2007 Washington Huskies football team explained

Sport:football
Year:2007
Team:Washington Huskies
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Record:4–9
Conf Record:2–7
Head Coach:Tyrone Willingham
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Tim Lappano
Oc Year:3rd
Def Coach:Kent Baer
Dc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Scheme:4–3
Mvp:Louis Rankin (O)
Mvp2:Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (D)
Captain:Juan Garcia
Captain2:Greyson Gunheim
Captain3:Roy Lewis/Louis Rankin
Captain4:Jordan Reffett/Anthony Russo
Stadium:Husky Stadium

The 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The 2007 Huskies' schedule was ranked as the most difficult in college football by Jeff Sagarin.[1] The Huskies finished with a record of 4–9, their fourth straight losing season.[2] This, combined with the 2007 team having the worst defense in school history,[3] led to the firings of defensive coordinator Kent Baer and special teams coach Bob Simmons at the end of the season.[4]

The Huskies were led by their redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, who made his debut this season, throwing for over 2,000 yards and rushing for 986. Locker accounted for 27 touchdowns. Louis Rankin, who was named the team's offensive most valuable player, rushed for 1,294 yards.[5]

NFL draft

No Huskies were selected in the 2008 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (252 selections).

Notes and References

  1. Sagarin, Jeff. "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings." USA Today. December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
  2. Stassen, Chris. "All-Time Records of Washington ." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  3. "Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns." The Sporting News. December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
  4. Condotta, Bob. "UW starts overhaul of coaching staff." The Seattle Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
  5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/stats/_/id/264/washington-huskies ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics