| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Washington Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | North Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1 |
| Champion: | Pac-12 North Division champion |
| Head Coach: | Jimmy Lake |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | John Donovan |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Pete Kwiatkowski |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Codef Coach1: | Ikaika Malloe |
| Codc1 Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
| Stadium: | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium |
The 2020 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jimmy Lake. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On September 24, the Pac-12 announced that football teams would return to play a seven-game conference-only season beginning on November 6, with the conference championship game scheduled for December 18.[2]
The Huskies finished atop the North Division after canceling their game against Oregon, compiling a 3–1 record. On December 14, the Pac-12 announced that the Huskies would not play in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, due to "neither having the minimum 53 scholarship student-athletes available for the game nor the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes at a position group" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On December 18, the Huskies announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.[4]
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
The Preseason Media poll will be released prior to the start of the regular season.
First team[5]
| Position | Player | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||
| OL | Jaxson Kirkland | Jr. | |
| First Team Defense | |||
| DB | Elijah Molden | Sr. | |
Second team
| Position | Player | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Team Offense | |||
| TE | Cade Otton | Jr. | |
| Second Team Defense | |||
| LB | Ryan Bowman | Sr. | |
| Second Team Special Teams | |||
| PK | Peyton Henry | Jr. | |
| Wide receivers coach | Montana State (2004) | ||
| Running backs coach | Hawai'i (2003) | ||
| Terrence Brown | Assistant defensive backs coach | Stanford (2013) | |
| Derham Cato | Tight ends coach | Dartmouth (2010) | |
| Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Johns Hopkins (1996) | ||
| Special teams coordinator/inside linebackers coach | Washington State (1987) | ||
| Will Harris | Defensive backs coach | USC (2009) | |
| Scott Huff | Offensive line coach | Boise State (2002) | |
| Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach | Boise State (1990) | ||
| Ikaika Malloe | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach | Washington (1997) | |
| Tim Socha | Head strength and conditioning coach | Minnesota (1999) | |
| Aaron Knotts | Chief of staff | Miami (OH) (1999) |
Washington's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16.[7] The Huskies had a game scheduled against Michigan on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[8] The Huskies canceled their other two non-conference games, scheduled against Sacramento State and Utah State, shortly thereafter due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The seven game Conference only schedule was announced October 3, 2020.[10]
On November 22, Washington's scheduled game at Washington State for November 27 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Washington State program.[11] Two days later, the Pac-12 announced that Washington would instead host Utah on November 28;[12] the Utes' scheduled game at Arizona State had also been canceled after Arizona State had a COVID-19 outbreak.[13]
| Original 2020 Washington Huskies schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Site | |
| September 5 | Michigan | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |
| September 12 | Sacramento State | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |
| September 19 | Utah State | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |
| October 3 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry) | ||
| October 10 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ||
| October 17 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ||
| October 23 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ||
| October 31 | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ||
| November 7 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ||
| November 14 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ||
| November 21 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ||
| November 27 | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) | ||
See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team. Game canceled due to Cal not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.
See also: 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team.
See also: 2020 Washington State Cougars football team. Game canceled due to Washington State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.
See also: 2020 Utah Utes football team. Due to Arizona State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available due to positive COVID-19 tests Utah was rescheduled to play at Washington.[14] Trailing 21–0 at halftime, Washington scored 24 unanswered points for the eventual 24–21 victory. It has been Washington's largest come-from-behind win since a 1988 game against California.[15]
See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team.
See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team. Game canceled due to UW not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.
See also: 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game and 2020 USC Trojans football team.
Game canceled due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases. Oregon played in the championship game since they had more conference wins.
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Oregon State | Defensive line | [16] | ||
| align=center rowspan="3" | 3 | Luke Wattenberg | align=center rowspan="3" | Arizona | Offensive line | [17] |
| Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Defensive line | |||||
| Dylan Morris | Freshman | |||||
| align=center rowspan="2" | 4 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | align=center rowspan="2" | Utah | Defensive line | [18] |
| Dylan Morris | Freshman | |||||
See also: 2021 NFL draft.
| 1 | 32 | OLB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| 2 | 41 | DT | Detroit Lions | ||
| 3 | 100 | CB | Tennessee Titans | ||
| 5 | 166 | CB | Carolina Panthers |