You never know. I remember this game like it was yesterday. The Cougs came out in all crimson for the first time in 40 years. When we saw that the place went nuts . The hair stood up on the back of your neck and you just felt something was going to happen. The only time I saw the goal posts come down in Martin Stadium. The party that followed was legendary even by Cougar standards.


1982
Cougars 24, Huskies 20

This was another one for the upset category. The Huskies were 9-1, had won eight straight Apple Cup games and were ranked No. 5 in the country. They had held the No. 1 ranking for seven weeks earlier in the season and had knocked off two top-10 teams in the previous two weeks. The Cougars were 2-7-1.

Trailing 21-20 in the fourth quarter, All-American kicker Chuck Nelson could have given the Huskies the lead but missed, ending his NCAA record of 30 consecutive field goals and stunning his teammates.

The loss robbed the Huskies of their third consecutive Rose Bowl berth and sent them instead to the Aloha Bowl on Christmas day.