The 1980 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a in the regular season and were Pacific-10 Conference champions They returned to the Rose Bowl, but fell to favored for the season Washington outscored its opponents Both regular season losses were at home at Husky Stadium. The sole conference loss was to border rival who last defeated the Huskies in 1973; it was the first loss for James against a Northwest team. In his eighteen games against the Ducks, James lost only three; the other two were in 1987 and 1988. The Huskies' winning streak over Washington State in the Apple Cup reached seven with another win it has not been held there since. Senior quarterback was selected as the team's most valuable player; Flick, Ken Gardner, Rusty Olsen, and Randy Van Divier were the Schedule Roster Season summary Air Force Northwestern Oregon at Oklahoma State at Oregon State at Stanford at USC Navy Arizona State Arizona at Washington State Ken Gardner intercepted a Samoa Samoa pass with 1:05 remaining to preserve the win. Rose Bowl (vs. Michigan) NFL Draft selections Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 332 selections. References External links Official game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 22, 1980 Washington Washington Huskies football seasons Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Washington Huskies football