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The most popular spectator sport in Washington is arguably gridiron football, which was first played by the University of Washington only 17 days after Washington achieved statehood in 1889. Over the course of the 20th century, the University of Washington built one of the most storied college footballprograms on the West Coast, with numerous Rose Bowl victories and a national championship in 1991 to its credit. Collegiate teams-including Washington state University, a member of thePacific-12 Conference, like the University of Washington, which it plays annually for the Apple Cup, and Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma), the winner of multiple lower-division national championships-were the primary focus of local football fans' attention until the founding of the Seattle Seahawks, aNational Football League franchise, in 1976. The Seahawks have been moderately successful, earning one Super Bowl berth (2006) in team history, and they have a regional fan base that extends from Montana to Alaska.

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