The Washington Huskies football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Washington. Since 1959, the Huskies have competed as a charter member of the Pac-12 Conference, formerly known as the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). From 1916 to 1958, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). [1]
Seasons
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (1889–1890) | |||||||||
| 1889 | No coach | 0–1 | |||||||
| 1890 | No coach | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| W. B. Goodwin (Independent) (1892–1893) | |||||||||
| 1892 | W. B. Goodwin | 1–1 | |||||||
| 1893 | W. B. Goodwin | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| Charles Cobb (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Charles Cobb | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| Ralph Nichols (Independent) (1895–1896) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Ralph Nichols | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| 1896 | Ralph Nichols | 2–3 | |||||||
| Carl L. Clemans (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Carl L. Clemans | 1–2 | |||||||
| Ralph Nichols (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Ralph Nichols | 1–1 | |||||||
| A. S. Jeffs (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | A. S. Jeffs | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| J. S. Dodge (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | J. S. Dodge | 1–2–2 | |||||||
| Jack Wright (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Jack Wright | 3–3 | |||||||
| James Knight (Independent) (1902–1904) | |||||||||
| 1902 | James Knight | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1903 | James Knight | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1904 | James Knight | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| Oliver Cutts (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Oliver Cutts | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Victor M. Place (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Victor M. Place | 4–1–4 | |||||||
| 1907 | Victor M. Place | 4–4–2 | |||||||
| Gil Dobie ( Northwest Conference) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Gil Dobie (Independent) (1909–1911) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1910 | Gil Dobie | 6–0 | |||||||
| 1911 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | |||||||
| Gil Dobie ( Northwest Conference) (1912–1914) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Gil Dobie | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1913 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1914 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Gil Dobie (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | |||||||
| Gil Dobie ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Claude J. Hunt ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Claude J. Hunt | 1–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| Anthony Savage ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Anthony Savage | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Claude J. Hunt ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Claude J. Hunt | 5–1 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Stub Allison ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Stub Allison | 1–5 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
| Enoch Bagshaw ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1921–1929) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Enoch Bagshaw | 3–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1922 | Enoch Bagshaw | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1923 | Enoch Bagshaw | 10–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | T Rose | ||||
| 1924 | Enoch Bagshaw | 8–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1925 | Enoch Bagshaw | 10–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Rose | ||||
| 1926 | Enoch Bagshaw | 8–2 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1927 | Enoch Bagshaw | 9–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1928 | Enoch Bagshaw | 7–4 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1929 | Enoch Bagshaw | 2–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 10th | |||||
| James Phelan ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1930–1941) | |||||||||
| 1930 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | James Phelan | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1932 | James Phelan | 6–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1933 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1934 | James Phelan | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | James Phelan | 5–3 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1936 | James Phelan | 7–2–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | L Rose | 5 | |||
| 1937 | James Phelan | 7–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1938 | James Phelan | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1939 | James Phelan | 4–5 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | James Phelan | 7–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | 10 | ||||
| 1941 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Ralph Welch ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1947) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Ralph Welch | 4–3–3 | 3–3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1943 | Ralph Welch | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3rd | L Rose | 12 | |||
| 1944 | Ralph Welch | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1945 | Ralph Welch | 6–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1946 | Ralph Welch | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Ralph Welch | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
| Howard Odell ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1948–1952) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Howard Odell | 2–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1949 | Howard Odell | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1950 | Howard Odell | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | 15 | 11 | |||
| 1951 | Howard Odell | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1952 | Howard Odell | 7–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| John Cherberg ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | John Cherberg | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1954 | John Cherberg | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 1955 | John Cherberg | 5–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Darrell Royal ( Pacific Coast Conference) (1956) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Darrell Royal | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Jim Owens ( PCC/AAWU/Pac-8 Conference) (1957–1974) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Jim Owens | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1958 | Jim Owens | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1959 | Jim Owens | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Rose | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1960 | Jim Owens | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1961 | Jim Owens | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Jim Owens | 7–1–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | 14 | ||||
| 1963 | Jim Owens | 6–5 | 4–1 | 1st | L Rose | 15 | |||
| 1964 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1965 | Jim Owens | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Jim Owens | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Jim Owens | 3–5–2 | 1–5–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Jim Owens | 1–9 | 1–7 | 7th | |||||
| 1970 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Jim Owens | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | 19 | ||||
| 1972 | Jim Owens | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Jim Owens | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1974 | Jim Owens | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Don James ( Pacific-8/Pacific-10 Conference) (1975–1992) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Don James | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Don James | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1977 | Don James | 8–4 [n 1] | 6–1 [n 1] | 1st | W Rose | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1978 | Don James | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Don James | 9–3 [n 2] | 5–2 [n 2] | 2nd | W Sun | 11 | 11 | ||
| 1980 | Don James | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1981 | Don James | 10–2 | 6–2 | 1st | W Rose | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1982 | Don James | 10–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Aloha | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1983 | Don James | 8–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | L Aloha | ||||
| 1984 | Don James | 11–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W Orange | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1985 | Don James | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | W Freedom | ||||
| 1986 | Don James | 8–3–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | L Sun | 17 | 18 | ||
| 1987 | Don James | 7–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T–2nd | W Independence | ||||
| 1988 | Don James | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1989 | Don James | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | W Freedom | 20 | 23 | ||
| 1990 | Don James | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1991 | Don James | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Rose | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Don James | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Rose | 10 | 11 | ||
| Jim Lambright ( Pacific-10 Conference) (1993–1998) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Jim Lambright | 7–4 | 5–3 | 4th | Ineligible [n 3] | ||||
| 1994 | Jim Lambright | 7–4 | 4–4 | 5th | Ineligible [n 3] | ||||
| 1995 | Jim Lambright | 7–4–1 | 6–1–1 | T–1st | L Sun | ||||
| 1996 | Jim Lambright | 9–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Holiday | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1997 | Jim Lambright | 8–4 | 5–3 | 4th | W Aloha | 18 | 18 | ||
| 1998 | Jim Lambright | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Oahu | ||||
| Rick Neuheisel ( Pacific-10 Conference) (1999–2002) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–5 | 6–2 | 2nd | L Holiday | ||||
| 2000 | Rick Neuheisel | 11–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Rose† | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | Rick Neuheisel | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L Holiday | 19 | 19 | ||
| 2002 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | L Sun | ||||
| Keith Gilbertson ( Pacific-10 Conference) (2003–2004) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Keith Gilbertson | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004 | Keith Gilbertson | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| Tyrone Willingham ( Pacific-10 Conference) (2005–2008) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Tyrone Willingham | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2006 | Tyrone Willingham | 5–7 | 3–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2007 | Tyrone Willingham | 4–9 | 2–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2008 | Tyrone Willingham | 0–12 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| Steve Sarkisian ( Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2009–2013) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Steve Sarkisian | 5–7 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | T–3rd | W Holiday | ||||
| 2011 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | 3rd (North) | L Alamo | ||||
| 2012 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | 4th (North) | L Maaco | ||||
| 2013 | Steve Sarkisian [n 4] | 9–4 [n 4] | 5–4 | 3rd (North) | W Fight Hunger | 25 | |||
| Chris Petersen ( Pac-12 Conference) (2014–2019) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Chris Petersen | 8–6 | 4–5 | 3rd (North) | L Cactus | ||||
| 2015 | Chris Petersen | 7–6 | 4–5 | 4th (North) | W Heart of Dallas | ||||
| 2016 | Chris Petersen | 12–2 | 8–1 | 1st (North) | L Peach† | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Chris Petersen | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | L Fiesta† | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2018 | Chris Petersen | 10–4 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | L Rose† | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2019 | Chris Petersen | 8–5 | 4–5 | T–2nd (North) | W Las Vegas | ||||
| Jimmy Lake ( Pac-12 Conference) (2020–2021) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Jimmy Lake | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1st (North) [n 5] | [n 5] | ||||
| 2021 | Jimmy Lake [n 6] | 4–8 [n 6] | 3–6 [n 6] | 5th (North) | |||||
| Kalen DeBoer ( Pac-12 Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Kalen DeBoer | 11–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Alamo | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | Kalen DeBoer | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | W Sugar†, L CFP NCG† | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total: | 774–465–50 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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All-time records
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Coast Conference games (1916–1958) | 131 | 119 | 20 |
| Pac-8, 10, 12 Conference games (1959–present) | 229 | 169 | 3 |
| Bowl game appearances | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| All-time regular and postseason record (1889-2023) | 774 | 465 | 50 |
Notes
- ^ a b UCLA's and Mississippi State's wins over Washington were later forfeited due to ineligible players.
- ^ a b Arizona State's win over Washington was later forfeited due to ineligible players.
- ^ a b Washington was hit by sanctions from the Pac-10 Conference, which included a two-year bowl ban.
- ^ a b Sarkisian was Washington's head coach for the 12 regular season games of the 2013 season, but resigned before the Fight Hunger Bowl. Marques Tuiasosopo was appointed interim head coach for the bowl game, which Washington won. The Huskies finished the season with an overall record of 9–4.
- ^ a b Washington was unable to play in the 2020 Pac-12 Championship game due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the team and, on December 18, the Huskies announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.
- ^ a b c Washington suspended Lake without pay on November 8, 2021, after he shoved one of his players the previous weekend. Washington fired Lake on November 14. Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory replaced Lake as interim head coach, going 0–3.