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Arizona State Sun Devils © |
Washington Huskies |
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Played October 28, 1978 at Husky Stadium Seattle, Washington |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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T |
PCT |
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| Arizona State © | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||||||||
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Arizona State |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
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Washington |
7 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
41 |
Washington had missed their chance to play for The Belt earlier in the season having scheduled Alabama 2 weeks after the Crimson Tide had lost to Southern Cal but with Arizona State’s upset of the Trojans, the Huskies still had a chance to play for the championship. Don James’ 4-3 Huskies welcomed the 12th ranked, 5-1 Arizona State Sun Devils of coach Frank Kush to Seattle. Washington helped cause 7 turnovers by Arizona State, RB Toussaint Tyler scored 2 touchdowns & the Huskies rushed for 290 yards as they upset the Sun Devils 41-7 to claim their first Belt reign. Washington scored in the 1st quarter when QB Tom Porras connected with WR Spider Gaines on a 22-yard touchdown pass. Tyler's first touchdown came with 4:34 left in the half on a 4-yard touchdown run which gave the Huskies a 14-0 lead. Washington's PK Mike Lansford kicked 2 field goal, from 30 & 32 yards, in the last 1:04 of the half as the Huskies took a 20-0 lead to the locker room. Tyler's second touchdown came on a 1-yard run with 10:42 left in the 3rd quarter. The Sun Devils only offensive bright spot followed on the next snap as QB Mark Malone & WR Chris DeFrance connected on an 80-yard touchdown pass but Arizona State still trailed 27-7. Porras scored on a 1-yard run to counter the long Sun Devil touchdown & Washington's RB Kyle Stevens finished the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run in the final quarter. Porras threw for 103 yards with a touchdown to go with his rushing score & Stevens added 101 yards rushing to his score. Malone threw for 200 yards with a touchdown but 3 interceptions while DeFrance had 5 catches for 143 yards with a touchdown. Arizona State finished the season 9-3 while the Huskies finished 7-4. Arizona State would play for The Belt again in 1980.
