 In winning, the Huskies became the first team from the Pac-10 to play in and win the Orange Bowl.The Huskies finished the year ranked #2 in the polls, behind the WAC champion BYU (13–0–0) who were 24–17 victors over the unranked Michigan Wolverines (6–5–0) in the Holiday Bowl.BYU's title was notable for being the only time since the inception of the AP poll that a team was awarded the national title without beating an opponent ranked in the top 25 at the season's end.