Great comebacks
Cal led 21-0 in the third quarter at home. Washington then scored 17 points in a matter of minutes thanks to two Cal fumbles on their own 12 and 25 yard lines. Then Cal got fortune from a safety to extend their lead, only to immediately give up another Husky touchdown, completing a 24-2 run in just under a quarter. Both teams then exchanged field goals, with Washington kicking the game-winning field goal with 11
Washington went onto win the Pac-10 and the Rose Bowl. Cal finished 2-9.
1988. Washington 28, Cal 27 (The Comeback, Part II).
Cal led 27-3 with 263 yards on offense at halftime, then got outscored 25-0 in the final 25 minutes. Washington would score on four of its six drives and Cal would have trouble crossing midfield. The Huskies hit the game-winning field goal as time expired to complete the greatest comeback in Washington football history.
The most confusing part of this game. Washington went for two to cut it to 27-11 (correct), then kicked a regular extra point to cut it to 27-18 (why). Washington would’ve only needed two scores if the touchdown converted! Why did football genius Don James do that? What was the thought process here? So many questions.
Washington finished 6-5. Cal finished 5-5-1, but only one Pac-10 conference win.
PASADENA, Calif. -- Greg Lewis' 10-yard run with 1:02 remaining in the 4th quarter brought the Washington Huskies from a 21-point deficit Saturday to defeat the UCLA Bruins, 28-27.
Husky place-kicker John McCallum put the winning point on the board when he successfully kicked the conversion point following Lewis' touchdown.
https://upi.com/Archives/1989/10/28/Washington-28-UCLA-27/3573625550400/
Winners win. Better to learn a lesson in victory than defeat. Better to win the second half than the first. Better to FINISH than to not
Jimmy 3.0 baby
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I remember an article in the Seattle Tims before the 1988 Cal game about a senior Cal linebacker (I think his name was Ortega) who was sick of losing to the Huskies and how he wanted to silence the siren. Didn't work out too well for him in the second half of that game.
I remember that UCLA game also. I'm not sure if it was televised, but at the very least I was listening on the radio. I couldn't stand them, because they had our? number and I thought they got the calls from the wefs when they played in Seattle with Aikman and beat the Huskies. Anyway, I held a high level of contempt for the Bruins, especially after the 1990 debacle and then the whole JJ Stokes game against puppy's beloved Lambo. -
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I'm relieved to hear that Don James wasn't immune from the occasional trip-over-your-own-dick decisions. Last night's delay of game penalty instead of taking a timeout was so wildly incompetent I briefly considered that Jimmy may not have the fast-paced aptitude to survive in this game. But maybe that's just it. In a sport that is high-intensity and high-pressure, even the best coaches are bound to turn into complete momentary retards from time to time.
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I stopped watching after that play and watched good morning viet nam with my wife while having a drink to cheer up. Cued up the game again and watched to the end to see what happened after the movie. That play was the zenith of weird, the visible footprint of WTF, could not believe what i was seeing.
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Don James was not perfect in gameday situations. I wonder what things would have looked like if there was social media and message boards back then. How would we have reacted to the way some games were called. We would have wanted him fired multiple times.GreenRiverGatorz said:I'm relieved to hear that Don James wasn't immune from the occasional trip-over-your-own-dick decisions. Last night's delay of game penalty instead of taking a timeout was so wildly incompetent I briefly considered that Jimmy may not have the fast-paced aptitude to survive in this game. But maybe that's just it. In a sport that is high-intensity and high-pressure, even the best coaches are bound to turn into complete momentary retards from time to time.
I still remember the 1990 Colorado game, where the Huskies were inside the Colorado 10 and went with 4 straight pass attempts to try to score the a game-winning touchdown. That was a head-scratcher, especially since the Huskies had a good running game. The other game that sticks out for me was the 1992 "Snow Bowl" Apple Cup. They kept trying to run the ball with Kaufman, but it was hard for him to make his cuts and turn the corner around the end. The Huskies were having success running the ball up the gut with Darius Turner. They decided to abandon this and to this day I don't know why. I remember talking to some cuog frens back then and they wondered the same thing.
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My parents don’t GAF about husky football and my immigrant grandparents couldn’t GAF about football in general. This is the closest thing to learning about husky lore from my elders that I get. TYFYS guys.
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Sounds like you caredPurpleBaze said:I remember an article in the Seattle Tims before the 1988 Cal game about a senior Cal linebacker (I think his name was Ortega) who was sick of losing to the Huskies and how he wanted to silence the siren. Didn't work out too well for him in the second half of that game.
I remember that UCLA game also. I'm not sure if it was televised, but at the very least I was listening on the radio. I couldn't stand them, because they had our? number and I thought they got the calls from the wefs when they played in Seattle with Aikman and beat the Huskies. Anyway, I held a high level of contempt for the Bruins, especially after the 1990 debacle and then the whole JJ Stokes game against puppy's beloved Lambo. -
Either Gaspard or Bailey dropped a perfect pass in the end zone that would have beat ColoradoPurpleBaze said:
Don James was not perfect in gameday situations. I wonder what things would have looked like if there was social media and message boards back then. How would we have reacted to the way some games were called. We would have wanted him fired multiple times.GreenRiverGatorz said:I'm relieved to hear that Don James wasn't immune from the occasional trip-over-your-own-dick decisions. Last night's delay of game penalty instead of taking a timeout was so wildly incompetent I briefly considered that Jimmy may not have the fast-paced aptitude to survive in this game. But maybe that's just it. In a sport that is high-intensity and high-pressure, even the best coaches are bound to turn into complete momentary retards from time to time.
I still remember the 1990 Colorado game, where the Huskies were inside the Colorado 10 and went with 4 straight pass attempts to try to score the a game-winning touchdown. That was a head-scratcher, especially since the Huskies had a good running game. The other game that sticks out for me was the 1992 "Snow Bowl" Apple Cup. They kept trying to run the ball with Kaufman, but it was hard for him to make his cuts and turn the corner around the end. The Huskies were having success running the ball up the gut with Darius Turner. They decided to abandon this and to this day I don't know why. I remember talking to some cuog frens back then and they wondered the same thing. -
I did.DerekJohnson said:
Sounds like you caredPurpleBaze said:I remember an article in the Seattle Tims before the 1988 Cal game about a senior Cal linebacker (I think his name was Ortega) who was sick of losing to the Huskies and how he wanted to silence the siren. Didn't work out too well for him in the second half of that game.
I remember that UCLA game also. I'm not sure if it was televised, but at the very least I was listening on the radio. I couldn't stand them, because they had our? number and I thought they got the calls from the wefs when they played in Seattle with Aikman and beat the Huskies. Anyway, I held a high level of contempt for the Bruins, especially after the 1990 debacle and then the whole JJ Stokes game against puppy's beloved Lambo.
https://youtu.be/Qu3bJ1-4aHQ
