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1969 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ken Ballenger
  • Lee Brock
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 13 UCLA 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 19 Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
California 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its thirteenth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 in the Pacific-8 Conference, seventh), and was outscored 304 to 116.[1]

Winless entering the Apple Cup,[2][3] the Huskies defeated Washington State in Seattle to avoid the conference cellar.[4][5][6]

Senior guard Ken Ballenger and defensive tackle Lee Brock were the team captains.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at No. 12 Michigan State*
L 11–2763,022
September 27at No. 20 Michigan*
L 7–4549,684
October 4No. 1 Ohio State*
L 14–4157,150
October 11at California
L 13–4434,000
October 18Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 6–1053,824
October 25at Oregon
L 7–2234,200
November 1at No. 9 UCLA
L 14–5734,899
November 8No. 14 Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–2150,976
November 15No. 6 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1651,403
November 22Washington State
W 30–2155,677
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Washington State

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Both teams entered the Apple Cup winless in the Pac-8.

1 234Total
Washington State 7 068 21
• Washington 7 2102 30
  • Date:
    November 22
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
  • Game attendance: 55,677
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), overcast
Scoring summary
1WASHPreston 35-yard run (Volbrecht kick)WASH 7-0
1WSUMoore 78-yard pass from Olson (Stanson kick)Tied 7-7
2WASHBayard 11-yard pass from Willis (Volbrecht kick)WASH 14-7
2WASHBell 12-yard run (Volbrecht kick)WASH 21-7
2WASHBayard 62-yard pass from Willis (Volbrecht kick)WASH 28-7
3WSUOlson 1-yard run (kick failed)WASH 28-13
4WASHSafety, Olson tackled in end zoneWASH 30-13
4WSUSmith 1-yard run (Smith run)WASH 30-21

[2][4][5]

Roster

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1969 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Gene Willis Jr
QB 15 Steve Hanzlik So
HB 25 Buddy Kennamer Sr
HB 28 Joe Bell Jr
RB 32 Bo Cornell Jr
HB 47 Ron Preston Jr
C 53 Bruce Jarvis Jr
G 61 Ken Ballenger (C) Sr
OT 64 Augie Rios Sr
G 65 Wayne Sortun Jr
OT 72 Dan Cunningham Jr
G 77 Ernie Janet Jr
SE 83 Jim Krieg So
TE 85 Ace Bulger Jr
SE 89 Al Maurer Jr
SE 92 Ralph Bayard Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 10 Ron Volbrecht Jr
CB 12 Mark McMahon Jr
S 18 Bob Berg Sr
LB 35 Tom Verti Sr
LB 36 Clyde Werner Sr
S 45 Mark Day Jr
CB 47 Gary Carr Jr
LB 48 Rick Huget So
DE 70 Rick Sharp Sr
DE 84 Ken Lee Jr
DT 87 Lee Brock (C) Sr
LB 88 Bob Lovelien Jr
DT 91 Tom Failla Jr
DE 97 Mark Hannah Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 10 Ron Volbrecht Jr
P 14 Gene Willis Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[2][7]

NFL draft selections

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Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1970 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[8]
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Clyde Werner Linebacker 2nd 52 Kansas City Chiefs
Rick Sharp Defensive tackle 12th 288 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Missildine, Harry (November 22, 1969). "Cougars vs. Huskies: At least finish could be happy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
  3. ^ "WSU (1-8), Huskies (0-9) both after Apple trophy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1969. p. 11.
  4. ^ a b "Huskies snap losing streak; breeze past Cougars, 30-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 2B.
  5. ^ a b "Huskies beat Cougars 30-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ Ashmun, Chuck (November 23, 1969). "Cougars lose to Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  7. ^ "Probable starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 24, 1969. p. 7B.
  8. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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