2017 Washington Huskies football team explained

Coachrank:15
Aprank:16
Mode:football
Year:2017
Team:Washington Huskies
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Division:North Division
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:10–3
Conf Record:7–2
Head Coach:Chris Petersen
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Jonathan Smith
Oc Year:4th
Cooff Coach1:Matt Lubick
Cooc1 Year:1st
Dc Year:4th
Codef Coach1:Jimmy Lake
Codc1 Year:2nd
Mvp:Myles Gaskin (O)
Vita Vea (D)
Mvp2:Dante Pettis (ST)
Captain:Keishawn Bierria
Coleman Shelton
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Scheme:3–4
Stadium:Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
Champion:Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Bowl:Fiesta Bowl
Bowl Result:L 28–35 vs. Penn State

The 2017 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Chris Petersen led the team in his fourth season as head coach. Washington competed as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Stanford. Due to their head-to-head loss to Stanford, they did not represent the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Penn State.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Washington Years Alma mater
Head coach 4thUC Davis (1988)
Defensive coordinator 4thBoise State (1990)
Co-defensive coordinator / defensive backs 4thEastern Washington (2000)
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 4thOregon State (2001)
Co-offensive coordinator / Receivers 1stWestern Montana (1994)
Assistant head coach / Linebackers / special teams 4thWashington State (1987)
Running backs / recruiting coordinator 4thHawaii (2003)
Scott Huff Offensive line / Run Game Coordinator 1stBoise State (2002)
Ikaika Malloe Defensive line 2ndWashington (1997)
Tight ends 7thSan Diego (2006)

Roster

Recruiting

Position key

BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDB
Defensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndE
FullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerK
Kickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLB
Long snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQB
Running backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR

Recruits

The Huskies signed a total of 18 commits.

Schedule

[1]

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Game summaries

At Rutgers

See also: 2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

Montana

See also: 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

At Colorado

See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

At Oregon State

See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team.

California

See also: 2017 California Golden Bears football team.

At Arizona State

See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

UCLA

See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team.

Oregon

See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team.

At Stanford

See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team.

Utah

See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team.

Washington State

See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team.

vs Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

See also: 2017 Fiesta Bowl and 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Awards and honors

Coaches

Pete KwiatkowskiDefensive coordinator

Offense

Dante PettisWide receiver – Senior

Special teams

Dante Pettis – Return specialist – Senior

All-Pac-12 Individual awards

Vita VeaDefensive tackle – Junior

Pac-12 All-Conference Team

First team

Second team

Honorable mention

NFL Scouting Combine

Seven members of the 2017 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine held between February 27 and March 5, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

LB04 LB 6'2" 223 " " 4.79 21 reps 30.5" 117" 7.26 [2]
RB06 RB 5'11" 223 " " 4.65 23 reps 33" 120" [3]
TE05 Will Dissly TE 6'4" 267 32" " 4.87 15 reps 28" 111" 7.07 4.40 12.12 [4]
WO27 Dante Pettis WR 6'1" 192 " " [5]
OL39 OL 6'4" 295 " " 5.21 26.5" 110" 7.62 4.59 [6]
DL22 Vita Vea DT 6'4" 344 " 10" 5.10 41 reps [7]
LB39 Azeem Victor LB 6'1" 230 33" " 4.72 19 reps 32.5" 115" 7.20 4.40 [8]
Top position performer

NFL draft

The 2018 NFL draft was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 26 through April 28, 2018. The following Washington players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Vita VeaDT112Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dante PettisWR244San Francisco 49ers
Will DisslyTE4120Seattle Seahawks
Azeem VictorILB6216Oakland Raiders
Keishawn BierriaILB6217Denver Broncos
Lavon ColemanRBUDFAHouston Texans
Coleman SheltonOLUDFASan Francisco 49ers
Ezekiel TurnerSUDFAArizona Cardinals

Notes

1.Due to injury, Dante Pettis did not participate in combine drills.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Washington Huskies Football Schedule. FB Schedules. December 31, 2016.
  2. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/keishawn-bierria?id=2559820 Keishawn Bierria Combine profile
  3. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/lavon-coleman?id=2559884 Lavon Coleman Combine profile
  4. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/will-dissly?id=2560122 Will Dissly Combine profile
  5. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/dante-pettis?id=2560020 Dante Pettis Combine profile
  6. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/coleman-shelton?id=2559861 Coleman Shelton Combine profile
  7. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/vita-vea?id=2559810 Vita Vea Combine profile
  8. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/azeem-victor?id=2559823 Azeem Victor Combine profile