Conference Pacific-10 AP No. 11 | Coaches No. 11 1979 record 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10) | |
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Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (3rd year) | ||
The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 321 to 154. Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.
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