American college football season
The1996 Washington Huskies football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Washington during the1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its fourth season under head coachJim Lambright , the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished second in thePacific-10 Conference , and outscored opponents 391 to 254. Running backCorey Dillon was selected as the team's most valuable player. SeniorsInk Aleaga ,John Fiala , Dave Janoski, andBob Sapp were the team captains.
In his only season at Washington,Seattle native Dillon set the team all-time single-season records for rushing yards (1,695 yards) andtouchdowns scored (24). In the first quarter againstSan Jose State in mid-November, he rushed for 222 yards with two touchdowns, then went 83 yards on a pass for a third touchdown, settingNCAA records for both rushing yards and all-purpose yards (305) in one quarter.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] All-American .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 7:00 p.m. at No. 20Arizona State FSN L 42–4573,379 September 14 12:30 p.m. No. 14BYU * 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. 11Notre 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. atOregon No. 23 ABC W 33–1446,226 November 2 12:30 p.m. atUSC 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. atWashington State No. 12 FX W 31–24OT 37,600 December 30 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 8Colorado * No. 13 ESPN L 21–3354,749 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific 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)
atSun 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 fromJake 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
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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
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Three Huskies were selected in the1997 NFL draft , which lasted seven rounds (240 selections).
^a b "A quarter of Dillon too much" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 17, 1996. RetrievedJanuary 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 . RetrievedOctober 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.
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