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Most dramatic punt return in modern UW history?

DerekJohnson
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Just answer the fucking question

Most dramatic punt return in modern UW history? 39 votes

Mark Lee's punt return with 1:58 left to lead UW 21-17 over Oregon at Autzen (1979)
10%
DerekJohnsonHuskyJWTTJdnc 4 votes
Mark Lee's late punt return to beat Cal at Strawberry Canyon (1979)
0%
Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
79%
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Joe Jarzynka's 91-yard return to beat Cal (1998)
2%
biak1 1 vote
Ron Milus 53-yard return to lead UW over Oregon 17-10 (1984)
0%
Write-In
7%
LebamDawgFireCohen1to392831weretaken 3 votes
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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,289 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    YellowSnow said:

    You know how hard it is to return punts at altitude?

    Not only that but most of Utah's roster is Mormon so they're practically adults.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    And we lost to USC in 79,84, and 16 but won the Pac in 16. First one in 16 years
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,404 Founders Club
    Mark Lee's punt return with 1:58 left to lead UW 21-17 over Oregon at Autzen (1979)
    RaceBannon said:

    The old guy with the recency bias. 79 was a good year. 84 was a great year. But 2016 was the best and we don't lose to Utah.

    We didn't lose to Cal or Oregon either back then. But still

    Oregon beat us the following year 34-10
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,224 Standard Supporter
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    Voted for the one I remember. All I know is that Brownsocks was not going to win that game at Utah.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    DerekJohnson said:

    RaceBannon said:

    The old guy with the recency bias. 79 was a good year. 84 was a great year. But 2016 was the best and we don't lose to Utah.

    We didn't lose to Cal or Oregon either back then. But still

    Oregon beat us the following year 34-10
    And went 3 and 14 against James

    And UW went to the Rose Bowl
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,404 Founders Club
    Mark Lee's punt return with 1:58 left to lead UW 21-17 over Oregon at Autzen (1979)
    RaceBannon said:

    DerekJohnson said:

    RaceBannon said:

    The old guy with the recency bias. 79 was a good year. 84 was a great year. But 2016 was the best and we don't lose to Utah.

    We didn't lose to Cal or Oregon either back then. But still

    Oregon beat us the following year 34-10
    And went 3 and 14 against James

    And UW went to the Rose Bowl
    Don James' 18 year plan to win four Rose Bowls
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    1to392831weretaken said:

    I didn't go with Utah '16 because of the four uncalled blocks in the back (two were marginal, but two were textbook). I'm surprised the record-breaker the following year isn't on the list. I mean, think of all of the ingredients:

    1.) It set a national record.
    2.) Against the most hated rival.
    3.) At home.
    4.) In an embarrassing blowout.
    5.) And there had been a huge amount of buildup in the media and extra attention on Husky games due to everyone holding their breath in anticipation of being able to be there when the record was broken. Every time a team was stupid enough to punt to him, everyone who cares about college football leaned forward in their seat to see what would happen.
    6.) Oregon's FS coach talked shit before the game, saying he wasn't afraid of punting to Pettis.
    7.) Bob Gregory coached a unit that holds a national record to this day.

    8) The Willie Taggert gif
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  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,787 Swaye's Wigwam
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    Abundance - all of the above plus the Pettis record breaker against the Duckies
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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
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    Aaron fuller vs. BYE
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  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,616 Standard Supporter
    I don't remember Jarcynka's return. 1998 was a bummer year.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

    I don't remember Jarcynka's return. 1998 was a bummer year.

    I actually do remember that game. White pants as I recall

    Horribly boring game waiting for California to fold. By 98 Husky football was defeated
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,224 Standard Supporter
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    RaceBannon said:

    Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

    I don't remember Jarcynka's return. 1998 was a bummer year.

    I actually do remember that game. White pants as I recall

    Horribly boring game waiting for California to fold. By 98 Husky football was defeated
    I can't believe I missed this one. I was at that game in the endzone that he ran it back to (east end). I remember him shaking the fencing in front of the bleachers after he scored.
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,726 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

    I don't remember Jarcynka's return. 1998 was a bummer year.

    I actually do remember that game. White pants as I recall

    Horribly boring game waiting for California to fold. By 98 Husky football was defeated
    I can't believe I missed this one. I was at that game in the endzone that he ran it back to (east end). I remember him shaking the fencing in front of the bleachers after he scored.
    I'm one of the kids in the Seattle times photo grabbing the fence with him. Might be the highlight of my life.
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  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,285 Standard Supporter
    Only 2 of those are actually modern.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    Mark Lee's punt return with 1:58 left to lead UW 21-17 over Oregon at Autzen (1979)
    dtd said:

    Only 2 of those are actually modern.

    Only 2 of them are actually college football.

    Not sure what you'd call that odd game from before 1994.
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  • BeerThirty
    BeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    Pettis for sure. That was huge, I still watch that play from time to time
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  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,285 Standard Supporter
    dnc said:

    dtd said:

    Only 2 of those are actually modern.

    Only 2 of them are actually college football.

    Not sure what you'd call that odd game from before 1994.
    It's pretty easy and logical to define competitive eras in CFB with scholarship limits. Ignoring that is head in the sand silliness.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    dtd said:

    dnc said:

    dtd said:

    Only 2 of those are actually modern.

    Only 2 of them are actually college football.

    Not sure what you'd call that odd game from before 1994.
    It's pretty easy and logical to define competitive eras in CFB with scholarship limits. Ignoring that is head in the sand silliness.
    UW defines that as 1976 when they first came in. Hth
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  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member Posts: 15,274
    Mark Lee's punt return with 1:58 left to lead UW 21-17 over Oregon at Autzen (1979)
    1to392831weretaken said:

    I didn't go with Utah '16 because of the four uncalled blocks in the back (two were marginal, but two were textbook). I'm surprised the record-breaker the following year isn't on the list. I mean, think of all of the ingredients:

    1.) It set a national record.
    2.) Against the most hated rival.
    3.) At home.
    4.) In an embarrassing blowout.
    5.) And there had been a huge amount of buildup in the media and extra attention on Husky games due to everyone holding their breath in anticipation of being able to be there when the record was broken. Every time a team was stupid enough to punt to him, everyone who cares about college football leaned forward in their seat to see what would happen.
    6.) Oregon's FS coach talked shit before the game, saying he wasn't afraid of punting to Pettis.
    7.) Bob Gregory coached a unit that holds a national record to this day.

    Bullshit
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  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,285 Standard Supporter
    edited June 2020
    RaceBannon said:

    dtd said:

    dnc said:

    dtd said:

    Only 2 of those are actually modern.

    Only 2 of them are actually college football.

    Not sure what you'd call that odd game from before 1994.
    It's pretty easy and logical to define competitive eras in CFB with scholarship limits. Ignoring that is head in the sand silliness.
    UW defines that as 1976 when they first came in. Hth
    I know we laugh and joke that foosball started in 94, and you hurtfully downvote me ever tim I bring up the 85 limit, but, well I already said it. Enjoy your evening on the porch.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Dante Pettis 4th quarter punt return to lead UW over Utah (2016)
    dtd said:

    RaceBannon said:

    dtd said:

    dnc said:

    dtd said:

    Only 2 of those are actually modern.

    Only 2 of them are actually college football.

    Not sure what you'd call that odd game from before 1994.
    It's pretty easy and logical to define competitive eras in CFB with scholarship limits. Ignoring that is head in the sand silliness.
    UW defines that as 1976 when they first came in. Hth
    I know we laugh and joke that foosball started in 94, and you hurtfully downvote me ever tim I bring up the 85 limit, but, well I already said it. Enjoy your evening on the porch.
    In 76 it went from no limit to 95. That's when UW made inroads on USC. Oregon didn't need to wait but they did have a 17 year plan

    Experts and scientists tell us that original limit changed the game

    Johnny Majors had taken over at Pitt and had like 60 freshmen including Dorsett right before the limit

    Now please remove yourself from my lawn
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  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,285 Standard Supporter
    RaceBannon said:

    dtd said:

    RaceBannon said:

    dtd said:

    dnc said:

    dtd said:

    Only 2 of those are actually modern.

    Only 2 of them are actually college football.

    Not sure what you'd call that odd game from before 1994.
    It's pretty easy and logical to define competitive eras in CFB with scholarship limits. Ignoring that is head in the sand silliness.
    UW defines that as 1976 when they first came in. Hth
    I know we laugh and joke that foosball started in 94, and you hurtfully downvote me ever tim I bring up the 85 limit, but, well I already said it. Enjoy your evening on the porch.
    In 76 it went from no limit to 95. That's when UW made inroads on USC. Oregon didn't need to wait but they did have a 17 year plan

    Experts and scientists tell us that original limit changed the game

    Johnny Majors had taken over at Pitt and had like 60 freshmen including Dorsett right before the limit

    Now please remove yourself from my lawn



    I fucking love RB.
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