2023 Washington Huskies football
Pac-12 champion
Sugar Bowl champion
ConferencePac–12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record14–1 (9–0 Pac–12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Grubb (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinatorWilliam Inge (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChuck Morrell (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by Kalen DeBoer in his second and final season as Washington's head coach, before leaving for Alabama at the end of the season. They played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. 2023 was Washington's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024.[1]

With their win over Washington State, the Huskies became the first team to go undefeated in Pac-12 play since the league expanded to 12 teams in 2011. It was Washington's 13th undefeated regular season and 8th perfect regular season, their first since 1991.[2]

After beating the Oregon Ducks on December 1, 2023, in the Pac-12 Championship, Washington also set a program record for wins during a season, their thirteen wins beating the previous record of twelve originally set by their 1991 national championship team and tying the 2016 team. As of December 2023, Washington was ranked No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and played against Texas in the 2024 Sugar Bowl. They won that game, 37–31, becoming the second and final Pac-12 team to win a College Football Playoff game, and advanced to the 2024 CFP National Championship game against No. 1 Michigan, where they lost 34–13.

Preseason

Transfers

2023 Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transferred from
Jabbar Muhammad 1 CB 5'10" 185 Junior DeSoto, TX Oklahoma State
Germie Bernard 4 WR 6'0" 200 Sophomore Henderson, NV Michigan State
Dillon Johnson 7 RB 6'0" 215 Senior Greenville, MS Mississippi State
Thaddeus Dixon 9 WR 6'2" 205 Sophomore La Mirada, CA Long Beach City College
Ralen Goforth 10 OLB 6'2" 225 Graduate student Long Beach, CA USC
Zach Durfee 15 DL 6'5" 250 Redshirt Sophomore Dawson, MN Sioux Falls
Daniyel Ngata 21 RB 5'10" 200 Redshirt Junior Tempe, AZ Arizona State
Josh Cuevas 85 TE 6'5" 245 Redshirt Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Cal Poly
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transferred to
Lonyatta Alexander Jr. 4 WR 6'1" 200 Redshirt Freshman Auburn, WA Montana State
Cameron Williams 6 S 6'0" 207 Junior Bakersfield, CA Georgia Southern
Sam Huard 7 QB 6'2" 193 Freshman Bellevue, WA Cal Poly
Zakhari Spears 14 CB 6'1" 195 Freshman Los Angeles, CA UConn
Daniel Heimuli 15 LB 6'0" 225 Sophomore Palo Alto, CA Arizona
Jay'Veon Sunday 26 RB 6'0" 203 Redshirt Freshman Waco, TX Abilene Christian
Victor Curne 79 OL 6'4" 320 Junior Houston, TX Ole Miss

Recruiting

The Huskies signed a total of 19 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Vincent Holmes
#13 S 		San Jacinto, CA San Jacinto High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 25, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Caleb Presley
#29 CB 		Seattle, WA Rainier Beach High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Rashid Williams
#15 ATH 		Pittsburg, CA Pittsburg High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Curley Reed
#19 S 		Lake Charles, LA Lake Charles College Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Landen Hatchett
#2 OC 		Ferndale, WA Ferndale High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Elishah Jackett
#30 OT 		Orange, CA El Modena High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jun 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Taeshaun Lyons
#43 WR 		Hayward, CA Tennyson High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 16, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tybo Rogers
#37 RB 		Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Anthony James
#59 DE 		Wylie, TX Wylie East High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Keith Reynolds
#115 WR 		Victorville, CA Adelanto High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 4, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jordan Whitney
#66 OLB 		Oxnard, CA Pacifica High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 25, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Leroy Bryant
#91 CB 		Fairfield, CA Rodriguez High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kahlee Tafai
#99 OT 		Lawndale, CA Leuzinger High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jul 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Zachary Henning
#105 OT 		Aurora, CO Grandview High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jun 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jacob Lane
#144 DE 		South Hill, WA Emerald Ridge High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 20, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Elinneus Davis
#90 DT 		Moorhead, MN Moorhead High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jul 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Deven Bryant
#55 ILB 		Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Soane Faasolo
#127 OT 		Atherton, CA Menlo High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 9
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Washington Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • "2023 Washington Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

Roster

2023 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Giles Jackson Sr
WR 1 Rome Odunze Sr
WR 2 Ja'Lynn Polk  So
WR 3 Rashid Williams Fr
WR 4 Germie Bernard So
QB 5 Dylan Morris Jr
RB 6 Richard Newton Sr
RB 7 Dillon Johnson Sr
WR/RB 8 Will Nixon  So
QB 9 Michael Penix Jr. Sr
QB 10 Austin Mack Fr
WR 11 Jalen McMillan Sr
WR 12 Denzel Boston  Fr
QB 13 Camdyn Stiegeler  Fr
QB 14 William Haskell So
WR 15 Taeshaun Lyons Fr
QB 17 Teddy Purcell  So
RB 18 Camden Sirmon  So
QB 19 Alex Johnson Jr
RB 20 Tybo Rogers Fr
RB 21 Daniyel Ngata Jr
RB 22 Cameron Davis Jr
RB 25 Ryder Bumgarner Fr
RB 28 Sam Adams II So
WR 31 Luke Luchini Fr
TE 37 Jack Westover Sr
OL 54 Parker Cross Fr
OL 55 Troy Fautanu Jr
OL 56 Geirean Hatchett  So
OL 58 Zachary Henning Fr
OL 63 Roice Cleeland Fr
OL 64 Gaard Memmelaar  So
OL 65 Samuel Peacock  So
OL 66 Landen Hatchett Fr
OL 67 Aidan Anderson Fr
OL 68 Soane Faasalo Fr
OL 70 Jalen Klemm  Fr
OL 71 Nate Kalepo Jr
OL 72 Parker Brailsford  Fr
OL 73 Roger Rosengarten  So
OL 74 Kahlee Tafai Fr
OL 75 Robert Wyrsch  So
OL 76 Elishah Jackett Fr
OL 77 Julius Buelow Jr
OL 78 Matteo Mele Sr
WR 80 Jake Parnagian  Fr
WR 81 Mason Wheeler Jr
WR 82 Owen Coutts So
TE 83 Devin Culp Sr
WR 84 Jackson Girouard  So
TE 85 Josh Cuevas So
TE 86 Griffin Waiss  So
TE 87 Ryan Otton  Fr
TE 88 Quentin Moore Jr
WR 89 Keith Reynolds Fr
TE 91 John Frazier So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 0 Jaivion Green So
CB 1 Jabbar Muhammad Jr
CB 2 Caleb Presley Fr
CB 3 Mishael Powell Jr
DE 4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui Sr
LB 5 Edefuan Ulofoshio Sr
CB 6 Davon Banks  So
OLB 7 Dominique Hampton Sr
DE 8 Bralen Trice Jr
CB 9 Thaddeus Dixon Jr
LB 10 Ralen Goforth GS
LB 11 Alphonzo Tuputala Jr
S 12 Tristan Dunn  Fr
OLB 13 Kamren Fabiculanan So
DE 14 Milton Hopkins Jr.  So
DE 15 Zach Durfee So
CB 16 Curley Reed Fr
LB 17 Deven Bryant Fr
S 18 Vincent Holmes Fr
S 19 Darren Barkins So
S 20 Asa Turner Sr
LB 21 Dyson McCutcheon So
CB 23 Leroy Bryant Fr
S 24 Makell Esteen  So
CB 25 Elijah Jackson  So
S 26 Diesel Gordon Fr
CB 27 Jakson Berman  Fr
S 28 Vincent Nunley  So
S 30 Sean Toomey-Stout Jr
S 32 Tristan Warner  Fr
LB 33 Jordan Whitney Fr
CB 34 Antonio Hill Sr
CB 40 Anay Nagarajan  So
DE 41 Lance Holtzclaw  Fr
LB 42 Carson Bruener Jr
LB 44 Austin Harnetiaux  Fr
DE 45 Maurice Heims  So
DE 46 Sekai Asoau-Afoa Sr
DE 47 Anthony James Fr
DE 48 Jacob Lane Fr
LB 49 Griffin Miller  Fr
LB 51 Braydon Bruener  Fr
DE 52 Voi Tunuufi Jr
LB 53 Logan Lisherness Fr
LB 54 Drew Fowler Jr
DL 55 Jacob Bandes Jr
DE 56 Jacob Mason Fr
DL 68 Ulumoo Ale Sr
DE 88 Jake Jennings  So
DL 90 Elinneus Davis Fr
DL 91 Tuli Letuligasenoa Sr
DL 93 Habib Bello Fr
DL 94 Jayvon Parker So
DL 95 Armon Parker  Fr
DL 97 Bradley McGannon  So
DL 99 Faatui Tuitele Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 38 Jack McCallister  So
P 43 Adam Saul So
LS 49 Alex Froelich  So
LS 82 Caleb Johnston  Fr
K 85 Addison Shrock  So
LS 89 Jaden Green Jr
K 95 Grady Gross So
P 96 Troy Petz Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ryan Grubb – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • William Inge – Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Chuck Morrell – Co-defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Eric Schmidt – Special teams coordinator/Edges
  • JaMarcus Shephard – Passing game coordinator/wide receivers
  • Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive line
  • Lee Marks – Assistant head coach/running backs
  • Scott Huff – Offensive line
  • Nick Sheridan – Tight ends
  • Julius Brown – Cornerbacks
  • Ron McKeefery – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Zack Cook – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Bryan Fink – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • A. J. Middleton – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Mitch Dahlen – Quality control, offense
  • Tyler Hughes – Quality control, offense
  • Taylor Pope – Quality control, offense
  • Nick Brautigam – Quality control, defense
  • C. J. McGorisk – Quality control, defense
  • Paul Creighton – Quality control, special teams
  • Tyson Maeva – Graduate assistant
  • Juan Rodriguez – Graduate assistant
  • Shaq Vann – Graduate assistant
  • Keaton Wilkerson – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/4/23

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.Boise State*No. 10
ABCW 56–1967,475
September 92:00 p.m.Tulsa*No. 8
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
P12NW 43–1063,128
September 162:00 p.m.at Michigan State*No. 8
PeacockW 41–770,528
September 237:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 8
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ESPNW 59–3269,107
September 307:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 7
P12NW 31–2450,800
October 1412:30 p.m.No. 8 OregonNo. 7
ABCW 36–3371,321
October 217:30 p.m.Arizona StatedaggerNo. 5
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FS1W 15–768,379
October 284:00 p.m.at StanfordNo. 5
FS1W 42–3324,380
November 44:30 p.m.at No. 20 USCNo. 5
ABCW 52–4272,243
November 1112:30 p.m.No. 18 UtahNo. 5
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FOXW 35–2870,976
November 184:30 p.m.at No. 11 Oregon StateNo. 5
ABCW 22–2038,415
November 251:00 p.m.Washington StateNo. 4
FOXW 24–2171,312
December 15:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 OregonNo. 3
ABCW 34–3161,195
January 1, 20245:45 p.m.vs. No. 3 Texas*No. 2
ESPNW 37–3168,791
January 8, 20244:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Michigan*No. 2
ESPNL 13–3472,808

[3]

Game summaries

vs Boise State

See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team
Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs No. 10 Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 6 6 7019
No. 10 Huskies 0 28 72156

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C), Wind: N 5mph
  • Game attendance: 67,475
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (02:42) BSU – Ashton Jeanty 7-yard rush, Jonah Dalmas PAT failed (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:42; BSU 0–6)
Second quarter
  • (12:09) WASH – Jalen McMillan 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:32; WASH 7–6)
  • (12:06) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 39 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:03; BSU 7–9)
  • (07:52) WASH – Jalen McMillan 38-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:45; WASH 14–9)
  • (05:06) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 44-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:43; WASH 21–9)
  • (01:27) WASH – Jack Westover 20-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:43; WASH 28–9)
  • (00:02) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 34 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:26; WASH 28–12)
Third quarter
  • (12:49) BSU – Ashton Jeanty 50-yard pass from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; WASH 28–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:54) WASH – Jalen McMillan 19-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:53; WASH 42–19)
  • (06:57) WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:45; WASH 49–19)
  • (04:03) WASH – Josh Cuevas 31-yard pass from Dylan Morris, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:44; WASH 56–19)

vs Tulsa

See also: 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (1–0) vs No. 8 Washington Huskies (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 3 0 0710
No. 8 Huskies 14 8 14743

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C),
  • Game attendance: 63,128
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:19) WASH – Rome Odunze 2-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; WASH 7–0)
  • (08:48) TUL – Chase Meyer 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 3:31; WASH 7–3)
  • (02:46) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 27-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:52; WASH 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (03:55) WASH – Jalen McMillan 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Jaden Green Pass to Dylan Morris for Two-Point Conversion (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42; WASH 22–3)
Third quarter
  • (08:00) WASH – Germie Bernard 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:39; WASH 29–3)
  • (00:40) WASH – Rome Odunze 14-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:35; WASH 36–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:12) TUL – Luke McGary 15-yard pass from Roman Fuller, Chase Meyer Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:23; WASH 36–10)
  • (03:00) WASH – Daniyel Ngata 1-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:51; WASH 43–10)

at Michigan State

See also: 2023 Michigan State Spartans football team
No. 8 Washington Huskies (2–0) vs Michigan State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Huskies 14 21 6041
Spartans 0 0 707

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C), Wind: SW 3mph
  • Game attendance: 70,528
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:51) WASH – Germie Bernard 1-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:12; WASH 7–0)
  • (01:14) WASH – Jack Westover 5-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:07; WASH 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:44) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 30-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:39; WASH 21–0)
  • (06:49) WASH – Jack Westover 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:41; WASH 28–0)
  • (00:06) WASH – Jack Westover 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 0:35; WASH 35–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:43) WASH – Grady Gross 22-yard Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:10; WASH 38–0)
  • (03:45) WASH – Grady Gross 29-yard Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48; WASH 41–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (05:48) MSU – Katin Houser 4-yard Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:23; WASH 36–10)
  • (03:00) WASH – Daniyel Ngata 5-yard rush, Jonathan Kim Kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:25; WASH 41–7)

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears (2–1) vs No. 8 Washington Huskies (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 6 6 71332
No. 8 Huskies 24 21 7759

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C), Wind: S 5mph
  • Game attendance: 69,107
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

at Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
No. 7 Washington Huskies (4–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Huskies 14 7 7331
Wildcats 0 10 7724

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C), Wind: SW 12mph
  • Game attendance: 50,800
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:02) WASH – Dillon Johnson 4-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:59; Washington 7–0)
  • (0:38) WASH – Germie Bernard 3-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:13; Washington 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:31) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 8-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:07; Washington 14–7)
  • (3:31) WASH – Will Nixon 5-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:58; Washington 21–7)
  • (0:23) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:08; Washington 21–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:42) WASH – Dillon Johnson 4-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:34; Washington 28–10)
  • (3:03) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 1-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Washington 28–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:24) WASH – Grady Gross 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:39; Washington 31–17)
  • (1:08) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 10-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 2:47; Washington 31–24)

vs No. 8 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry
No. 8 Oregon Ducks (5–0) vs No. 7 Washington Huskies (5–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Ducks 8 10 8733
No. 7 Huskies 14 8 7736

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), Wind: SE 5mph
  • Game attendance: 71,321
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

vs Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Arizona State Sun Devils (1–5) vs No. 5 Washington Huskies (6–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 0 7 007
No. 5 Huskies 0 3 01215

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,379
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team
No. 5 Washington Huskies (7–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–5) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Huskies 7 14 71442
Cardinal 0 13 13733

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 24,380
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:26) WASH - Jack Westover 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:41; WASH 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (12:24) STAN - Ashton Daniels 5-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:55; TIE 7-7)
  • (9:20) WASH - Rome Odunze 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; WASH 14-7)
  • (5:09) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 92-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:14; WASH 21-7)
  • (1:05) STAN - Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:04; WASH 21-10)
  • (0:00) STAN - Joshua Karty 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 0:41; WASH 21-13)
Third quarter
  • (10:01) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 39-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:16; WASH 21-19)
  • (3:55) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:28; WASH 28-19)
  • (1:17) STAN - Ashton Daniels 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; WASH 28-26)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:14) WASH - Devin Culp 24-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:58; WASH 35-26)
  • (6:46) STAN - Justin Lemon 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:51; WASH 35-33)
  • (1:36) WASH - Dillon Johnson 13-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:44; WASH 42-33)

at USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team
No. 5 Washington Huskies (8–0) vs No. 20 USC Trojans (7–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Huskies 7 28 71052
No. 20 Trojans 14 14 14042

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,243
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:56) USC - Raleek Brown 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; USC 7-0)
  • (3:38) WASH - Dillon Johnson 2-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Tied 7-7)
  • (0:35) USC - Caleb Williams 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:49; USC 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (11:37) WASH - Devin Culp 22-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr.; Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3;58, Tied 14-14)
  • (9:31) USC - Darwin Barlow 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:06; USC 21-14)
  • (6:44) WASH - Dillon Johnson 52-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Tied 21-21)
  • (4:04) USC - Tahj Washington 41-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; USC 28-21)
  • (1:14) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:50; Tied 28-28)
  • (0:20) WASH - Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:47; Washington 35-28)
Third quarter
  • (8:00) USC - Brenden Rice 25-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:29; Tied 35-35)
  • (4:21) WASH - Michael Penix Jr. 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Washington 42-35)
  • (1:41) USC - Mario Williams 20-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:40; Tied 42-42)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:25) WASH - Grady Gross 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:16; Washington 45-42)
  • (2:20) WASH - Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 5:22; Washington 52-42)

vs No. 18 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team
No. 18 Utah Utes (7–2) vs No. 5 Washington Huskies (9–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Utes 7 21 0028
No. 5 Huskies 10 14 11035

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,976
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

at No. 11 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team
No. 5 Washington Huskies (10–0) vs No. 11 Oregon State Beavers (8–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Huskies 9 13 0022
No. 11 Beavers 7 3 7320

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,415
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

vs Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup
Washington State Cougars (5-6) vs No. 4 Washington Huskies (11-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 7 0721
No. 4 Huskies 7 7 7324

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,312
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

vs No. 5 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship Game)

See also: 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
No. 5 Oregon Ducks (11-1) vs No. 3 Washington Huskies (12-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Ducks 0 10 14731
No. 3 Huskies 10 10 01434

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,195
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:34) WASH – Grady Gross 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 7:26; Washington 3–0)
  • (3:46) WASH – Dillon Johnson 5-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:23; Washington 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:46) ORE – Camden Lewis 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:02; Washington 10–3)
  • (6:48) WASH – Germie Bernard 4-yard pass from Dillon Johnson, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Washington 17–3)
  • (1:39) WASH – Grady Gross 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58; Washington 20–3)
  • (0:09) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Washington 20–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:39) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:21; Washington 20–17)
  • (1:51) ORE – Jordan James 6-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:30; Oregon 24–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:23) WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:28; Washington 27–24)
  • (2:44) WASH – Quentin Moore 2-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Washington 34–24)
  • (2:14) ORE – Traeshon Holden 63-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:30; Washington 34–31)

vs No. 3 Texas (Sugar Bowl-CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team
Pregame line Over/under
Wash +3.5 61.5
2024 Sugar Bowl presented by Allstate
No. 3 Texas Longhorns (12-1, 8-1) vs No. 2 Washington Huskies (13-0, 9-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Longhorns 7 14 01031
No. 2 Huskies 7 14 10637

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
  • (11:04) WASH – Dillon Johnson 2-yard rush, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 2:59; WASH 7–0)
  • (7:06) TEX – Jaydon Blue 5-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; TIED 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:08) WASH – WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard rush, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; WASH 14–7)
  • (10:08) TEX – Byron Murphy II 1-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:37; TIED 14–14)
  • (13:08) WASH – WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 29-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:28; WASH 21–14)
  • (0:17) TEX – CJ Baxter 1-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 1:10; TIED 21–21)
Third quarter
  • (10:30) WASH – Jalen McMillan 19-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:30; WASH 28–21)
  • (07:44) WASH – Grady Gross 26-yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:30; WASH 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:51) WASH – Grady Gross 40-yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:48; WASH 34–21)
  • (07:23) TEX – Adonai Mitchell 1-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:56; WASH 34–28)
  • (02:40) WASH – Grady Gross 27-yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:43; WASH 37–28)
  • (01:09) TEX – Bert Auburn 25-yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:31; WASH 37–31)
Statistics Texas Washington
First downs 23 25
Total yards 498 532
Rushes/yards 24–180 31–102
Passing yards 318 430
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–43–0 29–39–0
Time of possession 23:40 36:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 24/43, 318 yards, TD
Rushing CJ Baxter 9 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 6 receptions, 75 yards
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 29/38, 430 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dillon Johnson 21 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rome Odunze 6 receptions, 125 yards

vs No. 1 Michigan (CFP National Championship)

See also: 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team
Pregame line Over/under
Wash +4.5 55.5
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (14–0, 9–0) vs No. 2 Washington Huskies (14–0, 9–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Wolverines 14 3 31434
No. 2 Huskies 3 7 3013

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: January 8th, 2024
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (Indoor Stadium)
  • Game attendance: 72,808
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath (sidelines), Bill Lemonnier (rules analyst), Marty Jaramillo (sports injury analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:14) UM - Donovan Edwards 41 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, TOP 04:42; MICH 7-0)
  • (03:56) UW - Grady Gross 25 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:18; MICH 7-3)
  • (02:23) UM - Donovan Edwards 46 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:27; MICH 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (13:28) UM - James Turner 31 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 01:53; MICH 17-3)
  • (00:42) UW - Jalen McMillan 3 yd pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:01; MICH 17-10)
Third quarter
  • (11:55) UM - James Turner 38 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:00; MICH 20-10)
  • (08:58) UW - Grady Gross 45 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:57; MICH 20-13)
Fourth quarter
  • (07:09) UM - Blake Corum 12 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:35; MICH 27-13)
  • (03:37) UM - Blake Corum 1 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:52; MICH 34-13)
Statistics Michigan Washington
First downs 16 17
Total yards 443 301
Rushes/yards 38–303 20–46
Passing yards 140 255
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–19–0 27–51–2
Time of possession 29:16 30:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Passing J.J. McCarthy 10/18, 140 yards
Rushing Blake Corum 21 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Colston Loveland 3 receptions, 64 yards
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 27/51, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dillon Johnson 11 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Rome Odunze 5 receptions, 87 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP108887 (1)775 (2)5555432 (11)2
Coaches118888 (1)8 (1)6 (1)55555532 (8)2
CFPNot released555432Not released

Awards and honors

Individual awards

Individual Yearly Awards
Name Position Award Ref.
Kalen DeBoer Head coach AP Coach of the Year
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Home Depot Coach of the Year
Sporting News Coach of the Year
Walter Camp Coach of the Year
Pac-12 Coach of the Year
AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year 		[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Michael Penix Jr. QB Maxwell Award [4]
Troy Fautanu OT Morris Trophy [10]
Offensive line Joe Moore Award [11]

All-Pac-12 team

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