Year: | 2019 |
Team: | Washington Huskies |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Division: | North Division |
Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
Record: | 8–5 |
Conf Record: | 4–5 |
Head Coach: | Chris Petersen |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Off Coach: | Bush Hamdan |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Jimmy Lake |
Dc Year: | 4th |
Codef Coach1: | Pete Kwiatkowski |
Codc1 Year: | 6th |
Off Scheme: | Spread |
Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
Stadium: | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium |
Champion: | Las Vegas Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Las Vegas Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 38–7 vs. Boise State |
The 2019 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by head coach Chris Petersen, in his sixth and final year as head coach. The team looked to improve upon its 10–4 record from 2018. After the regular season, Petersen announced that the team's postseason bowl game, the Las Vegas Bowl, would be his final game with the Huskies. Respected defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake would take over the reins after the Las Vegas Bowl, firing two offensive coordinators within 24 hours. They played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, competing as a member of the North Division in the Pac-12 Conference.
Matt Lubick, who served as wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator in the previous two seasons, resigned in January 2019. He indicated he was leaving the coaching profession entirely.[1] On January 17, 2019, Washington announced it had hired Junior Adams to replace Lubick as wide receivers coach.[2]
Washington's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 23 recruits. The class was ranked as the 16th best in the country and the second-best in the Pac-12 Conference behind Oregon according to the 247Sports.com Composite.[3]
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Washington was predicted to finish in second place in the North Division, receiving one fewer vote than Oregon. The Huskies finished with the third-most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.[4]
Media poll (North Division) | |||
1 | Oregon | 190 (17) | |
2 | Washington | 189 (17) | |
3 | Stanford | 129 | |
4 | Washington State | 108 (1) | |
5 | California | 81 | |
6 | Oregon State | 38 |
Media poll (Pac-12 Championship) | |||
1 | Utah | 12 | |
2 | Oregon | 11 | |
3 | Washington | 9 | |
4 | USC | 2 | |
5 | Washington State | 1 |
Washington's 2019 schedule began with a home non-conference game against Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference. Washington's two other non-conference games were against Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference at home, and a road game against BYU, a football independent. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Huskies played the other members of the North Division and drew Arizona, Colorado, USC, and Utah from the South Division.
Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach | Eastern Washington (2000) | ||
Wide receivers coach | Montana State (2004) | ||
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Boise State (2008) | ||
Will Harris | Assistant defensive backs coach | USC (2009) | |
Recruiting coordinator/running backs coach | Hawai'i (2003) | ||
Assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach/special teams coordinator | Washington State (1987) | ||
Scott Huff | Offensive line coach/Run game coordinator | Boise State (2002) | |
Co-defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach | Boise State (1990) | ||
Ikaika Malloe | Defensive line coach | Washington (1997) | |
Tight ends coach | San Diego (2006) | ||
Tim Socha | Strength & conditioning coach | Minnesota (1999) |
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.
See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team.
Referee: Steven StrimlingSee also: 2019 USC Trojans football team.
See also: 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team.
See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team.
See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry.
See also: 2019 Utah Utes football team.
See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup.
See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team and 2019 Las Vegas Bowl.
See also: 2020 NFL draft.
4 | 122 | QB | Indianapolis Colts | ||
5 | 160 | C | Cleveland Browns |