The 1987 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 13th season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–4–1 record, finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 295 to 254.[1] David Rill was selected as the team's most valuable player. Rill, Chris Chandler, Darryl Franklin, Brian Habib were the team captains.
1987 Washington Huskies football | |
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Independence Bowl, W 24–12 vs. Tulane | |
Conference | Pacific-10 |
Record | 7–4–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Pinkel (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Lambright (11th season) |
MVP | David Rill |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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No. 18 USC + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Arizona State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Stanford | No. 13 | W 31–21 | 73,676 | ||
September 12 | Purdue* | No. 12 |
| W 28–10 | 70,492 | |
September 19 | at Texas A&M* | No. 10 | L 12–29 | 58,178 | ||
September 26 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 18 |
| W 31–3 | 69,605 | |
October 3 | at Oregon | No. 16 | L 22–29 | 44,421 | ||
October 10 | No. 13 Arizona State |
| W 27–14 | 73,883 | ||
October 17 | USC |
| L 23–37 | 71,678 | ||
October 31 | Oregon State |
| W 28–12 | 66,392 | ||
November 7 | at Arizona | T 21–21 | 50,021 | |||
November 14 | at No. 7 UCLA | L 14–47 | 70,332 | |||
November 21 | Washington State |
| W 34–19 | 74,038 | ||
December 19 | vs. Tulane* | W 24–12 | 41,683 | [2] | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
editArizona State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Arizona St | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Washington | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
- Source:[5]
NFL draft
editFive Huskies were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Chris Chandler | QB | 3 | 76 | Indianapolis Colts |
Darryl Franklin | WR | 8 | 201 | Los Angeles Rams |
Brian Habib | DL | 10 | 264 | Minnesota Vikings |
Rick McLeod | T | 11 | 284 | Seattle Seahawks |
Tom Erlandson | LB | 12 | 316 | Buffalo Bills |
References
edit- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "Washington rides defense to bowl win". The Spokesman-Review. December 20, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 3, 1987. p. 4C.
- ^ "Husky roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1987. p. B2.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2019-Jan-07.