final Rankings
AP      None
UPI     None
USA Today/CNN   None
Score by Quarters
UW  0   10  0    0  -   10
PSU 3    0  0   10  -   13
Team Statistics
UW      PSU
18      First Downs 15
126     Net Yards Rushing   95
153     Net Yards Passing   118
279     Total Offense   213
19-40-0 Passing 14-34-1
9-39.6  Punting 8-46.8
0-0     Fumbles-Lost    0-0
6-50    Penalties-Yards 7-60

1985 Orange Bowl
Washington 28, Oklahoma 17
January 1, 1985
    

    Fourth-ranked Washington, 10-1 before the bowl, staked a claim to the national championship with a 28-17 come-from-behind victory over No. 2 Oklahoma. The Huskies made their sixth straight bowl appearance a monumental one, becoming the first Pac-10 team to compete in, and win, the Orange Bowl on a record-setting day in which three Pac-10 teams captured bowl victories (UCLA, Fiesta; USC, Rose).
    

    A Miami throng of 56,294 witnessed Husky quarterback Hugh Millen come off the bench in relief of Paul Sicuro to lead Washington to a pair of touchdowns in a 1:04 span late in the ball game to secure the win.
    

    The Huskies jumped to a quick 7-0 advantage in the first quarter when Sicuro found Danny Greene wide open in the end zone for a 29-yard score.
    

    Senior tailback Jacque Robinson, named the game's Most Valuable Player (the only player in history named MVP of both the Orange and Rose Bowls), produced Washington's second score. Robinson rushed six times for 26 of his game-high 135 yards (28 carries) in the drive, which culminated with his 1-yard scoring run.
    

    The Sooners rallied in the second stanza following a Husky turnover. Oklahoma tied the contest on the final play of the half with a lightning-quick scoring strike from quarterback Danny Bradley to split end Derrick Shepard covering 61 yards.
    

    The Sooners took their first lead of the contest on a 35-yard Tim Lasher field goal with 8:45 left at 17-14.
    

    On the next possession, Millen lobbed a critical third-and-nine completion to Green from his own 27, which covered 29 yards. Four downs later, Millen lofted a touch pass to senior split end Mark Pattison on the extreme left edge of the end zone, making the tally 21-17 in favor of the Huskies with 5:42 left.
    

    A Joe Kelly interception led to a Rick Fenney 6-yard touchdown, sealing the win for Don James and his Huskies. The New Year's Day victory improved Washington's all-time bowl record to 8-6-1.

Attendance: 56,294

Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW-Greene, 29-yard pass from Sicuro, 11:52 (Jaeger Kick)
1   UW-Robinson, 1-yard run, 4:24 (Jaeger Kick)
2   OU-Bradley, 1-yard run, 9:47 (Lashar Kick)
2   OU- Shepard, 61-yard pass from Bradley, 0:00 (Lashar Kick)
4   OU-Lashar, 35-yard FG, 8:45
4   UW-Pattison, 12-yard pass from Millen, 5:42 (Jaeger Kick)
4   UW-Fenney, 6 run, 4:48 (Jaeger Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Robinson (UW) 28-135; Fenney (UW) 9-66; Carr (OU) 9-59; Sewell (OU) 13-46.
Passing-Bradley (OU) 6-21-1-124; Sicuro (UW) 7-17-3-78; Millen (UW) 2-4-0-41.
Receiving-Greene (UW) 4-97; Shepard (OU) 3-87; Sewell (OU) 2-34; Fenney (UW) 2-14; Pattison (UW) 1-12.
Final Rankings
AP      2nd
UPI     2nd
USA Today/CNN   2nd
Score by Quarters
UW  14   0  0   14  -   28
OU   0  14  0    3  -   17
Team Statistics
    UW                      OU
    17  First Downs         17
    192 Net Yards Rushing   162
    119 Net Yards Passing   124
    311 Total Offense       286
    9-21-3  Passing         6-21-1
    6-37.7  Punting         7-34.6
    3-1 Fumbles-Lost        6-2
    5-25    Penalties-Yards 8-60
1985 Freedom Bowl
Washington 20, Colorado 17
December 30, 1985
  
  

    Sophomore quarterback Chris Chandler passed for 141 yards and ran for 72 more in leading Washington to a 20-17 victory over Colorado in the second annual Freedom Bowl in Anaheim. The win boosted Washington's overall bowl record to 9-6-1, and a 6-2 record in bowls under Don James. The Freedom Bowl was Washington's seventh straight postseason bowl appearance, and eighth in nine years.
    

    The Huskies, 6-5 heading into the game, jumped off to a 3-0 lead late in the first quarter when placekicker Jeff Jaeger capped a 57-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal. Vince Weathersby had runs of 10 and 18 yards in the drive, and also took a shovel pass from Chandler for 17 more. Chandler ran 22 yards on an option play to get the ball in scoring territory.
    

    Colorado used a 28-yard punt return midway through the second quarter to set up its first score. It took the Buffs nine plays to travel 26 yards. Anthony Weatherspoon got the touchdown on a 1-yard blast and Colorado took a 7-3 lead. Washington came back to move 80 yards and regain the lead. Chandler passed for 50 of the 80 yards and David Toy finally got the score on a 3-yard run with only 0:30 left before intermission. Jaeger's PAT made it 10-7 Huskies.
    

    A Colorado field goal early in the third quarter tied the game at 10-10, but again Washington responded to regain the lead. A 36-yard kickoff return by David Trimble gave the Huskies excellent field position on their own 47. Chandler's 15-yard option keeper followed by a 14-yard pitch to Rod Jones were key plays in the drive. Weathersby got 12 yards on a draw play to the Colorado 5, and then Tony Covington ran twice and got the score on a 1-yard dive. Washington led 17-10.
    

    Washington increased its lead to 20-10 on its next possession as the Huskies moved 67 yards on 11 plays. Chandler passes to Lonzell Hill, Covington and Toy accounted for 36 yards and Chandler added 19 more on another option run. With fourth-and-one at the Colorado 1-yard line, Washington opted for a sure three points on Jaeger's second field goal.
    

    Colorado made things interesting midway through the fourth quarter when holder Barry Helton passed 31 yards to Jon Embree for a touchdown on a fake field goal as the Buffs cut Washington's lead to 20-17. Colorado got the ball right back and marched to the Husky 7 but Joe Kelly forced a fumble and David Rill recovered to preserve the win.
    

    Chandler, starting only his third game at quarterback, was voted the game's MVP.

Attendance: 30,961
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW-Jaeger, 30-yard FG, 4:15
2   CU-Weatherspoon, 1-yard run, 5:59 (Eckel Kick)
2   UW-Toy, 3-yard run, 0:30 (Jaeger Kick)
3   CU-Eckel, 33-yard FG, 8:41
3   UW-Covington, 1-yard run, 5:35 (Jaeger Kick)
4   UW-Jaeger, 18-yard FG, 14:57
4   CU-Embree, 31-yard pass from Helton, 11:05 (Eckel Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Chandler (UW) 7-72; Marquez (CU) 10-80; Weathersby (UW) 11-56.
Passing-Chandler (UW) 15-26-1-141; Hatcher (CU) 1-8-0-13; Helton (CU) 1-1-0-31; Alexander (CU) 0-1-0-0.
Receiving-Hill (UW) 4-48; Jones (UW) 3-39; Weathersby (UW) 3-21; Embree (CU) 1-31.
Final Washington Rankings
AP      None
UPI     None
USA Today/CNN   None
Score by Quarters
UC  0   7   3   7   -   17
UW  3   7   7   3   -   20
Team Statistics
    UW                          CU
    20      First Downs         15
    207     Net Yards Rushing   190
    141     Net Yards Passing   44
    348     Total Offense       234
    15-25-1 Passing             2-10-0
    6-40.0  Punting             5-39.0
    1-0     Fumbles-Lost        1-1
    13-88   Penalties-Yards     4-20
    
    
1986 Sun Bowl 
Alabama 28, Washington 6
December 25, 1986
 
   
    

    A close game at the intermission (7-6) turned into a nightmare for the Huskies, 8-2-1 entering the bowl, in the second half as the Alabama Crimson Tide rolled up 21 unanswered points to record a 28-6 victory over Washington in the 53rd John Hancock Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
    

    Alabama got on the board first when sophomore running back Bobby Humphrey broke loose on a sweep to the right side of the line and scampered 64 yards for a touchdown with 14:10 remaining in the second quarter.
    

    Washington got to within one point with a pair of Jeff Jaeger field goals.  That would be the closest the Huskies would get the rest of the day.  It was also the lowest post season scoring output for the UW since the 1981 Rose Bowl (a 23-6 loss to Michigan).
    

    'Bama quarterback Mike Shula got the Tide's air game into gear with a pair of touchdown passes, 32 yards to Al Richardson and 18 yards to Humphrey.  On the day, Shula was 15-of-26 for 176 yards and no interceptions.  The talented Humphrey rambled for 159 yards on 28 carries (5.7 yards per carry).
    

    The potent Husky attack was limited to just 102 yards rushing while quarterback Chris Chandler exploited the Alabama secondary for 199 yards on 20-of-43 pass attempts.  One of the big reasons the Husky backfield saw Crimson all day was due to the presence of All-America linebacker Cornelius Bennett, voted the game's Most Valuable Player, who led  Alabama with 11 tackles and harassed Chandler the entire day.
    

    Washington's two-game bowl win streak was ended. However, the Huskies did tie USC's Pac-10 mark for consecutive bowl appearances (eight).  The Huskies ended the season ranked 17th by the UPI, 18th by AP and 19th by USA Today/CCN.


Attendance
48,722
Scoring
Q  Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
2   UA-Humphrey, 64-yard run, (Tiffin Kick)
2   UW-Jaeger, 31-yard field goal
2   UW-Jaeger, 34-yard field goal
3   UA-Richardson,  32-yard pass from Shula, (Tiffin Kick)
3   UA-Humphrey, 18-yard pass from Shula, (Tiffin Kick)
4   UA-Humphrey, 3-yard run, (Tiffin Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Humphrey (UA) 28-159; Weathersby (UW) 9-28.
Passing-Chandler (UW) 20-43-2-199; Shula (UA) 15-26-0-176.
Receiving-Hill (UW) 5-77; Richardson (UA) 2-59; Weathersby (UW) 5-45.
Washington Final Rankings
18th (AP); 17th (UPI); 19th (USA Today/CNN)
Score by Quarters
UA  0   7   14  7   -   28
UW  0   6   0   0   -   6
Team Statistics
UW                          UA
16      First Downs         13
62      Net Yards Rushing   201
199     Net Yards Passing   188
267     Total Offense       389
20-43-2 Passing             15-25-0
8-35.6  Punting             9-45.7
4-1     Fumbles-Lost        0-0
1-15    Penalties           1-15

1987 Independence Bowl
Washington 24, Tulane 12
December 19, 1987
  
  

    Washington extended its post season record under head coach Don James to 7-3 with its 24-12 victory over Tulane in the Independence Bowl, played before 41,683 fans in Shreveport's Independence Stadium.  It was Washington's third win in its last four bowl appearances.
    

    Taking a 6-4-1 record into the game, the Husky defense kept the Tulane Green Wave from scoring a touchdown while Washington quarterback Chris Chandler was named the Independence Bowl's Offensive Player of the Game, passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns.  
    

    Led by 12 tackles from linebacker David Rill, the Washington defense held college football's 11th-best scoring team 20 points below its season average. Green Wave quarterback Terrence Jones completed 17-of-40 passes for 248 yards, and was intercepted once and sacked three times.
    

    Rover Darryl Hall picked off an errant Jones pass on the Wave's first series to set up Washington's first touchdown -- a 3-yard run by tailback Tony Covington culminating a 61-yard, 10-play drive completed with 7:43 to play in the first period.
    

    Tulane scored 10 second-quarter points on a 44-yard punt return by Mitchell Price and a 21-yard field goal by placekicker Todd Wiggins.  The Green Wave's only other points came on a safety with seven seconds left in the game.
    

    Washington did its share of second-quarter scoring, adding 14 points to its 7-0 first-quarter lead.  Both of Chandler's second-quarter touchdowns were 5-yard pass completions, with the first going to tight end Bill Ames and the second to split end Darryl Franklin, sandwiching Wiggins' field goal.  Washington placekicker Brandy Brownlee was responsible for the three point-after successes, but missed the one field goal he attempted from the 40-yard line early in the third quarter.

Attendance
41,683
Scoring
Q  Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
1   UW-Covington, 3-yard run, (Brownlee Kick)
2   TU-Price, 44-yard punt return, (Wiggnins Kick)
2   UW-Ames, 5-yard pass from Chandler, (Brownlee Kick)
2   TU-Wiggins, 21-yard field goal
2   UW-Franklin, 5-yard pass from Franklin, (Brownlee Kick)
4   UW-Wyles, 41-yard field goal
4   TU-Safety, Conklin knelt in end zone
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Jones(TU) 18-91; Weathersby (UW) 14-84; Jenkins (UW) 11-44.
Passing-Jones (TU) 17-40-1-248; Chandler (UW) 15-30-3-234..
Receiving-Zeno (TU) 7-116; Weathersby (UW) 5-64; Franklin (UW) 4-61.
Washington Final Rankings
None
Score by Quarters
UW  7   14  0   3   -   24
TU  0   10  0   2   -   12
Team Statistics
UW                          TU  
22      First Downs         21
147     Net Yards Rushing   131
249     Net Yards Passing   248
396     Total Offense       379
16-32-3 Passing             17-40-1
4-32.8  Punting             6-43.7
1-10    Fumbles-Lost        2-1
10-67   Penalties           7-73

1989 Freedom Bowl
Washington 34, Florida 7
December 30, 1989
    

    The Huskies claimed their fourth win in their last five bowl appearances with a dominating 34-7 shellacking of the University of Florida Gators in front of 33,858 fans in Anaheim.  The victory improved coach Don James' bowl record at Washington to 8-3.  
    

    Washington, 7-4 coming into the bowl, finished the 1989 season by winning six of its final seven games, including the Freedom Bowl.
    

    Quarterback Cary Conklin, voted the game's Most Valuable Player, capped his record-setting Husky career in fine style, completing 21-of-39 passes for 217 yards.  The Huskies' defense held Florida All-American running back Emmitt Smith to just 17 yards, negating any chance of a Florida victory.  Husky running back Greg Lewis gained 97 yards on 27 carries.
    

    Washington returned the opening kickoff 31 yards to the 36-yard line and had 15 more tacked on by a Florida clipping penalty, allowing the Dawgs to start their initial drive from the Gator49.  Conklin hit split end Mario Bailey with a 21-yard touchdown pass and, following John McCallum's PAT, the Huskies had an immediate 7-0 lead.
    

    Florida answered quickly, as quarterback Donald Douglas went around left end for a 67-yard touchdown on Florida's second offensive play of the game.  From then on it was all Washington.  Florida gained just 16 more yards on the ground the remainder of the day, finishing with a total of 83.
    

    Washington scored on its next three offensive possessions and added a blocked punt for a touchdown to take a 27-7 lead into the intermission.
    

    McCallum started the scoring explosion when he kicked a 21-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead.  The defense stopped Florida, and Washington drove for another score, with Conklin passing 10 yards to Andre Riley for the touchdown.
    
    

    Channing Wyles punted to the Gator 1-yard line to set up the next Husky score.  Florida ran Smith into the line twice for a gain of 1, and then threw an incomplete pass.  Faced with a fourth-and-nine on their own 2, the Gators' Hank Rone attempted a punt.  Chico Fraley stormed into block the kick and Jaime Fields recovered it in the end zone for the score.  McCallum's extra point made it 24-7 and forced Florida away from its running game for good.
    
    

    McCallum kicked one more field goal with just 18 seconds left in the half to bring Washington's point total to 27.   For the half, Washington notched 18 first downs to only three for Florida, and controlled the ball for almost 24 minutes (23:47). 
    

    Playing mostly reserves, Washington cruised through the second half, tacking on a final touchdown late in the fourth quarter.  Reserve quarterback Mark Brunell, a red-shirt freshman, scampered 20 yards for the game's final points. 


Attendance: 33,858
Scoring
Q   Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
1   UW-Bailey, 21-yard pass from Conklin, (McCallum Kick)
1   UF-Douglas, 67-yard run, (Francis Kick)
1   UW-McCallum, 21-yard field goal
1   UW-Riley, 10-yard pass from Conklin, (McCallum Kick)
2   UW-Fields, recovered blocked punt in end zone, (McCallum Kick)
2   UW-McCallum, 32-yard field goal
4   UW-Brunell, 20-yard run, (Jolley Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Lewis (UW) 27-97; Douglas (UF) 9-65; Turner (UW) 7-38; Barry (UW) 5-30; Brunell (UW) 1-20; Smith (UF) 7-17.
Passing-Conklin (UW) 21-39-0-217; Douglas (UF) 8-18-1-91; Brunell (UW) 3-5-0-25.
Receiving-McKay (UW) 5-83; Lewis (UW) 6-44; Barber (UF) 2-41.
Washington Final Rankings
23rd (AP); 20th (UPI); 25th (USA Today/CNN)
Score by Quarters
UF  7   0   0   0   -   7
UW  17  10  0   7   -   34
Team Statistics
UW                          UF  
28      First Downs         10
191     Net Yards Rushing   83
242     Net Yards Passing   148
433     Total Offense       231
24-44-0 Passing             11-28-1
7-37.0  Punting             8-32.9
0-0     Fumbles-Lost        7-3
9-86    Penalties           9-85


1991 Rose Bowl
Washington 46, Iowa 34
January 1, 1991
    

    Husky sophomore Mark Brunell passed for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the Pac-10 Champion  Washington to a convincing 46-34 win over Iowa.  Washington and Iowa combined for 80 points, making the 77th Rose Bowl the highest scoring in history.  The opportunistic Huskies built a 33-7 halftime lead, with two first-half touchdowns coming courtesy of the UW defense.
    

    The Pasadena victory left Washington 10-2 for the season, while Iowa dropped to 8-4.  The game marked Washington's 12th bowl appearance in the 16-year coaching reign of Don James, who improved his bowl record to 9-3, including 3-1 in the Rose Bowl.
    

    Left-handed Brunell's running and passing skills earned him Rose Bowl MVP honors as he completed 14 of 22 passes for 163 yards.  Washington faithful also rejoiced in the return of senior All-America running back Greg Lewis, who spent the month prior to the Rose Bowl rehabilitating an injured knee. Lewis hadn't lost a step, however, as he rushed for a game-high 128 yards on 19 carries.
    

    Washington's defense, ranked first in the nation in stopping the run, allowed Iowa just 139 net yards on the ground, recorded five sacks and forced five turnovers (four interceptions) in the game.  Iowa also became the sixth team in 1990-91 to surrender more than 40 points to the high-scoring Huskies.  The strong tradition of Don James' special teams surfaced early in this game when red-shirt freshman Andy Mason blocked an Iowa punt that was scooped up by junior cornerback Dana Hall, who sprinted for a touchdown.  With less than five minutes elapsed, Washington led 10-0.  After Iowa closed to 10-7 with 12:39 left in the half, Washington erupted for 23 consecutive points.
    

    A 38-yard Travis Hanson field goal, and a 37-yard interception return by senior cornerback Charles Mincy gave Washington momentum.  Two touchdowns generated by Brunell, on a 5-yard run and a 22-yard pass to Mario Bailey, gave the Huskies their nearly insurmountable 33-7 lead at intermission.
    

    Iowa threw a scare into the Huskies as Hawkeye quarterback Matt Rodgers rallied his team for 27 second-half points.  Iowa fullback Nick Bell's 20-yard touchdown run with 5:07 to play pulled the Hawkeyes within 13 at 39-26.  But Brunell put out the fire on the next possession with a 31-yard scoring completion to Bailey.  A late Iowa score made the score 46-34 as Washington held on to claim the Pac-10's second consecutive Rose Bowl win and eighth in the past 10 years.

Attendance: 101,273
Washington Final Rankings
5th (AP); 5th (UPI); 5th (USA Today/CNN)

Scoring
Q  Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
1   UW-Hanson, 23-yard field goal
1   UW-Hall, 27-yard return of blocked punt, (Hanson Kick)
2   UI-Bell, 15-yard run, (Skillet Kick)
2   UW-Hanson, 38-yard field goal
2   UW-Mincy, 37-yard interception return, (Pass Failed)
2   UW-Brunell, 5-yard run, (Hanson Kick)
2   UW-M. Bailey, 22-yard pass from Brunell, (Hanson Kick)
3   UI-Rodgers, 7-yard run, (Skillett Kick)
3   UW-Brunell, 20-yard run, (Run Failed)
4   UI-Rodgers, 9-yard run,  (Run Failed)
4   UI-Bell, 20-yard run, (Pass Failed)
4   UW-M. Bailey, 31-yard pass from Brunell, (Hanson Kicked)
4   UI-Saunders, 12-yard pass from Rodgers, (Velicer, pass from Rodgers)
Individual Leaders
Rushing-Lewis (UW) 19-128; Bell (UI) 11-64; Bryant (UW) 3-47.
Passing-Rodgers (UI) 34-15-3-196; Brunell (UW) 22-14-1-163; Hobert (UW) 3-0-1-0. 
Receiving-Saunders (UI) 5-99; Pierce (UW) 4-32; Bell (UI) 3-853.
Score by Quarters
UI  0   7   7   20  -   34
UW  10  23  6   7   -   46
Team Statistics
UW      UI  
19      First Downs         19
222     Net Yards Rushing   139
163     Net Yards Passing   315
385     Total Offense       454
25-14-2 Passing             37-17-4
4-41.8  Punting             6-33.3
3-1     Fumbles-Lost        4-1
5-45    Penalties           8-55

1992 Rose Bowl
Washington 34, Michigan 14
January 1, 1992
    

    The Huskies' dominating defense overwhelmed Michigan's high-powered attack and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard while Washington quarterback Billy Joe Hobert sparked the UW offense by scoring on a two-yard run for the first of Washington's 34 points and throwing for two other touchdowns.
    

    Husky placekicker Travis Hanson scored two second-quarter field goals, from 23 and 24 yards, providing Washington a 13-7 lead at the half.
    

    Hobert, who would share Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player honors with defensive tackle Steve Emtman, completed 18 of 34 passes for 192 yards.  His touchdown passes went to freshman tight end Mark Bruener in the third quarter to give Washington a 14-point cushion, 21-7, and to senior tight end Aaron Pierce in the fourth quarter for a 27-7 Husky advantage.  The five-yard completion from Hobert to Bruener was the freshman's first career touchdown.
    

    The game marked Washington's 13th bowl appearance in the 17-year coaching reign of Don James, who improved his record in bowl games to 10-3, including 4-1 in the Rose Bowl.  The 12-0 record was the Huskies' first perfect season since 1915 when Gil Dobie led the UW to a 7-0 mark.
    

    Backup quarterback Mark Brunell, who was the 1991 Rose Bowl MVP, came off the bench and completed seven of eight passes for 89 yards and a touchdown.  His 38-yard scoring pass went to senior Mario Bailey.
    

    Emtman, who would be the No. 1 player drafted by  the National Football League following his junior season, joined with his defensive companions to fluster the Wolverines' offensive efforts at every turn.  The Huskies had six sacks on the Michigan quarterbacks.  Linebacker Donald Jones flashed around the outside for three sacks and defensive end Andy Mason secured two of his six tackles in the Wolverine backfield.  In fact, Wolverine starting quarterback Elvis Grbac finished the game with six carries for minus-42 yards.  Cornerbacks Dana Hall and Walter Bailey held Howard to one catch, a 35-yard grab in Michigan's first possession of the second quarter. 
    

    The win in Pasadena catapulted Washington to its first-ever collegiate football National Championship, as the USA Today/CNN coaches poll awarded its No. 1 ranking to the Huskies.  Miami was ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll following the Hurricanes' 22-0 shutout of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, so the two 12-0 teams shared the national title.

Attendance: 103,566
Washington Final Rankings
2nd (AP); 1 (USA Today/CNN); 1st (UPI); 1st (The Sporting News)
Scoring
Q  Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)
2   UW-Hobert, 2-yard run, (Hanson Kick)
2   UM-Smith, 9-yard pass from Grbac, (Carlson Kick)
2   UW-Hanson, 24-yard field goal
2   UW-Hanson, 23-yard field goal
3   UW-Bruener, 5-yard pass from Hobert, (Pierce pass from Hobert)
4   UW-Pierce, 2-yard pass from Hobert, (Hanson Kick Failed)
4   UW-Bailey, 38-yard pass from Brunell, (Hanson Kick)
4   UM-Wheatley, 53-yard run, (Carlson Kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Wheatley (UM) 9-68-1; Bryant (UW) 15-38-0; J. Barry (UW) 13-37-0; Johnson (UM) 4-30-0; Kaufman (UW) 6-26-0; M. Jones (UW) 3-22-0.
Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)-Hobert (UW) 18-34-2-192-2; Grbac (UM) 13-26-1-130-1; Brunell (UW) 7-8-0-89-1; Collins (UM) 1-2-0-3-0.
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)-Pierce (UW) 7-86-1; M. Bailey (UW) 6-126-1; Bryant (UW) 5-22-0; Van Dyne (UM) 4-22-0; Wheatley (UM) 3-30-0; .R. Powers (UM) 3-18--0;  M. Jones (UW) 2-7-0; Howard (UM) 1-35-0; Gaspard (UW) 1-15-0.
Score by Quarters
UW  0   13  8   13  -   34
UM  0   7   0   7   -   14
Team Statistics
UW                          UM  
19      First Downs         10
123     Net Yards Rushing   72
281     Net Yards Passing   133
404     Total Offense       205
25-42-2 Passing             14-28-1
6-41.8  Punting             10-37.8
0-0     Fumbles-Lost        3-0
6-50    Penalties           8-62

1993 Rose Bowl
Michigan 38, Washington 31
January 1, 1993              Attendance: 94,236
    

    The ninth-ranked Huskies attempted to make history by winning their third straight Rose Bowl, but instead suffered a 38-31 defeat at the hands of seventh-ranked Michigan.
    

    Washington led 24-21 at halftime but could not control Michigan tailback Tyrone Wheatley, who ran for 235 yards on just 15 carries, including touchdown runs of 88, 56 and 24 yards.
    

    Michigan grabbed an early 3-0 lead on its first drive with a 41-yard Peter Elezovic field goal.
    

    Washington answered with a one-yard touchdown run by Darius Turner, capping a nine-play, 80 yard drive to go ahead 7-3. The key play of the drive was a 35-yard pass from senior quarterback Mark Brunell to tight end Mark Bruener across the middle, setting the Huskies up at the Michigan one-yard line.
    

    The see-saw first half continued with Michigan taking a 17-7 lead before the Huskies pulled to within three on a 64-yard touchdown pass from Brunell to freshman Jason Shelley. Shelley, who would finish  the game with three receptions for 100 yards, made the over-the-shoulder grab at the Michigan three-yard line and just cleared the plane of the goal line before having the ball knocked loose on a hit by Corwin Brown.  Brunell's hot passing continued on Washington's next possession when he again connected with Bruener, this time in the corner of the end zone to put the Huskies ahead 21-17 at halftime.
    

    Wheatley broke free again on the first play of the second half, bursting through the middle of the Husky line and racing 88 yards for a touchdown, putting the Wolverines back on top 24-21.
    

    Husky sophomore Napoleon Kaufman, who was held to 39 yards rushing on 20 carries, gave the Huskies a boost on special teams when he answered the Wheatley touchdown run by returning the ensuing kickoff 47 yards to the Michigan 46-yard line. Fittingly he would cap the drive seven plays later with a dive over the top for a touchdown and a 28-24 lead.
    

    Washington added to the lead on its next possession when Travis Hanson converted a 44-yard field goal for a 31-24 Husky lead. With the field goal, Hanson extended his career Rose Bowl record to five.
    

    Despite the high-scoring offense, the Husky defense could not contain the Wolverine's rushing attack and surrendered the lead once again. Two possessions later Michigan took advantage of a Kaufman fumble at the Washington 24-yard line as Wheatley scored on the first play, tying the game at 31.
    

    Michigan then scored the only points of the fourth quarter when Wolverine quarterback Elvis Grbac threw 15 yards to tight end Tony McGee for the eventual game-winning touchdown with 5:29 remaining.
    

    Washington had two more possessions and drove as far as the Michigan 26-yard line but failed to convert and turned the ball over on downs each time.
    

    The loss spoiled what was perhaps Brunell's finest performance in a Husky uniform. The senior quarterback completed 18-of-30 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns.

Scoring
Q   Team - Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UM - Elezovic, 41-yard field goal, 7:11
1   UW - Turner, 1-yard run, 3:58 (Hanson kick)
1   UM - McGee, 49-yard pass from Grbac, 2:07 (Elezovic kick)
2   UM - Wheatley, 56-yard run, 11:12 (Elezovic kick)
2   UW - Shelley, 64-yard pass from Brunell, 9:20 (Hanson kick)
2   UW - Bruener, 18-yard pass from Brunell, 3:14 (Hanson kick)
3   UM - Wheatley, 88-yard run, 14:44 (Elezovic kick)
3   UW - Kaufman, 1-yard run, 12:12 (Hanson kick)
3   UW - Hanson, 44-yard field goal, 8:42
3   UM - Wheatley, 24-yard run, 1:48 (Elezovic kick)
4   UM - McGee, 15-yard pass from Grbac, 5:29 (Elezovic kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Wheatley 15-235-3 (UM); Kaufman 20-39-1 (UW); Davis 9-35-0 (UM); Brunell 10-32-0 (UW); Powers 6-28-0 (UM); Turner 5-18-1.
Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)- Brunell 30-18-0-308-2 (UW); Grbac 30-17-0-175-2 (UM); Bjornson 1-0-0-0-0 (UW).
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)- McGee 6-117-2 (UM); Shelley 3-100-1 (UW); Bruener 4-85-1 (UW); D. Barry 2-61-0 (UW); Mack 2-33-0 (UW); Smith 3-19-0 (UM); Alexander 3-18-0 (UM); Kralik 2-16-0 (UW); Jones 2-10-0 (UW).
Score by Quarters
UM  10  7   14  7   --  38
UW  7   14  10  0   --  31
Team Statistics
UM                          UW
16      First Downs         19
308     Net Yards Rushing   105
175     Net Yards Passing   308
483     Total Offense       413
30-17-0 Passing: Att-Comp-I 31-18-0
6-37.0  Punting             5-39.2
1-0     Fumbles             1-1
8-72    Penalties-Yards     5-43
28:12   Time of Possession  31:48

1995 Sun Bowl
Iowa 38, Washington 18
December 29, 1995     Attendance:  49,116
    

    The 20th-ranked Huskies return to postseason was spoiled by the Iowa Hawkeyes as they rolled up 21 unanswered first half points to put away Washington early. The Hawkeyes 421 yards of total offense, and ability to manufacture points, proved to be too much for the Huskies to handle. 
    

    The first of many Husky miscues came quickly. After stopping Iowa's offense on three straight plays, Washington fumbled the ball back on the punt return and the Hawkeyes took over on their own 42-yard line. Iowa running back Sedrick Shaw ran 58 yards for a touchdown on the drive's first play.  Shaw would go on to finish the day 135 rushing yards, just a fraction of the 286 that the Hawkeyes would amass throughout the game.
    

    It did not get any better for Washington as flanker Fred Coleman fumbled the ball back to Iowa after taking a Damon Huard pass 19 yards into Hawkeye territory on the Huskies second possession. Hawkeye kicker Brion Hurley hit a 49-yard field goal into the wind to build Iowa's lead to 10-0.  It was the first of three 45-yard plus field goals for Hurley in the game.
    

    Trailing 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, Washington failed to generate any offense when Ernie Conwell snapped the ball over punter Geoff Prince's head and out of the end zone for a safety to give Iowa a 12-0 advantage. The Hawkeyes converted two field goals in the second quarter to built their lead.
    

    The Hawkeyes picked up in the third quarter right where they left off, holding the Huskies and getting into position for another field goal.  A 50-yard effort by Hurley, gave him a Sun Bowl record and the Hawkeyes a commanding 24-0 lead early in the third quarter.  
    

    Washington finally pulled things together in the third when back-up quarterback Shane Fortney led the Huskies down the field and Jerome Pathon out leaped two defenders to get the Pac-10 co-champions on the board.
    

    Iowa tailback Tavian Banks picked up 74 yards of his 128-yard in one carry to set up fullback Michael Burger's eight-yard TD run. The Hawkeyes finished up their scoring with another Burger touchdown run to make it 38-6.
    

    In his final game as a Husky, all-time leading passer Damon Huard led the Huskies down the field with completions to Pathon, Leon Neal, and finally Fred Coleman for a touchdown.  
    

    A pair of Husky seniors made the most of the last possession in their collegiate careers.  With just minutes left, Huard found tight end Ernie Conwell for a 20-yard touchdown to make the final score 38-18.
    

    After sitting out most of the season because of an injured toe, Neal's final appearance before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills included 65 yards rushing and another 45 yards on the receiving end.  The Washington defense was led by the 14 tackles of inside linebacker Ink Aleaga. The Huskies played the game without All-American free safety Lawyer Milloy, who broke a bone in his foot in the regular-season finale against Washington State. Starting defensive tackle David Richie also missed the game after suffering a neck injury in the Apple Cup.

Scoring
Q   Team - Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UI - Shaw, 58-yard run, 13:08 (Bromert kick)
1   UI - Hurley, 49-yard field goal, 8:39
2   UI - Punt snap rolls out of the end zone for safety.
2   UI - Bromert, 33 yard field goal, 6:13
2   UI - Bromert, 34 yard field goal, 3:28
2   UI - Hurley, 47 yard field goal, 0:35
3   UI - Hurley, 50 yard field goal, 11:19
3   UW - Pathon, 30-yard pass from Fortney (pass failed)
3   UI - Burger, 8-yard run (Bromert kick)
4   UI - Burger, 1-yard run (Bromert kick)
4   UW - Coleman, 3-yard pass from Huard (pass failed)
4   UW - Conwell, 20-yard pass from Huard (run failed)
Individual Leaders
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Shaw 21-135-1 (UI); Banks 13-122-0 (UI); Neal 9-72-0 (UW); Burger 7-41-2 (UI); Shehee 8-38-0 (UW).
Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-Huard 26-14-0-194-2 (UW); Sherman 24-11-1-135-0 (UI); Fortney 11-5-0-56-1 (UW); Driscoll 1-0-0-0-0 (UI); Dwight 1-0-1-0-0 (UI).
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)- Conwell 4-71-1 (UW); Slutzker 4-66-0 (UI); Pathon 4-62-1 (UW); Neal 4-45-0 (UW); Dwight 3-40-0 (UI); Coleman 3-33-1 (UW); Thomas 2-18-0 (UW).
Score by Quarters
UI  10  11  10  7   -   38
UW  0   0   6   12  -   18
Team Statistics
UI                          UW
18      First Downs         14
286     Net Yards Rushing   96
135     Net Yards Passing   250
421     Total Offense       346
26-11-2 Passing: Att-Comp-I 37-19-0
5-39.4  Punting             7-27.1
1-0     Fumbles             3-3
12-106  Penalties-Yards     8-58
35:32   Time of Possession  24:28

1996 Holiday Bowl
Colorado 33, Washington 21

December 30, 1996              Attendance: 54,749


In a Holiday Bowl packed with big plays, the 13th-ranked Huskies came up on  the short end against a highly-talented Colorado squad by a 33-21 margin. The loss also ended Washington's six-game winning streak.


It was business as usual for the Huskies and standout tailback Corey Dillon in the first quarter. Dillon carried the ball six times in Washington's first possession, scoring from two yards out to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Washington kept control, making it 14-0 when Dillon capped a 63-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown run in a drive that was sparked by 23-yard pass from Brock Huard to Jerome Pathon. 


Colorado answered with the first of its many big plays when quarterback Koy Detmer found Rae Carruth behind the Washington secondary on the left sideline for a 76-yard touchdown.


Early in Washington's next possession the Buffaloes tied the game after a Huard pass was batted into the air and then intercepted by defensive end Nick Ziegler who returned it 31 yards for a touchdown.


The tie would not last long as Pathon took the ensuing kickoff from the 14 and did not stop until he found the endzone. The 86-yard runback was the first kickoff return for a score by a Husky since 1979 and the first in Holiday Bowl history.


Colorado again used the big play to get back in the endzone. Completions of 22 and 39 yards set up a seven-yard scoring pass from Detmer to Darrin Chiaverini to tie the game at 21.


With just under six minutes to go in the first half, Colorado took the ball at its own 18 and drove into Husky territory where kicker Jeremy Alrich gave the Buffaloes the lead for good by drilling a 42-yard field goal.


The second half became a defensive struggle. Colorado added a 36-yard field goal in the third quarter and a four-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, Detmer's third TD pass of the game. Detmer, the game's MVP was 25 for 45 with 371 yards and no interceptions.


Washington was held scoreless in the second half gaining only 129 yards in the second half.


Dillon rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns in his final appearance as a Husky. His 30 rushing attempts proved to be a Husky bowl game record. Huard, despite the interception, was impressive in his first bowl appearance. He passed for 203 yards by completing 21 of 37 attempts. Pathon finished the game with 96 receiving yards.


Senior John Fiala led Washington defensively with nine tackles as the Huskies held the Buffaloes running game to only 48 yards.

Scoring
Q   Team - Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW - Dillon, 2-yard run, 12:04 (Jones kick)
1   UW - Dillon, 12-yard run, 3:17 (Jones kick)
1   CU - Carruth, 76-yard pass from Detmer, 2:25 (Aldrich kick)
2   CU - Zigler, 31-yard interception return, 11:00 (Aldrich kick)
2   UW - Pathon, 86-yard kickoff return, 10:49 (Jones kick)
2   CU - Chiaverini, 7-yard pass from Detmer, 8:26 (Aldrich kick)
2   CU - Aldrich, 42-yard field goal 1:50
3   CU - Aldrich, 36-yard field goal, 8:08
4   CU - Carruth, 4-yard pass from Detmer, 8:34
Individual Leaders
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)-Dillon 30-140-2 (UW); Troutman 9-22-0 (CU); Fisk 5-14-0 (CU); Henry 11-14-0 (CU).
Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)- Detmer 45-25-0-371-3 (CU) Huard 37-21-1-203-0 (UW).
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)- Carruth 7-162-2 (CU); Chiaverini 7-94-1 (CU); Pathon 5-96-0 (UW); Coleman 5-38-0 (UW); Henry 3-37-0 (CU) Dillon 3-31-0 (UW); Janoski 3-20-0 (UW); Troutman 3-10-0 (CU).
Score by Quarters
CU  7   17  3   6   --  33
UW  14  7   0   0   --  21
Team Statistics
CU                          UW
24      First Downs         18
43      Net Yards Rushing   138
371     Net Yards Passing   203
414     Total Offense       341
45-25-0 Passing: Att-Comp-I 37-21-1
5-34.6  Punting             7-37.1
3-1     Fumbles             1-0
5-39    Penalties-Yards     7-75
29:36   Time of Possession  30:24


1997 Jeep Aloha Bowl
Washington 51, Michigan State 23
December 25, 1997              Attendance: 34,419


A healthy Washington team used a strong running game, an opportunistic defense and outstanding performances by numerous seniors playing their final game for the Huskies to deal Michigan State a 51-23 defeat at the Jeep Aloha Bowl on Christmas day. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak and gave head coach Jim Lambright his first bowl victory in three tries.


The first play from scrimmage proved to be an omen for the Spartans. xxxx Renaud fumbled a handoff from Michigan State quarterback xxxx Schultz and Husky senior defensive end Chris Campbell recovered on the MSU 32-yard line. It was Campbell's first defensive appearance since breaking his led vs. Arizona in the sixth game of the year. Two plays later senior tailback Rashaan Shehee raced to the corner of the endzone on a 33-yard run to open the Huskies scoring parade. It was Shehee's first appearnce since suffering a knee injury against USC on Nov. 1


After stopping the Spartans' second drive after three plays, sophomore quarterback Brock Huard tossed a 15-yard TD pass to Fred Coleman to cap a 70-yard, nine play drive. Michigan State's third drive produced the Spartans first touchdown with 4:19 to play in the first quarter, but that would be as close as the Big Ten representative would come to the Huskies.


At the start of the second quarter Huard and Coleman teamed up for a 22-yard scoring strike. After both teams traded field goals, Washington free safety Tony Parrish picked off Schultz's errant pass and raced 56-yards for a score with 18 seconds left in the half to boost the Huskies' lead to 31-10. It was Parrish's second interception of the quarter and the Spartan's fourth turnover of the half.


Shehee, who rolled up 108 rushing yards on 13 carries in the first half, carried the ball seven times in an 11-play drive to start the second half for Washington. His 15-yard scoring run to end the drive upped Washington's lead to 38-10. Senior h-back Mike Reed was the next Husky to get in on Washington's big-play parade. Reed took the short snap on a fake punt and raced 66 yards for a score to put the Huskies ahead 44-17 with 2:24 to play in the third quarter.


Sophomore linebacker Lester Towns provided Washington its final points when he intercepted Schultz and raced 66-yards for a score. The Spartans scored with two seconds left in the game to provide the final 51-23 score.


Shehee was named the game's Most Valuable Player for his rushing efforts. His rushing total was the most yards ever by a Husky running back in a bowl game. The Husky defense was also instrumental in the win by holding the Spartans rushing game to only 47 yards on 29 carries.


Washington's point total was the most scored by a Husky team in a bowl game since the 1938 squad posted a 53-13 victory against Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl. 

    
Scoring
Q   Team - Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)
1   UW - Shehee, 22-yard run, 13:57 (Lentz kick)
1   UW - Coleman, 15-yard pass from Huard, 8:47 (Lentz kick)
1   MSU - Scott 12-yard pass from Schultz, 4:19 (Edinger kick)
2   UW - Coleman, 22-yard pass from Huard, 14:16 (Lentz kick)
2   UW - Lentz, 41-yard field goal, 4:41
2   MSU - Edinger, 43-yard field goal, 1:50
2   UW - Parrish, 56-yard interception return, 0:18 (Lentz kick)
3   UW - Shehee, 15-yard run, 9:10 (Lentz kick)
3   MSU - Scott, 28-yard pass from Schultz, 8:11 (Edinger kick)
3   UW - Reed, 64-yard run, 5:47 (kick failed)
4   UW - Towns, 66-yard interception return, 10:02 (Lentz kick)
4   UW - Richardson, 21-yard pass from Burke, 0:02 (kick failed)
Individual Leaders
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)- Shehee 29-193-2 (UW); Reed 2-70-1 (UW); Irvin 15-59-0 (MSU); Shaw 6-34-0 (UW); McFadden 2-10-0 (MSU).
Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)- Schultz 24-14-3-220-2 (MSU); Huard 30-18-0-179-2 (UW); Burke 10-6-0-76-1 (MSU); Irvin 1-0-0-0-0 (MSU).
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)- Scott 5-114-2 (MSU); Coleman 5-68-2 (UW); Shehee 5-8-0 (UW); Pathon 4-54-0 (UW); Cleeland 3-46-0 (UW); Richardson 3-42-1 (MSU); Long 3-36-0 (MSU).
Score by Quarters
UW  14  17  13  7   --  51
MSU 7   3   7   6   --  23
Team Statistics
UW                          MSU
23      First Downs         15
298     Net Yards Rushing   47
179     Net Yards Passing   296
477     Total Offense       343
30-18-0 Passing: Att-Comp-I 35-20-3
6-39.8  Punting             3-40.0
2-1     Fumbles             6-2
13-126  Penalties-Yards     4-28
36:14   Time of Possession  23:46