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2000 Washington Huskies football
2000 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion; Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Purdue
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Gilbertson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Larry Tripplett; Marques Tuiasosopo (2); Chad Ward
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Washington $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 4 Oregon State %+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 7 Oregon +	7	–	1	10	–	2
Stanford	4	–	4	5	–	6
UCLA	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
USC	2	–	6	5	–	7
Washington State	2	–	6	4	–	7
California	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel and played their home games on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Washington lost only once, on the road at Oregon,^[1] and won the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day to finish with an 11–1 record.^[2]^[3]^[4]

On the new FieldTurf at Husky Stadium, Washington opened the 2000 season on September 2 with a 44–20 victory over Idaho. Fourth-ranked Miami traveled to Seattle the next week and senior QB Marques Tuiasosopo threw for 223 yards and ran for 45 as the Huskies handed the Hurricanes their only loss of the season, 34–29.^[5]

The following week, Neuheisel led UW against his former team, the Colorado Buffaloes, at Folsom Field in Boulder. The Huskies celebrated their coach's homecoming with a 17–14 victory.^[6] Border rival Oregon spoiled Washington's hopes for a perfect season with a 23–16 setback in the wind in Eugene,^[1] but the Huskies responded the next week with a dramatic 33–30 victory over eventual Fiesta Bowl champion Oregon State in the only loss of their season.^[7]

In the next five weeks, the Huskies battled back from second half deficits in every game, including a 31–28 win in the rain at Stanford that was marked with tragedy; safety Curtis Williams (1978–2002) was paralyzed after a neck injury late in the third quarter.^[8] For the remainder of the season, players and coaches wore the letters "CW" on helmets and uniforms in honor of him;^[9]^[10] he died from complications less than 19 months later.^[11]^[12]^[13]

After several second half comebacks, Washington was finally able to win a game easily with a 51–3 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup in Pullman,^[14]^[15] setting a record for largest margin of victory (48 points) in the series. (The 1990 team led by 52 points, also in Pullman, but reserves allowed a late touchdown.)^[16]^[17] The win over the Cougars, paired with an Oregon State win over Oregon in the Civil War, put the Huskies in the Rose Bowl, taking the tiebreaker with the better non-conference record.^[15]

On New Year's Day in Pasadena, Tuiasosopo earned Rose Bowl MVP honors as he led fourth-ranked Washington to a 34–24 win over #14 Purdue and Drew Brees;^[2]^[3]^[4] the Huskies were third in both final polls.^[18]^[19]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	12:30 p.m.	Idaho*	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 44–20	70,117
September 9	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Miami (FL)*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 34–29	74,157	^[5]
September 16	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado*	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	W 17–14	50,454	^[6]
September 30	12:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Oregon	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ( rivalry)	ABC	L 16–23	46,153	^[1]
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 23 Oregon State	No. 13	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 33–30	73,145	^[7]
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 21–15	61,370
October 21	3:30 p.m.	California	No. 9	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 36–24	70,113
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 9	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 31–28	31,300	^[8]
November 4	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 35–32	70,411
November 11	12:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 35–28	71,886
November 18	3:30 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 6	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ( Apple Cup)	FSN	W 51–3	33,010	^[14]^[15]
January 1, 2001	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Purdue*	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ( Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 34–24	94,392	^[2]^[3]^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2000 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`24`	Rich Alexis	Fr
RB	`20`	Paul Arnold	So
C	`64`	Kyle Benn	Jr
OT	`74`	Wes Call	Sr
RB	`29`	Braxton Cleman	Jr
TE	`97`	Joe Collier	Jr
TE	`85`	John Westra	Jr
FB	`47`	Pat Conniff	Sr
WR	`19`	Wondame Davis	Jr
WR	`18`	Todd Elstrom	Jr
G	`54`	Matt Fraize	Sr
WR	`9`	Gerald Harris	Sr
RB	`8`	Willie Hurst	Jr
WR	`89`	Chris Juergens	Jr
G	`55`	Rock Nelson	Jr
QB	`3`	Cody Pickett	Fr
WR	`5`	Patrick Reddick	Jr
WR	`80`	Justin Robbins	Fr
G	`77`	Matt Rogers	Sr
QB	`12`	J.K. Scott	Jr
OT	`68`	Elliot Silvers	Sr
TE	`14`	Jerramy Stevens	So
QB	`11`	Marques Tuiasosopo (C)	Sr
FB	`45`	Ken Walker	Jr
G	`71`	Chad Ward (C)	Sr
TE	`84`	Kevin Ware	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`9`	Hakim Akbar	Sr
DB	`3`	Roc Alexander	Fr
FS	`43`	Owen Biddle	So
CB	`10`	Toure Butler	Sr
FS	`34`	Greg Carothers	Fr
LB	`24`	Derrell Daniels	Sr
DE	`46`	Ossim Hatem	So
DB	`21`	Derrick Johnson	Fr
DT	`76`	Ryan Julian	Sr
LB	`47`	Anthony Kelley	Jr
LB	`42`	Tyler Krambrink	Fr
CB	`12`	Omare Lowe	Jr
LB	`41`	Ben Mahdavi	So
CB	`28`	Chris Massey	Fr
LB	`4`	Jeremiah Pharms	Sr
DE	`97`	Marcus Roberson	Jr
DE	`59`	Jerome Stevens	Fr
NT	`70`	Larry Tripplett (C)	Jr
CB	`23`	Anthony Vontoure	Jr
FS	`25`	Curtis Williams	Sr
LB	`13`	Jafar Williams	Jr
LB	`6`	Jamaun Willis	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`15`	John Anderson	So
P	`16`	Ryan Fleming	Sr

Head coach

Rick Neuheisel (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Keith Gilbertson (OC, TE)
Tim Hundley (DC, ILB)
Steve Axman (AHC, QB, WR)
Randy Hart (DL)
Bobby Hauck (S, ST)
Chuck Heater (CB)
Wayne Moses (RB)
Brent Myers (OL)
Tom Williams (OLB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2020-01-31

Source:^[20]^[21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	13	14	15	9	8	6	13	11	9	9	8	7	6	4	4	4	3
Coaches	14	15	15	10	7	6	11	10	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	3
BCS	Not released									9	8	6	5	4	4	4	Not released

Game summaries

Idaho

Miami (FL)

#4 Miami (FL) at #15 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	3	0	19	7	29
• Washington	7	14	6	7	34

Date: September 9
Location: Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
Game attendance: 74,157
Referee: Chuck McFerrin

Source:^[5]^[22]

At Colorado

At Oregon

Oregon State

Beavers (4-0) at Huskies (3-1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	14	0	7	9	30
• Washington	7	13	0	13	33

Date: October 7, 2000
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game attendance: 73,145
TV announcers ( FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (Color) & Lisa Malosky (Sideline)

Source: Box Score

Vs. Purdue (Rose Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	10	7	7	24
• Washington	14	0	6	14	34

Date: January 1
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Game attendance: 94,392
Referee: Jack Childress
TV announcers ( ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)

NFL draft selections

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Marques Tuiasosopo	Quarterback	2	59	Oakland Raiders
Elliot Silvers	Tackle	5	132	San Diego Chargers
Jeremiah Pharms	Linebacker	5	134	Cleveland Browns
Hakim Akbar	Defensive back	5	163	New England Patriots
Chad Ward	Guard	6	170	Jacksonville Jaguars

Source:^[23]

Awards and honors

Marques Tuiasosopo, Rose Bowl Player of the Game^[24]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ducks flying high". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 1, 2000. p. 1A.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nadel, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies follow leader to bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
^ ^a ^b ^c Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Command performance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Maisel, Ivan (January 8, 2001). "Passion play". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
^ ^a ^b ^c "No. 4 Miami leaves Seattle with bite marks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 2000. p. 7G.
^ ^a ^b Mossman, John (September 17, 2000). "Huskies give Neuheisel a happy homecoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6G.
^ ^a ^b Rodman, Bob (October 8, 2000). "Beavers just miss upset bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1F.
^ ^a ^b "Husky rally trumps Cardinal 31-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 2000. p. 5B.
^ Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies have surprise locker room visitor". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.
^ Melley, Brian (May 14, 2002). "Curtis Williams: Huskies say goodbye". Kitsap Sun. (Bremerton, Washington). Associated Press.
^ McCauley, Janie (May 7, 2002). "Paralyzed Washington football player dies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
^ "Former Husky Curtis Williams passes away". University of Washington Athletics. May 6, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ Miller, Ted (May 6, 2002). "Paralyzed Husky is dead at 24". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "No. 6 Wash. 51, Wash. St. 3". Sunday Star News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. 6C.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Huskies reach Rose Bowl". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. D3.
^ Bergum, Steve (November 18, 1990). "Huskies regain their bite". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Grummert, Dale (November 18, 1990). "Huskies bomb Cougars out of their misery, 55-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Final poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 2001. p. C1.
^ "College football: final polls". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 2001. p. 5E.
^ "Game Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 30, 2000. p. 4D.
^ "Huskies roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 2000. p. C7.
^ USA Today
^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
^ Mike Gastineau (October 2010). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. ReadHowYouWant.com. pp. 527–. ISBN 978-1-4587-7974-8.

[dflyhi00-1] "Ducks flying high". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 1, 2000. p. 1A.

[hfltbv-2] Nadel, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies follow leader to bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.

[srcmper-3] Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Command performance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[pply-4] Maisel, Ivan (January 8, 2001). "Passion play". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.

[lvsbit-5] "No. 4 Miami leaves Seattle with bite marks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 2000. p. 7G.

[hgnhahh-6] Mossman, John (September 17, 2000). "Huskies give Neuheisel a happy homecoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6G.

[bjmupbd-7] Rodman, Bob (October 8, 2000). "Beavers just miss upset bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1F.

[hrtcdl-8] "Husky rally trumps Cardinal 31-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 2000. p. 5B.

[hhslrmvs-9] Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies have surprise locker room visitor". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.

[kitsap-10] Melley, Brian (May 14, 2002). "Curtis Williams: Huskies say goodbye". Kitsap Sun. (Bremerton, Washington). Associated Press.

[pwfpld-11] McCauley, Janie (May 7, 2002). "Paralyzed Washington football player dies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.

[gohuscwobit-12] "Former Husky Curtis Williams passes away". University of Washington Athletics. May 6, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[phidatfr-13] Miller, Ted (May 6, 2002). "Paralyzed Husky is dead at 24". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[appck-14] "No. 6 Wash. 51, Wash. St. 3". Sunday Star News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. 6C.

[hrrbol-15] "Huskies reach Rose Bowl". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. D3.

[hregbt-16] Bergum, Steve (November 18, 1990). "Huskies regain their bite". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[hbcootm-17] Grummert, Dale (November 18, 1990). "Huskies bomb Cougars out of their misery, 55-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[apfpolsr-18] "Final poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 2001. p. C1.

[ergfipol-19] "College football: final polls". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 2001. p. 5E.

[erggday-20] "Game Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 30, 2000. p. 4D.

[acuprost-21] "Huskies roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 2000. p. C7.

[22] USA Today

[23] "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[24] Mike Gastineau (October 2010). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. ReadHowYouWant.com. pp. 527–. ISBN 978-1-4587-7974-8.

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2000 Washington Huskies football

Pac-10 co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Purdue
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Gilbertson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Larry Tripplett Marques Tuiasosopo (2) Chad Ward
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →