1979 Washington Huskies football team
The 1979 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents
The two conference losses were to Arizona State and USC; Arizona State later vacated its wins due to Washington won the Apple Cup over Washington State for a sixth consecutive and the Sun Bowl over
Defensive back Mark Lee was selected as the team's most valuable player. Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, and Joe Steele were the team captains.Schedule
Roster
Eight University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 333 selections.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Doug Martin | Defensive end | 1st | 9 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Mark Lee | Cornerback | 2nd | 34 | Green Bay Packers |
| Tom Turnure | Center | 3rd | 57 | Detroit Lions |
| Joe Steele | Running back | 5th | 127 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Chris Linnin | Defensive Tackle | 7th | 181 | New York Giants |
| Stafford Mays | Defensive Tackle | 9th | 225 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Joe Sanford | Tackle | 10th | 256 | New York Giants |
| Mike Lansford | Kicker | 12th | 312 | New York Giants |
