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Arizona Wildcats |
Washington Huskies © |
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Played November 4, 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 |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
| Washington © | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Arizona |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
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Washington |
0 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
Coach Tony Mason’s Arizona Wildcats brought a 3-4 record with a 3-game losing streak to Seattle to try & bring The Belt back to the state of Arizona. The Washington Huskies of coach Don James were 5-3 in their first Belt reign & coming off the upset of Arizona State. Washington took advantage of 3 Arizona turnovers to grab a 31-7 lead before holding on against 2 late touchdowns & retaining The Belt in a 31-21 victory over the Wildcats. After a scoreless 1st quarter, Washington scored on the first play of the 2nd quarter with a 10-yard touchdown run by QB Tom Porras putting the Huskies up 7-0. Midway through the quarter, Arizona tied the game when RB Larry Heater broke loose for a 20-yard touchdown run. The Huskies went to a trick-play for their next score as RB Joe Steele threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Porras on the halfback throwback pass. With just 0:43 left in the half, Washington's PK Mike Lansford connected on a 46-yard field goal attempt giving the Huskies a 17-7 halftime edge. The only points of the 3rd quarter came when Huskies' RB Kyle Stevens scored on a 44-yard end around play making the score Washington 24 Arizona 7. The Huskies final points came on a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Rob Smith with 9:33 left in the game. Arizona managed to score twice in the last 7:40 with the first score coming on a 4-yard touchdown run by RB Hubert Oliver & the second on a 32-yard run by Heater but when the Wildcats failed to recover the onside kick, the Huskies had secured the win. Porras threw for just 39 yards with a touchdown to go with his touchdown reception while Steele rushed for 65 yards with his touchdown pass. Arizona's QB Jim Krohn threw for just 34 yards with an interception & Heater added 112 yards rushing to his 2 touchdowns. Washington finished the season 7-4 while the Wildcats finished 5-6. Arizona would play for The Belt again in 1979.
