The 1996 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its fourth season under head coach Jim Lambright , the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference , and outscored its opponents 391 to 254.[ 1] Corey Dillon was selected as the team's most valuable player. Seniors Ink Aleaga , John Fiala , Dave Janoski, and Bob Sapp were the team captains.
In his only season at UW, Seattle native Dillon set the team all-time single-season records for rushing yards (1,695 yards) and touchdowns scored (24). In the first quarter against San Jose State in mid-November, he rushed for 222 yards with two touchdowns, then went 83 yards on a pass for a third touchdown, setting NCAA records for both rushing yards and all-purpose yards (305) in one quarter.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] All-American .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 7:00 p.m. at No. 20 Arizona State FSN L 42–4573,379 September 14 12:30 p.m. No. 14 BYU * ABC W 29–1771,165 September 21 12:30 p.m. Arizona No. 24 ABC W 31–1773,414 October 5 3:30 p.m. Stanford No. 18 FSN W 27–671,488 October 12 11:30 a.m. at No. 11 Notre Dame * No. 16 NBC L 20–5459,075 October 19 3:30 p.m. UCLA No. 25 FSN W 41–2170,444 October 26 12:30 p.m. at Oregon No. 23 ABC W 33–1446,226 November 2 12:30 p.m. at USC No. 21 ABC W 21–1060,039 November 9 12:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 19 W 42–371,072 November 16 12:30 p.m. San Jose State * No. 15 W 53–1070,063 November 23 3:30 p.m. at Washington State No. 12 FX W 31–24 OT 37,600 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 8 Colorado * No. 13 ESPN L 21–3354,749 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — — — — 24 21 18 16 25 23 21 19 15 12 12 12 13 16 Coaches 22 23 — 23 21 18 16 — 24 23 20 17 15 15 13 12 15
Washington Huskies (0–0) at #20 Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : September 21, 1996Game weather : 95 °F (35 °C)Game attendance : 73,379
Game information
First quarter
ASU – Michael Martin 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 11:45. Arizona St 7–0. Drive:
WASH – Dave Janoski 67-yard punt return (kick good). Tie 7–7 Second quarter
WASH – Rashaan Shehee 6-yard run (kick good), 6:19. Washington 14–7. Drive:
ASU – Ricky Boyer 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:48. Tie 14–14. Drive: Third quarter
WASH – Cameron Cleeland 36-yard pass from Shane Fortney (kick good). 'Washington 21–14. Drive:
ASU – Michael Martin 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
ASU – Isaiah Mustafa recovered fumble in end zone (Robert Nycz kick), 3:07. Arizona St 28–21. Fourth quarter
ASU – Terry Battle 7-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 14:31. Arizona St 35–21. Drive:
ASU – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 12:01. Arizona St 42–21. Drive:
WASH – Brock Huard 10-yard run (kick good), 9:00. Arizona St 42–28. Drive:
WASH – Gerald Harris 67-yard pass from Brock Huard (kick good), 7:15. Arizona St 42–35. Drive:
WASH – Corey Dillon 8-yard run (kick good), 5:13. Tie 42–42. Drive:
ASU – Robert Nycz 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Arizona St 45–42. Drive:
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
[ 5]
1996 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
14
Geoff Prince Sr
P
34
Hamid Sarshar Jr
K
18
John Wales Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
[ 6] [ 7]
Three Huskies were selected in the 1997 NFL draft , which lasted seven rounds (240 selections).
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .^ a b "A quarter of Dillon too much" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .^ a b "No. 15 Washington 53, San Jose St. 10" . Sunday Star-News . (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 17, 1996. p. 5C.^ a b "Washington tailback wins weekly honor for third time this season" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 19, 1996. p. 3B.^ "Arizona St. 45, Washington 42" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .^ "Washington Huskies" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (Kickoff '96). August 27, 1996. p. C2.^ "Matchups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 26, 1996. p. 4D.
