Nigel Burton, Reggie Davis, Brock Huard, and Lester Towns were the team captains.

For the second straight year, the Huskies played in Honolulu on Christmas Day.

They lost 25–43 to Air Force in the Oahu Bowl,[2][3] resulting in the program's first non-winning season in 22 years.

Five days later, Lambright was relieved of his duties as head coach by athletic director Barbara Hedges.

[4][5][6] His successor was Rick Neuheisel, the head coach at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference.