What is your 1st memory of Husky Football?

Meek

probably 6-7 years old and my first memory is sitting with my dad watching the Don James Coaches Show on KOMO (with the fat host?) where he breaks down all the plays. At first I thought it was boring, but then I understood the game and enjoyed it each week.

LostDoogReward

95 was the season I really started to get into football. Squeaking out a win against Army, losing to Notre Dame and the tie with USC stick out the most.

YellowSnow

DawgWagonDan

I remember hearing about the stadium collapse in 1987. I was 9


The first Husky game I attended was the 1988 Army vs. UW game as 10 year old kid. I remember thinking the Dawgs had no shot because who could be tuffer or stronger than ARMY? I can remember being mesmerized by the immense size of the stadium and the noise of the crowd. I couldn't see shit because we were low to the field behind the Army bench and I couldn't see over anyone's head. Carry Conklin lead the Dawgs to victory, 31-17 that day.

DawgWagonDan

Meek said:

probably 6-7 years old and my first memory is sitting with my dad watching the Don James Coaches Show on KOMO (with the fat host?) where he breaks down all the plays. At first I thought it was boring, but then I understood the game and enjoyed it each week.

RaceBannon

This SI was kept by our World Book Encyclopedias on the shelf by the fireplace thus signifying the great importance of it. I also had the press book from the UW Minnesota Rose Bowl that my folks went to without me. That is my first memory

WilburHooksHands

Taking a campus tour in high school and realizing UW was “Washington.” I vaguely remembered people talking about that team when I was forced to watch Cowboys playoff games in the very early 90s.

wobidbus

My first grade teacher talking shit to her Coug students after the 91 Apple Cup.

LostDoogReward

wobidbus said:

My first grade teacher talking shit to her Coug students after the 91 Apple Cup.

I had a teacher in 4th Grade that was a huge Coug fan. I believe it was 97 the year they went to the Rose Bowl with Leaf. I went to a catholic private school, and every day we did this stupid thing where we could say things we were praying for. I prayed that UW would win the Aloha Bowl, and that Michigan would beat wazzu. We had a private conversation after that and I was no longer allowed to pray for anything football related.

HuskyJW

I think I've told this story before.

When Reser Stadium was Parker Stadium....there was a gravel road behind the stadium and we were walking back to the car. The Huskies won...I was about 7 or 8 years old and was waving a Husky flag that my mom attached to a wooden dowel.

Two college kids came running by and grabbed my flag and started to run off. I was devastated. What they didn't know that the large black guy about 10 yards directly behind us was my older "brother." He hip checked the kid and he went flying...picked up my flag. "Wave that motherfucker!"