What are your big storm football stories?

Mine was in 1981 when I was 10. USC was in town. 60 MPH winds and tons of rain. Dad woke me up at 6:30am to leave at 8am for a 1pm kickoff. Looked outside and saw that our basketball hoop had broke and blown over during the night.

520 Bridge was closed down. Took us 1 hour just to cross I 90 bridge.

Husky Stadium, I remember garbage bags by the dozens swirling throughout the stadium. USC sideline was in misery. Game tied 3-3 late fourth quarter. Chuck Nelson booted a 47 yard field goal. Huskies led 6-3.

Ensuing kickoff got caught up in the wind. Bounced around, pile of bodies in the end zone. Uw's Fred Small recovered in end zone for a touchdown. Huskies won 13-3. Went to Rose Bowl that year. Magical time to be a fan.

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PurpleBaze

Mine was in 1981 when I was 10. USC was in town. 60 MPH winds and tons of rain. Dad woke me up at 6:30am to leave at 8am for a 1pm kickoff.

Which dad?

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

All my storm stories start and end with a dirty rainy night in Gorst

ExtraChrisB

Staying til late 4th quarter of the Andrew Luck plungering at Husky Stadium in a downpour.

Taking a girl to the Troy Williams ASU game, losing, and not getting laid.

Alexis

I believe that was also the game that the flag broke free from the flag pole and ended up in the lake. There was no kneeling at the time, because 80s people weren't whiny fucks.

And DJ (the real one, not the degenerate here) was said to have given Fred Small a big kiss after that play in a Seattle Times article. NTTAWWT

RaceBannon

We were ready to go watch our Olympia Bears play at Stevens Field when the power went out as the Columbus Day storm hit late Friday afternoon.

I was convinced that they would play anyway and we were going to miss it.

PurpleBaze

We attended a shit game, played by a shit Ty team, in shit weather in 2007. Can't remember the opponent. We left at halftime. It was one of the last Husky games I attended.

GrundleStiltzkin

Do shitstorms count?

EsophagealFeces

I was in Eugene when Hurricane Cobra hit Autzen stadium back in '16. Shit was crazier than a Dawgman chat room.

PurpleBaze

I was in Eugene when Hurricane Cobra hit Autzen stadium back in '16. Shit was crazier than a Dawgman chat room.

Which direction was Hurricane Cobra pointing?

doogsinparadise

Pack your patience!

SpoonieLuv

Doogstone

We attended a shit game, played by a shit Ty team, in shit weather in 2007. Can't remember the opponent. We left at halftime. It was one of the last Husky games I attended.

USC?

AEB

We attended a shit game, played by a shit Ty team, in shit weather in 2007. Can't remember the opponent. We left at halftime. It was one of the last Husky games I attended.

This was Cal. Last game UW won before Owen arrived. I was there. Good times.

UWhuskytskeet

Should probably be in the Doog Confession thread, but I was one of like 10 people to stay for the entire 2006 OSU game. Rainy, windy, shitty loss that was highlighted by Stanback losing his leg.

PurpleBaze

Should probably be in the Doog Confession thread, but I was one of like 10 people to stay for the entire 2006 OSU game. Rainy, windy, shitty loss that was highlighted by Stanback losing his leg.

Maybe this is the shit game I'm thinking about. Or, it could have been the Cal game that @AEB mentioned above.

Anyway, that was a long fucking time ago and it's a distant bad memory.

LoneStarDawg

2013 Arizona game. My Texan wife went to UT-Austin and we had split season tickets with her 2 dads. After taking in the Austin football scene, I wanted to show her Seattle/UW and that there is actually football outside of the Big-12/SEC. Booked late September Arizona game thinking it'll be perfect weather, even booked the booze-cruise from Ballard, hoping for a great experience for her.

As we get close to the game, the weather is looking horrible 100% of rain/wind. she got layered up like she was going to be an extra on the Revenant, we have matching UW ponchoes. Literally the hardest rain I've ever experienced in Seattle, the stadium lights were on at 3pm, it rained 2" during the game. I couldn't even get a photo because the phone touchscreen wont work when its wet. At halftime she was all pumped up for a chowder breadbowl and hot chocolate to warm up. wait in line for the whole halftime and they've run out of both but are willing to sell her the empty breadbowl for $9, I shit you not. Cold, wet, hungry, and angry, it was the worst introduction possible, but probably the most accurate representation of my experience since 2003.

It confirmed every fear she had about Seattle weather, and she now refuses to consider moving there.

PostGameOrangeSlices

"I watched the 2014 home game vs ASU in a monsoon and fell deeply in love with Troy Williams."

- Race Bannon

RaceBannon

"I watched the 2014 home game vs ASU in a monsoon and fell deeply in love with Troy Williams."

- Race Bannon

Ridiculous

I haven't been in Husky Stadium since 2007

Swaye

UWhuskytskeet

Should probably be in the Doog Confession thread, but I was one of like 10 people to stay for the entire 2006 OSU game. Rainy, windy, shitty loss that was highlighted by Stanback losing his leg.
Maybe this is the shit game I'm thinking about. Or, it could have been the Cal game that @AEB mentioned above.

Anyway, that was a long fucking time ago and it's a distant bad memory.

Pretty sure UW dominated Cal in 2007, so probably this game. I was still Doogin' it up as we were 4-2 and just coming off a close loss @SC. This loss was demoralizing and a gentle reminder that Ty was still the head coach.