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1984 Washington

11–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Don James, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1984, game by game: won vs. Northwestern 26–0; won at No. 3 Michigan 20–11; won vs. Houston 35–7; won vs. Miami (OH) 53–7; won at Oregon State 19–7; won at Stanford 37–15; won vs. Oregon 17–10; won vs. Arizona 28–12; won vs. California 44–14; lost at No. 14 USC 7–16; won at Washington State 38–29; won vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 28–17+46−9Won 26–0 vs. Northwestern+26NorthwesternWon 20–11 at No. 3 Michigan+9No. 3 MichiganWon 35–7 vs. Houston+28HoustonWon 53–7 vs. Miami (OH)+46Miami (OH)Won 19–7 at Oregon State+12Oregon StateWon 37–15 at Stanford+22StanfordWon 17–10 vs. Oregon+7OregonWon 28–12 vs. Arizona+16ArizonaWon 44–14 vs. California+30CaliforniaLost 7–16 at No. 14 USC-9No. 14 USCWon 38–29 at Washington State+9Washington StateWon 28–17 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma+11No. 2 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNorthwesternW 26–⁠083%
Sep 15at3MichiganW 20–⁠1134%
Sep 22vsHoustonW 35–⁠775%
Sep 29vsMiami (OH)W 53–⁠783%
Oct 6atOregon StateW 19–⁠779%
Oct 13atStanfordW 37–⁠1572%
Oct 20vsOregonW 17–⁠1081%
Oct 27vsArizonaW 28–⁠1272%
Nov 3vsCaliforniaW 44–⁠1487%
Nov 10at14USCL 7–⁠1656%
Nov 17atWashington StateW 38–⁠2956%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2OklahomaOrange BowlW 28–⁠1747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 28–⁠17 in the Orange Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 5
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Final: 2

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 1984.

Consensus All-AmericanRon Holmes, DE

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
352–⁠145
Coach
Don James
Elo
1723 +145 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 2 of 106; offense No. 15, defense No. 6
SRS
16.6 No. 4 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Pinkel
Defensive coordinator
Jim Lambright
Captains
Dan Eernissee, Danny Greene, Tim Meamber and Rodgers
Most valuable player
Ron Holmes

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Ron Holmes DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Tim Meamber LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Danny Greene WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Joe Krakoski LBHouston Oilers
Rd 7Mark Pattison WRLos Angeles Raiders

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jacque RobinsonRBCoaches-2
  • Vestee JacksonDBCoaches-2
  • Jim RodgersDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠19–⁠310
Washington6–⁠111–⁠12
UCLA5–⁠29–⁠39
Arizona5–⁠27–⁠4
Washington State4–⁠36–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠56–⁠5
Stanford3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State1–⁠72–⁠9
California1–⁠82–⁠9

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