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1995 Washington Huskies football team

The 1995 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled a 7–4–1 record, finished in a tie with USC for first place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored opponents 312 to 280.

1995 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Sun Bowl, L 18–38 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Diedrick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandy Hart (1st season)
MVPDamon Huard
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 USC ^ +6–1–19–2–1
Washington +6–1–17–4–1
No. 18 Oregon6–2–09–3–0
Stanford5–3–07–4–1
UCLA4–4–07–5–0
Arizona4–4–06–5–0
Arizona State4–4–06–5–0
California2–6–03–8–0
Washington State2–6–03–8–0
Oregon State0–8–01–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Damon Huard was selected as the team's most valuable player. Ernie Conwell, Deke Devers, Stephen Hoffmann, and Richard Thomas were the team captains. After two years of bowl probation, the Huskies returned to the postseason at the Sun Bowl, but fell to Iowa.[1]

The Huskies' helmet color was changed to purple this year;[1] it returned to metallic gold in 1999. The AstroTurf of Husky Stadium was replaced prior to the 1995 season; it was replaced with infilled FieldTurf in 2000.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 22
ABCW 23–2073,129
September 1612:30 p.m.at No. 10 Ohio State*No. 18
ABCL 20–3094,104
September 2312:30 p.m.Army*No. 22
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–1376,125
September 301:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 18
W 26–1632,989
October 712:30 p.m.No. 23 Notre Dame*No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCL 21–2974,023
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 16 StanfordNo. 24
W 38–2845,210
October 217:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 20
W 31–1758,471
October 2812:30 p.m.No. 13 USCNo. 17
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCT 21–2174,421
November 412:30 p.m.No. 19 OregonNo. 15
L 22–2474,054
November 1112:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 22
W 38–1450,104
November 1812:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 22
ABCW 33–3074,144
December 2911:30 a.m.vs. Iowa*No. 20
CBSL 18–3849,116
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Arizona State

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Ohio State

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Washington Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 7 0 01320
Ohio State 9 14 7030

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), Wind SSW 10-15
  • Game attendance: 94,104
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information

Army

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Oregon State

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Notre Dame

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#23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #15 Washington Huskies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 7 0 02229
Washington 7 0 7721

at Husky Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 74,023
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • ND - Mayes 10 pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
  • UW - Shehee 1 run (Wales kick)

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • UW - Desaussure 13 pass from D. Huard (Wales kick)

Fourth quarter

  • ND - Mayes 30 pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
  • UW - Shehee 22 run (Wales kick)
  • ND - A. Denson 7 run (Mayes reception for two-point conversion)
  • ND - A. Rossum 77 interception return (Kopka kick)

Stanford

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Arizona

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USC

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Oregon

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UCLA

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Washington State

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1995 Sun Bowl

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Iowa Hawkeyes vs. #20 Washington Huskies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 10 11 10738
Washington 0 0 61218

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Safety IOWA 12–0
  • IOWA - Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal IOWA 15–0
  • IOWA - Zach Bromert 34-yard field goal IOWA 18–0
  • IOWA - Brion Hurley 47-yard field goal IOWA 21–0

Third quarter

  • IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal IOWA 24–0
  • WASH - Jerome Pathon 30-yard pass from Shane Fortney (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 24-6
  • IOWA - Michael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–6

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - Michael Burger 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 38–6
  • WASH - Fred Coleman 10-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–12
  • WASH - Ernie Conwell 20-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–18

Roster

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1995 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 70 Eric Battle Sr
TE 88 Jeremy Brigham So
TE 85 Cameron Cleeland So
WR 22 Fred Coleman So
TE 82 Ernie Conwell (C) Sr
QB 15 Shane Fortney So
C 79 Trevor Highfield Sr
QB 16 Brock Huard  Fr
QB 7 Damon Huard Sr
G 54 Patrick Kesi Sr
C 77 Olin Kreutz Fr
SE 19 Dave Janoski Jr
RB 12 Leon Neal Sr
G 75 Benji Olson Fr
WR 24 Jerome Pathon So
OT 72 Bob Sapp Jr
RB 1 Rashaan Shehee So
FB 30 Richard Thomas (C) Sr
TE 91 John Tubbs II  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 54 Ink Aleaga Jr
DE 46 Jason Chorak So
LB 23 Reggie Davis Fr
LB 43 Deke Devers (C) Sr
LB 57 John Fiala Jr
CB 10 Scott Greenlaw Sr
LB 40 Jerry Jensen So
DT 91 Stephen Hoffman (C) Sr
ROV 20 Ikaika Malloe Jr
SS 9 Lawyer Milloy Jr
FS 7 Tony Parrish So
CB 4 Reggie Reser Sr
NT 97 David Richie Jr
DT 67 Sekou Wiggs So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 14 Geoff Prince Jr
PK 18 John Wales Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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NFL draft

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Three Huskies were selected in the 1996 NFL draft, which was seven rounds, with 254 selections.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Lawyer MilloySS236New England Patriots
Ernie ConwellTE259St. Louis Rams
Leon NealRB6196Buffalo Bills

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Quarterback Damon Huard no drafted, but played 12 seasons in the NFL.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Iowa cruises past Huskies 38-18". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 30, 1995. p. 1B.
  2. ↑ "Iowa vs. Washington". USA Today. November 29, 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 4, 1995. p. 4D.
  4. ↑ "WSU at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 18, 1995. p. 4B.
  5. ↑ "Washington probable starters". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. November 18, 1995. p. 3C.
  6. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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