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Most dramatic punt return in modern UW history?

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,413 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: 8,843 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: 26,094 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: 115,413 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: 13,716 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: 12,784 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: 5,562 Standard Supporter
    Only 2 of those are actually modern.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    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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