1996 Washington Huskies football team

1996 Washington Huskies football
1996 Washington Huskies football
Holiday Bowl, L 21–33 vs. Colorado
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Lambright (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Scott Linehan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Hart (2nd season)
MVP	Corey Dillon
Captains	John Fiala; Ink Aleaga; Bob Sapp; Dave Janoski;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

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.

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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.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[1]^[2] For the third time, he was named the Pac-10 offensive player of the week,^[3] and was a third team All-American.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 42–45	73,379
September 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 BYU*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 29–17	71,165
September 21	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 24	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 31–17	73,414
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Stanford	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 27–6	71,488
October 12	11:30 a.m.	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 20–54	59,075
October 19	3:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 25	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 41–21	70,444
October 26	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon	No. 23	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–14	46,226
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at USC	No. 21	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 21–10	60,039
November 9	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 42–3	71,072
November 16	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 53–10	70,063
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 12	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	FX	W 31–24 ^OT	37,600
December 30	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Colorado*	No. 13	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–33	54,749
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	7	7	21	42
Arizona St	7	7	14	17	45

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

1996 Washington Huskies football team

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1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 16 Washington	7	–	1	9	–	3
Stanford	5	–	3	7	–	5
UCLA	4	–	4	5	–	6
Oregon	3	–	5	6	–	5
California	3	–	5	6	–	6
USC	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
Washington State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Oregon State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll