1974 Washington Huskies football team

1974 Washington Huskies football
1974 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-8
Record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (18th season);
MVP	Cornelius Chenevert (LB)
Captains	Willie Hendricks (RB); Bob Martin (DE); Dave Pear (DT); Ray Pinney (C);
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach Jim Owens,^[1]^[2] the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 272.^[3]

1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Stanford	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
California	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
UCLA	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Washington	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Linebacker Cornelius Chenevert was selected as the team's most valuable player, and the team captains were Willie Hendricks, Bob Martin, Dave Pear, and Ray Pinney. Days after the season concluded with an Apple Cup victory at Spokane,^[4]^[5]^[6] 47-year-old Owens stepped down as head coach,^[1]^[2] and Don James succeeded him in December.^[7]^[8]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Cincinnati*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–17	47,000
September 21	Iowa State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–28	47,500
September 28	No. 9 Texas A&M*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 15–28	54,000
October 5	at No. 19 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 21–35	50,250
October 12	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 9–23	26,951
October 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 17–34	38,000
October 26	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 66–0	52,500
November 2	No. 18 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–9	52,000
November 9	No. 18 California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 26–52	54,500
November 16	at No. 8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 11–42	52,157
November 23	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 24–17	27,800
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Chris Rowland	Jr
QB	`14`	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Sr
SE	`47`	Jim Anderson	Jr
TE	`87`	Paul Bianchini	Jr
SE	`89`	Reggie Brown	Sr
SE	`20`	Ken Conley	Jr
SE	`39`	Fred Dean	Sr
TE, FB	`99`	Robin Earl	So
RB	`32`	Willie Hendricks (C)	Jr
G	`66`	Charles Jackson	So
SE	`91`	Scott Phillips	So
C	`59`	Ray Pinney (C)	Jr
G	`67`	Lou Quinn	Jr
OT	`65`	Eddie Ray	Jr
OT	`79`	Carl Van Valkenburg	So
RB	`24`	Mike Vicino	Jr
OT	`71`	Don Wardlow	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WS	`18`	Al Burleson	Jr
LB	`56`	Cornelius Chenevert	Jr
LB	`53`	Rob Gehring	Jr
DT	`73`	Mike Green	Jr
CB	`4`	Pedro Hawkins	Jr
LB	`48`	Jim Kristof	Sr
SS	`22`	Steve Lipe	Jr
LB	`50`	Dan Lloyd	Jr
DE	`95`	Bob Martin (C)	Sr
DT	`80`	Dave Pear (C)	Sr
CB	`28`	Frank Reed	Jr
DT	`86`	Eugene Sanders
DE	`92`	Paul Strohmeier	Jr
DE	`70`	Dee Washington

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`3`	Skip Boyd	Sr
K	`7`	Steve Robbins	Fr

Head coach

Jim Owens (18th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[9]^[10]

NFL draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame^[11]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Dave Pear	Defensive tackle	3rd	56	Baltimore Colts
Bob Martin	Defensive end	11th	269	Green Bay Packers
Skip Boyd	Punter	17th	438	Los Angeles Rams

References

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1974 Washington Huskies football team

Contents

Schedule

Roster

NFL draft selections

References