2000 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Purdue
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Gilbertson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainLarry Tripplett
Marques Tuiasosopo (2)
Chad Ward
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Washington $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 4 Oregon State  %+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 7 Oregon +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Stanford   4 – 4     5 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arizona State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 5     5 – 6  
USC   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Washington State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
California   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel and played their home games on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Washington lost only once, on the road at Oregon,[1] and won the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day to finish with an 11–1 record.[2][3][4]

On the new FieldTurf at Husky Stadium, Washington opened the 2000 season on September 2 with a 44–20 victory over Idaho. Fourth-ranked Miami traveled to Seattle the next week and senior QB Marques Tuiasosopo threw for 223 yards and ran for 45 as the Huskies handed the Hurricanes their only loss of the season, 34–29.[5]

The following week, Neuheisel led UW against his former team, the Colorado Buffaloes, at Folsom Field in Boulder. The Huskies celebrated their coach's homecoming with a 17–14 victory.[6] Border rival Oregon spoiled Washington's hopes for a perfect season with a 23–16 setback in the wind in Eugene,[1] but the Huskies responded the next week with a dramatic 33–30 victory over eventual Fiesta Bowl champion Oregon State in the only loss of their season.[7]

In the next five weeks, the Huskies battled back from second half deficits in every game, including a 31–28 win in the rain at Stanford that was marked with tragedy; safety Curtis Williams (1978–2002) was paralyzed after a neck injury late in the third quarter.[8] For the remainder of the season, players and coaches wore the letters "CW" on helmets and uniforms in honor of him;[9][10] he died from complications less than 19 months later.[11][12][13]

After several second half comebacks, Washington was finally able to win a game easily with a 51–3 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup in Pullman,[14][15] setting a record for largest margin of victory (48 points) in the series. (The 1990 team led by 52 points, also in Pullman, but reserves allowed a late touchdown.)[16][17] The win over the Cougars, paired with an Oregon State win over Oregon in the Civil War, put the Huskies in the Rose Bowl, taking the tiebreaker with the better non-conference record.[15]

On New Year's Day in Pasadena, Tuiasosopo earned Rose Bowl MVP honors as he led fourth-ranked Washington to a 34–24 win over #14 Purdue and Drew Brees;[2][3][4] the Huskies were third in both final polls.[18][19]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:30 p.m.Idaho*No. 14
FSNW 44–2070,117
September 912:30 p.m.No. 4 Miami (FL)*No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 34–2974,157[5]
September 1612:30 p.m.at Colorado*No. 9
ABCW 17–1450,454[6]
September 3012:30 p.m.at No. 20 OregonNo. 6
ABCL 16–2346,153[1]
October 77:00 p.m.No. 23 Oregon StateNo. 13
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 33–3073,145[7]
October 147:00 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 11
FSNW 21–1561,370
October 213:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 9
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 36–2470,113
October 282:00 p.m.at StanfordNo. 9
FSNW 31–2831,300[8]
November 412:30 p.m.ArizonaNo. 8
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 35–3270,411
November 1112:30 p.m.UCLANo. 7
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 35–2871,886
November 183:30 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 6
FSNW 51–333,010[14][15]
January 1, 20011:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 Purdue*No. 4
ABCW 34–2494,392[2][3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2000 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Rich Alexis Fr
RB 20 Paul Arnold So
C 64 Kyle Benn Jr
OT 74 Wes Call Sr
RB 29 Braxton Cleman Jr
TE 97 Joe Collier Jr
TE 85 John Westra Jr
FB 47 Pat Conniff Sr
WR 19 Wondame Davis Jr
WR 18 Todd Elstrom Jr
G 54 Matt Fraize Sr
WR 9 Gerald Harris Sr
RB 8 Willie Hurst Jr
WR 89 Chris Juergens Jr
G 55 Rock Nelson Jr
QB 3 Cody Pickett Fr
WR 5 Patrick Reddick Jr
WR 80 Justin Robbins Fr
G 77 Matt Rogers Sr
QB 12 J.K. Scott Jr
OT 68 Elliot Silvers Sr
TE 14 Jerramy Stevens So
QB 11 Marques Tuiasosopo (C) Sr
FB 45 Ken Walker Jr
G 71 Chad Ward (C) Sr
TE 84 Kevin Ware So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 9 Hakim Akbar Sr
DB 3 Roc Alexander Fr
FS 43 Owen Biddle So
CB 10 Toure Butler Sr
FS 34 Greg Carothers Fr
LB 24 Derrell Daniels Sr
DE 46 Ossim Hatem So
DB 21 Derrick Johnson Fr
DT 76 Ryan Julian Sr
LB 47 Anthony Kelley Jr
LB 42 Tyler Krambrink Fr
CB 12 Omare Lowe Jr
LB 41 Ben Mahdavi So
CB 28 Chris Massey Fr
LB 4 Jeremiah Pharms Sr
DE 97 Marcus Roberson Jr
DE 59 Jerome Stevens Fr
NT 70 Larry Tripplett (C) Jr
CB 23 Anthony Vontoure Jr
FS 25 Curtis Williams Sr
LB 13 Jafar Williams Jr
LB 6 Jamaun Willis Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 15 John Anderson So
P 16 Ryan Fleming Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2020-01-31

Source:[20][21]

Rankings

Further information: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1314159861311998764443
Coaches14151510761110997654443
BCSNot released9865444Not released

Game summaries

Idaho

See also: 2000 Idaho Vandals football team

Miami (FL)

#4 Miami (FL) at #15 Washington
1 234Total
Miami (FL) 3 0197 29
• Washington 7 1467 34
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
  • Game attendance: 74,157
  • Referee: Chuck McFerrin
Scoring summary
18:19WASHBraxton Cleman 3-yard run (John Anderson kick)Washington 7-0
12:25MIATodd Sievers 27-yard field goalWashington 7-3
25:19WASHMarques Tuiasosopo 12-yard run (John Anderson kick)Washington 14-3
22:02WASHJeremy Stevens 23-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick)Washington 21-3
37:34MIAReggie Wayne 21-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (two-point conversion failed)Washington 21-9
36:10WASHRich Alexis 50-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Washington 27-9
35:23MIANajeh Davenport 8-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Washington 27-15
33:50MIAJames Jackson 8-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)Washington 27-22
414:30WASHPat Condiff 1-yard run (John Anderson kick)Washington 34-22
42:52MIAJames Jackson 1-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)Washington 34-29

See also: 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team

Source:[5][22]

At Colorado

See also: 2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Oregon

See also: 2000 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon State

Beavers (4-0) at Huskies (3-1)
1 234Total
Oregon State 14 079 30
• Washington 7 13013 33
       
Scoring summary
15:29OSURobert Prescott 48-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Ryan Cesca kick)OSU 7–0
2:23WASHJustin Robbins 16-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick)Tied 7–7
0:18OSUPatrick McCall 43-yard run (Cesca kick)OSU 14–7
211:27WASHRich Alexis 1-yard run (Anderson kick)Tied 14-14
5:33WASHJohn Anderson 27-yard field goalWash 17-14
0:00WASHJohn Anderson 23-yard field goalWash 20-14
34:29OSUT.J. Houshmandzadeh 11-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick)OSU 21-20
414:01WASHRich Alexis 1-yard run (two point attempt failed)Wash 26-21
14:01OSUKeith Heyward-Johnson 98-yard fumble return of two-point conversion attemptWash 26-23
8:23WASHMarques Tuiasosopo 4-yard run (Anderson kick)Wash 33-23
7:22OSUChad Johnson 80-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick)Wash 33-30

See also: 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team

Vs. Purdue (Rose Bowl)

1 234Total
Purdue 0 1077 24
• Washington 14 0614 34
      
Scoring summary
18:33WASHCleman 1-yard run (Anderson kick)WASH 7–0
4:42WASHTuiasosopo 5-yard run (Anderson kick)WASH 14–0
211:32PURSutherland 5-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)WASH 14–7
0:26PURTravis Dorsch 26-yard field goalWASH 14–10
313:12WASHAnderson 47-yard field goalWASH 17–10
11:58PURSutherland 24-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)Tied 17–17
6:55WASHAnderson 42-yard field goalWASH 20–17
412:00WASHElstrom 8-yard pass from Tuiasosopo (Anderson kick)WASH 27–17
7:25WASHHurst 8-yard run (Anderson kick)WASH 34–17
6:37PURBrown 42-yard run (Dorsch kick)WASH 34–24

Main article: 2001 Rose Bowl

See also: 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team

NFL draft selections

Main article: 2001 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Marques Tuiasosopo Quarterback 2 59 Oakland Raiders
Elliot Silvers Tackle 5 132 San Diego Chargers
Jeremiah Pharms Linebacker 5 134 Cleveland Browns
Hakim Akbar Defensive back 5 163 New England Patriots
Chad Ward Guard 6 170 Jacksonville Jaguars

Source:[23]

Awards and honors

References

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