5 Days to UW - Remembering 1995

by jtlight on Aug 25, 2008 6:00 AM PDT in Football Comment 3 comments

This week we're gonna be running down some of our best memories of the Oregon-Washington rivarly in the lead-up to game day.

Today we look back to 1995. Oregon had not won in Seattle in 15 years. But after the previous years victory, and with a 6-2 record, things were looking good.

And then, on the opening kickoff, Patrick Johnson made his first mark on Seattle, breaking a return outside after he had been stuffed and taking it to the house.

With that spark, the Oregon offense, led by Tony Grazinai would roll up over 300 yards and 17 more points to take a 24-0 halftime lead.

Yet, in the second half this lead would dwindle as the Ducks couldn't put any more points on the board. Washington closed the score to 24-22 and had a chance to take the lead, but Husky John Wales missed his 3rd FG of the day with 1:06 left, and Tony Graziani knelt the ball the run out the clock.

Oregon was able to escape Seattle with its first win since 1980, and that win was key in their Cotton Bowl birth, which angered Husky coach Jim Lambright, making this a sweet victory indeed.

5 days left! GO DUCKS!

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Talk about emerging from a cloud of dust

Your friendly neighborhood placekicker.

by qrsouther on Aug 25, 2008 9:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Remembering n1995

I do….I was there…and it was my then 12-yr old daughter’s first game away from Autzen…

Altho not slick and cleverly put together it is sincere…see http://www.youtube/mrrustyduck for a “celebration” of the 1995 season…featuring the Patrick Johnson k/o return moment as proof…

GO DUCKS

by rustyduck on Aug 25, 2008 10:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That was awesome

I was living in Olympia, at the time. Even the local madia was annoyed by all the pissing and whining Lambright was doing at the end of the season about the cotton bowl. People up in the Seattle area were also really concerned about the indoor practice facility the ducks had. The arms race was on, and we were winning. I remember a sports editorial in one of the Seattle papers decrying the fact that the DUCKS have better facilities than their own. I laughed and laughed.

by QuackinAK on Aug 25, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs