1989 Washington Huskies football team

The 1989 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifteenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 332 to 225.[1] Bern Brostek was selected as the team's most valuable player. Dennis Brown, Cary Conklin, Martin Harrison, and Andre Riley were the team captains.

1989 Washington Huskies football
Freedom Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Florida
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Pinkel (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (13th season)
MVPBern Brostek
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1
No. 23 Washington 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Oregon 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
No. 25 Arizona 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Arizona State 3 –3 –16 –4 –1
Oregon State 3 –4 –14 –7 –1
Washington State 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
UCLA 2 –5 –13 –7 –1
California 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Washington opened with two wins, lost three straight, then won five of six to complete the regular season at 7–4.

After missing the bowl season the previous year, the Huskies traveled south to Anaheim Stadium and defeated Florida 34–7 in the Freedom Bowl. They led 27–7 at halftime and held All-American running back Emmitt Smith,[2] a future hall of famer, to just 17 yards on seven carries in his final college game.[3][4] The Huskies climbed up to #23 in the final AP poll.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 912:30 p.m.No. 15 Texas A&M*
W 19–669,434
September 1612:30 p.m.Purdue*No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 38–966,392[5]
September 237:00 p.m.at No. 23 ArizonaNo. 11
L 17–2050,935[6]
September 301:00 p.m.No. 5 Colorado*No. 21
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 28–4569,152[7]
October 712:30 p.m.at No. 9 USC
L 16–2458,410[8]
October 141:00 p.m.Oregon
W 20–1470,442[9]
October 211:00 p.m.at California
W 29–1620,000[10]
October 2812:30 p.m.at UCLA
W 28–2748,801[11]
November 412:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 32–3464,695[12]
November 111:00 p.m.at Oregon State
W 51–1432,147[13]
November 1812:30 p.m.Washington State
W 20–973,527[14][15]
December 3011:00 a.m.vs. Florida*
W 34–733,858[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponent not played this season: Stanford

Roster
1989 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Bill Ames
WR 5 Mario Bailey Fr
RB 42 Jay Berry Fr
C 60 Bern Brostek Sr
QB 11 Mark Brunell Fr
RB 29 Beno Bryant Fr
RB James Compton
QB 10 Cary Conklin (C) Sr
OL Adam Cooney
G 79 Ed Cunningham So
QB 12 Billy Joe Hobert Fr
FB 22 Matt Jones Fr
G 56 Pete Kaligis Fr
OL Dean Kirkland
RB Greg Lewis
OT 70 Siupeli Malamala So
WR 4 Orlando McKay So
WR LaMarr Mitchell
OL Jeff Pahukoa
OT 71 Pete Pierson Fr
TE 84 Aaron Pierce So
SE 23 Andre Riley (C) Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Eric Briscoe
DT 79 Dennis Brown (C) Sr
DB Eugene Burkhalter
LB James Clifford
LB 46 Brett Collins So
DL John Cook
DB William Doctor
DE 90 Steve Emtman Fr
DT 75 D'Marco Farr Fr
CB 26 Jaime Fields Fr
ILB 39 Chico Frahley So
CB 5 Dana Hall So
LB 56 Martin Harrison (C) Sr
ILB 54 Dave Hoffman Fr
OLB 48 Donald Jones So
CB 6 Le-Lo Lang Sr
CB 1 Charles Mincy Jr
DL Travis Richardson
LB Greg Travis
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 John McCallum Sr
P 27 Channing Wyles Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[16]

NFL draft

Six Huskies were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Bern Brostek C 1 23 Los Angeles Rams
Dennis Brown DT 2 47 San Francisco 49ers
Cary Conklin QB 4 86 Washington Redskins
Le-Lo Lang CB 5 136 Denver Broncos
Martin Harrison DE 10 276 San Francisco 49ers
Andre Riley WR 12 314 Cincinnati Bengals

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. "Freedom pits speed against power". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. December 30, 1989. p. B1.
  3. "Huskies roll past Florida in 34-7 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1989. p. 1D.
  4. "Huskies hammer Florida, 34-7". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). wire services. December 31, 1989. p. F4.
  5. "Washington 38, Purdue 9". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 17, 1989. p. 6C.
  6. "'Cats claw the Huskies on late FG". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 24, 1989. p. 5E.
  7. "Buffs win for fallen teammate". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 6E.
  8. "Trojans rally for 24-16 win over Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 8, 1989. p. 3E.
  9. Conrad, Bob (October 15, 1989). "Ducks lose handle, Huskies, 20-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  10. "Washington 29, California 16". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1989. p. 6E.
  11. "It's a dog's day for Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1989. p. 6E.
  12. "Arizona State 32, Washington 24". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 5, 1989. p. 6E.
  13. Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1989). "Huskies grease Beavers' skid, 51-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  14. "Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
  15. Meehan, Jim (November 20, 1989). "Huskies sack WSU's bowl, season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  16. "Today's game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 14, 1989. p. 6D.


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