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Washington Huskies © |
Louisiana State Tigers |
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Played September 24, 1983 at Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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| Washington © | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Louisiana State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Washington |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
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Louisiana State |
17 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
40 |
Off their upset of Michigan, the 9th ranked, 2-0 Washington Huskies & coach Don James traveled to Baton Rouge to meet the 1-1 Louisiana State Tigers of coach Jerry Stovall. Louisiana State's QB Jeff Wickersham rushed for 3 touchdowns & threw for another while the Tigers’ defense held Washington to 28 yards rushing as Louisiana State claimed The Belt for the first time with a 40-14 win. After forcing the Huskies to punt, the Tigers drove 64 yards in 12 plays with RB Dalton Hilliard scoring on a 4-yard touchdown run giving Louisiana State a 7-0 lead. Tigers’ S Jeff Dale intercepted Huskies' All-Pac 10 QB Steve Pelluer at the Washington 29-yard line & the Tigers got a 32-yard field goal from PK Juan Betanzos pushing the lead to 10-0. When the next Washington drive was stopped, the Huskies punted but the bouncing ball hit a Louisiana State player & Washington recovered to extend their possession. Six plays later, RB Jacque Robinson scored on a 2-yard touchdown run as the Huskies closed to 10-7. On the Tigers' next possession, Hilliard broke loose for a 65-yard run to the Washington 15-yard line. Wickersham finished the drive with a 1-yard quarterback sneak for the touchdown & a 17-7 Louisiana State lead as the 1st quarter ended. Both teams missed field goal attempts before Betanzos converted from 41 yards with 0:20 left in the half. Midway through the 3rd quarter, Wickersham scored his second touchdown on a 3-yard run giving the Tigers a 27-7 lead. To open the 4th quarter, Louisiana State drove 80 yards in 9 plays with Wickersham finding All-SEC WR Eric Martin open on an 18-yard touchdown pass. A 51-yard pass from Pelluer to WR Mike Pattison highlighted Washington’s 80-yard scoring drive with Pelluer scoring on a 1-yard run but the Huskies still trailed 34-14. Louisiana State All-SEC S Liffort Hobley intercepted Pelluer midway through the 4th quarter to set-up a 58-yard scoring drive with Wickersham scoring his third touchdown on a 3-yard run for the final points. Wickersham finished with 259 yards passing with a touchdown to go with his 3 rushing touchdowns, Martin had 7 catches for 137 yards with his touchdown, & Hilliard added 121 yards rushing to his score. Pelluer threw for 312 yards but 2 interceptions & Pattison had 7 catches for 114 yards for Washington. The Huskies finished the season 8-4 while the Tigers finished 4-7 in Stovall’s final season. Washington would play for The Belt again in 1984.
