1996 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Washington Huskies football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 15 16 9–3 7–1 Jim Lambright 4th Scott Linehan 1st Randy Hart 2nd Corey Dillon John Fiala Ink Aleaga Bob Sapp Dave Janoski Husky Stadium Holiday Bowl L 21–33 vs. Colorado 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 opponents 391 to 254. Running back 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 Washington, 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.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-17-sp-221-story.html Los Angeles Times A quarter of Dillon too much Associated Press November 17, 1996 January 30, 2020https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CGhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ihUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6271%2C587112 Sunday Star-News Wilmington, North Carolina wire reports No. 15 Washington 53, San Jose St. 10 November 17, 1996 5Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HMYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4532%2C1657653 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press Washington tailback wins weekly honor for third time this season November 19, 1996 3B Dillon did not re-enter the non-conference game as the Huskies were comfortably ahead 25–0 by the end of the first quarter on a cold and rainy afternoon; the Dawgs led 43–3 at the half and won 53–10. For the third time, he was named the Pac-10 offensive player of the week, and was a third team All-American. Schedule 1996 AP Pacific September 7 7:00 p.m. l y Arizona State 20 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSN 42–45 73,379 September 14 12:30 p.m. w y BYU 14 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 29–17 71,165 September 21 12:30 p.m. w 24 Arizona Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 31–17 73,414 October 5 3:30 p.m. w 18 Stanford Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSN 27–6 71,488 October 12 11:30 a.m. l y y 16 Notre Dame 11 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 20–54 59,075 October 19 3:30 p.m. w 25 UCLA Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSN 41–21 70,444 October 26 12:30 p.m. w y 23 Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR rivalry ABC 33–14 46,226 November 2 12:30 p.m. w y 21 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 21–10 60,039 November 9 12:30 p.m. w 19 Oregon State Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 42–3 71,072 November 16 12:30 p.m. w y 15 San Jose State Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 53–10 70,063 November 23 3:30 p.m. w y 12 Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Apple Cup FX 31–24 OT 37,600 December 30, 1996 5:00 p.m. l y y 13 Colorado 8 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl ESPN 21–33 54,749 Rankings 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 NR NR NR NR 24 21 18 16 25 23 21 19 15 12 12 12 13 16 Coaches 0 17 22 23 NR 23 21 18 16 NR 24 23 20 17 15 15 13 12 15 Game summaries At Arizona State 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Washington Huskies 2; text-align:center collapsed Washington Huskies (0–0) at #20 Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) September 21, 1996 Washington 7 7 7 21 Arizona St 7 7 14 17 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 73,379 95 F C 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 WASH – Brock Huard – 6/11, 143 yards, TD ASU – Jake Plummer – 16/30, 186 yards, 3 TD Top rushers WASH ASU Top receivers WASH ASU Arizona St. 45, Washington 42 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/colleges/colfoot/0907/asuwash8.htm The Washington Post September 8, 1996 October 24, 2019 Roster 1996 Washington Huskies f 88 Jr Jeremy Brigham TE y 85 Jr Cameron Cleeland TE y 67 So Tony Coats OT 22 Jr Fred Coleman WR y 23 Sr Keth Crotty FB 75 So Aaron Dalan OT Andre DeSaussure WR 4 Jr Corey Dillon RB y 15 Jr Shane Fortney QB Fr Gerald Harris WR Jason Harris RB Anthony Hicks RB Terry Hollimon RB 16 So Brock Huard QB y 19 Sr Dave Janoski WR C 57 Sr Lynn Johnson OT 70 So Ben Kadletz OG 25 So George Keiaho FB Cam Kissel TE 77 So Olin Kreutz C y Tom Linarelli QB Jon Minter QB 75 So Benji Olson OG y 24 Jr Jerome Pathon WR y 36 So Mike Reed FB 72 Sr Bob Sapp OT y C Sacha Sarieddine RB Maurice Shaw RB 1 Jr Rashaan Shehee RB y Mostafa Sobhi OL 54 Sr Ink Aleaga LB y C 48 Sr Eddie Burrell LB 8 So Nigel Burton CB y 10 Fr Toure Butler CB 35 Jr Cris Campbell DE 46 Jr Jason Chorak DE y 15 Fr Javon Daniels CB y 57 Sr John Fiala LB y C 6 Fr Marques Hairston LB 40 Jr Jerry Jensen LB y 25 Fr Mel Miller CB 7 Jr Tony Parrish S y 97 Sr David Richie DT y Kyle Roberts DB 1 Fr Jermaine Smith CB 11 Jr Matt Summers CB 17 Fr Lester Towns LB y 78 Fr Mac Tuiaea NT 45 Fr Niva Tupua LB 51 Jr Stuart Williams LB 21 So Chad Wolfe S 14 Sr Geoff Prince P 34 Jr Hamid Sarshar P 18 Sr John Wales K https://web.archive.org/web/19961225144642/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/pac10/sfcg09rn.htm *Jim Lambright (4th year) Randy Hart (AHC, DC, DL) Scott Linehan (OC, WR) Dick Baird (LB) Bill Diedrick (QB) Rick Mallory (TE) Ron Milus (DB) Steve Morton (OL) Scott Pelluer (Rov, Wh LB) Al Roberts (RB) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c2JWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C5007625 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (Kickoff '96) Washington Huskies August 27, 1996 C2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PUxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3041%2C6986814 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Matchups October 26, 1996 4D NFL draft Three Huskies were selected in the 1997 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (240 selections). Player Position Round Pick NFL club Corey Dillon Running back 2 43 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Sapp Guard 3 69 Chicago Bears John Fiala Linebacker 6 166 Miami Dolphins References Washington Category:Washington Huskies football seasons Washington Huskies football Category:Long stubs with short prose