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1980 Washington

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Don James, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1980, game by game: won vs. Air Force 50–7; won vs. Northwestern 45–7; lost vs. Oregon 10–34; won at Oklahoma State 24–18; won at Oregon State 41–6; won at No. 20 Stanford 27–24; lost vs. Navy 10–24; won vs. Arizona State 25–0; won vs. Arizona 45–22; won at No. 2 USC 20–10; won at Washington State 30–23; lost vs. No. 5 Michigan 6–23+43−24Won 50–7 vs. Air Force+43Air ForceWon 45–7 vs. Northwestern+38NorthwesternLost 10–34 vs. Oregon-24OregonWon 24–18 at Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateWon 41–6 at Oregon State+35Oregon StateWon 27–24 at No. 20 Stanford+3No. 20 StanfordLost 10–24 vs. Navy-14NavyWon 25–0 vs. Arizona State+25Arizona StateWon 45–22 vs. Arizona+23ArizonaWon 20–10 at No. 2 USC+10No. 2 USCWon 30–23 at Washington State+7Washington StateLost 6–23 vs. No. 5 Michigan-17No. 5 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsAir ForceW 50–⁠787%
Sep 20vsNorthwesternW 45–⁠791%
Sep 27vsOregonL 10–⁠3475%
Oct 4atOklahoma StateW 24–⁠1853%
Oct 11atOregon StateW 41–⁠678%
Oct 18at20StanfordW 27–⁠2445%
Oct 25vsNavyL 10–⁠2467%
Nov 1vsArizona StateW 25–⁠060%
Nov 8vsArizonaW 45–⁠2275%
Nov 15at2USCW 20–⁠1022%
Nov 22atWashington StateW 30–⁠2372%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5MichiganRose BowlL 6–⁠2340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 23–⁠6 in the Rose Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 8: 18
  6. Wk 12: 16
  7. Wk 13: 15
  8. Wk 14: 15
  9. Wk 15: 16
  10. Final: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1980.

Pac-10 champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 13
Points
333–⁠198
Coach
Don James
Elo
1655 +40 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 27 of 133; offense No. 22, defense No. 42
SRS
15.3 No. 20 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Stull
Defensive coordinator
Jim Lambright
Captains
Tom Flick, Randy Van Divier, Rusty Olsen and Ken Gardner
Most valuable player
Tom Flick

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 1Curt Marsh OGOakland Raiders
Rd 3Randy Van Divier OTBaltimore Colts
Rd 4Tom Flick QBWashington Redskins

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 8 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1980 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington6–⁠19–⁠316
UCLA5–⁠29–⁠213
USC4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠111
Arizona State5–⁠37–⁠4
Oregon4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Stanford3–⁠46–⁠5
Arizona3–⁠45–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠44–⁠7
California3–⁠53–⁠8
Oregon State0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.