1995 Washington Huskies football team

1995 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Sun Bowl, L 18–38 vs. Iowa
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–4–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Lambright (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Hart (1st season)
MVP	Damon Huard
Captains	Ernie Conwell Deke Devers Stephen Hoffmann Richard Thomas
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 USC ^ +	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Washington +	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 18 Oregon	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	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

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 its opponents 312 to 280.^[1]

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.^[2]

The Huskies' helmet color was changed to purple this year;^[2] 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 22	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 23–20	73,129
September 16	12:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Ohio State*	No. 18	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 20–30	94,104
September 23	12:30 p.m.	Army*	No. 22	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 21–13	76,125
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 18	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 26–16	32,989
October 7	12:30 p.m.	No. 23 Notre Dame*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 21–29	74,023
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Stanford	No. 24	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 38–28	45,210
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 31–17	58,471
October 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 USC	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	T 21–21	74,421
November 4	12:30 p.m.	No. 19 Oregon	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		L 22–24	74,054
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 22	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 38–14	50,104
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 22	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	W 33–30	74,144
December 29	11:30 a.m.	vs. Iowa*	No. 20	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 18–38	49,116
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1995 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class P 14 Geoff Prince Jr PK 18 John Wales Jr	Head coach Jim Lambright (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Randy Hart (AHC, DC, DL) Bill Diedrick (OC, QB) Dick Baird (LB) Phil Elmassian (S) Al Lavan (RB) Scott Linehan (WR) Rick Mallory (TE) Ron Milus (CB) Steve Morton (OL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:^[3][4][5]

Game summaries

Arizona State

See also: 1995 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Washington Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	0	0	13	20
Ohio State	9	14	7	0	30

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

First quarter OSU - Nicky Sualua 22-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick blocked) WASH - Rashaan Shehee 10-yard run (John Wales kick) OSU - Josh Jackson 19-yard field goal Second quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 6-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 7-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU - Eddie George 16-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter WASH - Fred Coleman 31-yard pass from Shane Fortney (run failed) WASH - Leon Neal 7-yard pass from Damon Huard (John Wales kick) Top passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 92 yards, 2 TDs, 1 int WASH - Damon Huard - 19/26, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 int Top rushers OSU - Eddie George - 36 rushes, 212 yards, 2 TDs WASH - Leon Neal - 15 rushes, 135 yards Top receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD WASH - Conwell - 3 receptions, 60 yards

Army

See also: 1995 Army Cadets football team

Oregon State

See also: 1995 Oregon State Beavers football team

Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

#23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #15 Washington Huskies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	7	0	0	22	29
Washington	7	0	7	7	21

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

See also: 1995 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona

See also: 1995 Arizona Cardinals football team

USC

See also: 1995 USC Trojans football team

Oregon

See also: 1995 Oregon Ducks football team

UCLA

See also: 1995 UCLA Bruins football team

Washington State

See also: 1995 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

1995 Sun Bowl

See also: 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 1995 Sun Bowl

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. #20 Washington Huskies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	10	11	10	7	38
Washington	0	0	6	12	18

at Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

• Date: December 29, 1995
• Game attendance: 49,116
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Terry Donahue, and Michele Tafoya
• ^[6]

Game information

First quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 58-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 IOWA - Brion Hurley 49-yard field goal IOWA 10–0 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

NFL draft

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Lawyer Milloy	SS	2	36	New England Patriots
Ernie Conwell	TE	2	59	St. Louis Rams
Leon Neal	RB	6	196	Buffalo Bills

Source:^[7]

Quarterback Damon Huard was undrafted, but played twelve seasons in the NFL.

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
2. "Iowa cruises past Huskies 38-18". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 30, 1995. p. 1B.
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. "Iowa vs. Washington". USA Today. November 29, 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
7. "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2017.