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1970
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Bo Cornell, Tom Failla Record: 6-4-0
Pacific-8 Conference: 4-3-0 (2nd, tied)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 19 | W | Michigan State | 42-16 | H | 52,240 | ||
| Sept. | 26 | L | Michigan | 10 | 3-17 | H | 56,106 | |
| Oct. | 3 | W | Navy | 56-7 | H | 55,292 | ||
| Oct. | 10 | L | California | 28-31 | H | 53,420 | ||
| Oct. | 17 | L | Southern California | 11 | 25-28 | A | 56,166 | |
| Oct. | 24 | W | Oregon State | 29-20 | A | 27,911 | ||
| Oct. | 31 | W | Oregon | 16 | 25-23 | H | 58,580 | |
| Nov. | 7 | L | Stanford | 6 | 22-29 | A | 59,066 | |
| Nov. | 14 | W | UCLA | 17 | 61-20 | H | 59,208 | |
| Nov. | 21 | W | Washington State | 43-35 | N | 33,200 | ||
| N-at Spokane | 511,189 | |||||||
| #20 in November 23 poll | ||||||||
1971
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Al Kravitz, Rick Huget, Steve Anderson, Sonny Sixkiller
Record: 8-3-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 4-3-0 (3rd)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 11 | W | UC Santa Barbara | 65-7 | H | 56,180 | ||
| Sept. | 18 | W | Purdue | 38-35 | H | 58,927 | ||
| Sept. | 25 | W | 17 | Texas Christian | 44-26 | H | 59,956 | |
| Oct. | 2 | W | 15 | Illinois | 52-14 | A | 48,127 | |
| Oct. | 9 | L | 11 | Stanford | 6-17 | H | 60,777 | |
| Oct. | 16 | L | 18 | Oregon | 21-23 | A | 44,200 | |
| Oct. | 23 | W | Oregon State | 38-14 | H | 60,404 | ||
| Oct. | 30 | W | UCLA | 23-12 | A | 36,545 | ||
| Nov. | 6 | W | 20 | California | 30-7 | A | 36,000 | |
| Nov. | 13 | L | 19 | Southern California | 15 | 12-13 | H | 59,982 |
| Nov. | 20 | W | Washington State | 28-20 | H | 60,497 | ||
| 357-182 | 581,595 | |||||||
| #20 in November 22 poll | ||||||||
| #20 in November 29 poll | ||||||||
| #20 in December 6 poll | ||||||||
| #19 in final poll | ||||||||
1972
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Bill Cahill, Sonny Sixkiller Record: 8-3-0
Pacific-8 Conference: 4-3-0 (3rd, tied)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 9 | W | 9 | Pacific | 13-6 | H | 57,500 | |
| Sept. | 16 | W | 12 | Duke | 14-6 | H | 22,500 | |
| Sept. | 23 | W | 15 | Purdue | 22-21 | A | 54,500 | |
| Sept. | 30 | W | 14 | Illinois | 31-11 | H | 28,000 | |
| Oct. | 7 | W | 11 | Oregon | 23-17 | H | 55,000 | |
| Oct. | 14 | L | 12 | Stanford | 17 | 0-24 | A | 51,500 |
| Oct. | 21 | L | 18 | Southern California | 1 | 7-34 | A | 40,000 |
| Oct. | 28 | W | California | 35-21 | H | 30,000 | ||
| Nov. | 4 | W | Oregon State | 23-16 | A | 50,000 | ||
| Nov. | 11 | W | UCLA | 8 | 30-21 | H | 55,500 | |
| Nov. | 18 | L | 17 | Washington State | 20 | 10-27 | A | 56,500 |
| 208-204 | 496,000 |
1973
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Joe Tabor, John Whitacre, Butch Keenan, Jim
Andrilenas Record:2-9-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 0-7-0 (8th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 15 | L | Hawaii | 7-10 | H | 52,500 | ||
| Sept. | 22 | L | Duke | 21-23 | A | 22,500 | ||
| Sept. | 29 | W | Syracuse | 21-7 | H | 54,500 | ||
| Oct. | 6 | L | California | 49-54 | A | 28,000 | ||
| Oct. | 13 | L | Oregon State | 7-31 | H | 55,000 | ||
| Oct. | 20 | L | Stanford | 14-23 | H | 51,500 | ||
| Oct. | 27 | L | Oregon | 0-58 | A | 40,000 | ||
| Nov. | 3 | L | UCLA | 10 | 13-62 | A | 30,000 | |
| Nov. | 10 | W | Idaho | 41-14 | H | 50,000 | ||
| Nov. | 17 | L | Southern California | 9 | 19-42 | H | 55,500 | |
| Nov. | 24 | L | Washington State | 26-52 | H | 56,500 | ||
| 218-376 | 496,000 |
1974
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Ray Pinney, Willie Hendricks, Dave Pear, Bob Martin
Record: 5-6-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 3-4-0 (5th, tied)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 14 | W | *Cincinnati | 21-17 | H | 47,000 | ||
| Sept. | 21 | W | Iowa State | 31-28 | H | 47,500 | ||
| Sept. | 28 | L | Texas A&M | 9 | 15-28 | H | 54,000 | |
| Oct. | 5 | L | Texas | 19 | 21-35 | A | 50,250 | |
| Oct. | 12 | L | Oregon State | 9-23 | A | 26,951 | ||
| Oct. | 19 | L | Stanford | 17-34 | A | 38,000 | ||
| Oct. | 26 | W | Oregon | 66-0 | H | 52,500 | ||
| Nov. | 2 | W | UCLA | 18 | 31-9 | H | 52,000 | |
| Nov. | 9 | L | California | 18 | 26-52 | H | 54,500 | |
| Nov. | 16 | L | Southern California | 8 | 11-42 | A | 52,157 | |
| Nov. | 23 | W | Washington State | 24-17 | A | 27,800 | ||
| 272-285 | 502,658 | |||||||
| *Win #400 | ||||||||
Coach: Don James Captains: Ray Pinney, John Whitacre, Dan Lloyd, Al Burleson
Record: 6-5-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 5-2-0 (3rd, tie)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 13 | L | Arizona State | 12-35 | A | 50,194 | ||
| Sept. | 20 | L | Texas | 8 | 10-28 | H | 56,000 | |
| Sept. | 27 | W | Navy | 14-13 | H | 53,000 | ||
| Oct. | 4 | W | Oregon | 27-17 | A | 28,500 | ||
| Oct. | 11 | L | Alabama | 7 | 0-52 | A | 58,000 | |
| Oct. | 18 | L | Stanford | 21-24 | H | 45,000 | ||
| Oct. | 25 | W | Oregon State | 35-7 | H | 43,500 | ||
| Nov. | 1 | W | UCLA | 13 | 17-13 | A | 29,158 | |
| Nov. | 8 | L | California | 18 | 24-27 | A | 43,270 | |
| Nov. | 15 | W | Southern California | 13 | 8-7 | H | 53,700 | |
| Nov. | 22 | W | Washington State | 28-27 | H | 57,100 | ||
| 196-250 | 517,422 |
1976
Coach: Don James Captains: Robin Earl, Scott Phillips, Charles Jackson, Mike Baldassin
Record: 5-6-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 3-4-0 (4th, tied)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 11 | W | Virginia | 38-17 | H | 40,412 | ||
| Sept. | 18 | L | Colorado | 7-21 | H | 43,383 | ||
| Sept. | 25 | L | Indiana | 13-20 | H | 40,425 | ||
| Oct. | 2 | W | Minnesota | 38-7 | H | 40,694 | ||
| Oct. | 9 | W | Oregon State | 24-12 | A | 27,096 | ||
| Oct. | 16 | L | Stanford | 28-34 | A | 36,000 | ||
| Oct. | 23 | W | Oregon | 14-7 | H | 43,129 | ||
| Oct. | 30 | L | UCLA | 3 | 21-30 | H | 47,187 | |
| Nov. | 6 | L | California | 0-7 | H | 42,932 | ||
| Nov. | 13 | L | Southern California | 3 | 3-20 | A | 49,264 | |
| Nov. | 20 | W | Washinton State | 51-32 | N | 35,800 | ||
| N-at Spokane | 237-207 | <> |
1977
Coach: Don James Captains: Warren Moon, Mike Rohrbach, Dave Browning
Record: 10-2-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 6-1-0 (1st)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 10 | L | *Mississippi State | 16 | 18-27 | H | 45,050 | |
| Sept. | 17 | W | San Jose State | 24-3 | H | 36,489 | ||
| Sept. | 24 | L | Syracuse | 20-22 | A | 12,839 | ||
| Oct. | 1 | L | Minnesota | 17-19 | A | 31,895 | ||
| Oct. | 8 | W | Oregon | 54-0 | A | 29,500 | ||
| Oct. | 15 | W | Stanford | 45-21 | H | 46,529 | ||
| Oct. | 22 | W | Oregon State | 14-6 | H | 46,677 | ||
| Oct. | 29 | L | *UCLA | 12-20 | A | 38,692 | ||
| Nov. | 5 | W | California | 50-31 | A | 38,812 | ||
| Nov. | 12 | W | Southern California | 14 | 28-10 | H | 59,501 | |
| Nov. | 19 | W | 19 | Washington State | 35-15 | H | 60,964 | |
| 317-174 | 446,948 | |||||||
| ROSE BOWL | ||||||||
| Jan. | 2 | W | 13 | Michigan | 4 | 27-20 | N | 105,611 |
| *Forfeit-used ineligible player | ||||||||
| N-Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | ||||||||
| #14 in November 21 poll | ||||||||
| #10 in final poll | ||||||||
1978
Coach: Don James
Captains: Michael Jackson, Nesby Glasgow, Jeff Toews, Scott Greenwood
Record: 7-4-0 Pacific-8 Conference: 6-2-0 (2nd, tied)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 9 | L | 11 | UCLA | 12 | 7-10 | H | 55,780 |
| Sept. | 16 | W | 18 | Kansas | 31-2 | H | 49,624 | |
| Sept. | 23 | L | 15 | Indiana | 7-14 | A | 40,244 | |
| Sept. | 30 | W | Oregon State | 34-0 | A | 30,000 | ||
| Oct. | 7 | L | Alabama | 8 | 17-20 | H | 60,975 | |
| Oct. | 14 | W | Stanford | 18 | 34-31 | A | 58,079 | |
| Oct. | 21 | W | Oregon | 20-14 | H | 49,602 | ||
| Oct. | 28 | W | Arizona State | 12 | 41-7 | H | 54,866 | |
| Nov. | 4 | W | 20 | Arizona | 31-21 | H | 47,587 | |
| Nov. | 11 | L | 19 | Sothern California | 5 | 10-28 | A | 54,071 |
| Nov. | 25 | W | Washington State | 38-8 | N | 35,187 | ||
| N-at Spokane | 270-155 | 536,015 |
1979
Coach: Don James
Captains: Phil Foreman, Doug Martin, Antowaine Richardson, Joe Steele
Record: 10-2-0 Pacific-10 Conference: 5-2-0 (2nd)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 8 | W | 15 | Wyoming | 38-2 | H | 47,530 | |
| Sept. | 15 | W | 14 | Utah | 41-7 | H | 49,735 | |
| Sept. | 22 | W | 12 | Oregon | 21-17 | A | 42,500 | |
| Sept. | 29 | W | 9 | Fresno State | 49-14 | H | 47,376 | |
| Oct. | 6 | W | 7 | Oregon State | 41-0 | H | 49,881 | |
| Oct. | 13 | L | 6 | *Arizona State | 7-12 | A | 70,912 | |
| Oct. | 20 | L | 12 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 14-26 | H | 52,485 |
| Oct. | 27 | W | 20 | UCLA | 34-14 | A | 35,757 | |
| Nov. | 3 | W | 16 | California | 28-24 | A | 25,000 | |
| Nov. | 10 | L | 15 | Southern California | 4 | 17-24 | H | 60,527 |
| Nov. | 17 | W | 16 | Washington State | 17-7 | H | 56,110 | |
| 307-147 | 537,813 | |||||||
| SUN BOWL | ||||||||
| Dec. | 22 | W | 13 | Texas | 11 | 14-7 | N | 33,412 |
| *Forfeit-used ineligible player | ||||||||
| N-Sun Bowl, Ex Paso, Tex. | ||||||||
| #14 in November 19 poll | ||||||||
| #13 in November 26 poll | ||||||||
| #11 in final poll | ||||||||