Kalen DeBoer served as the head coach of the Huskies from 2022 to 2023.

The Washington Huskies college football team represents the University of Washington in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Huskies compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 31 head coaches since it began play during the 1889 season.[1] Jedd Fisch is the current head coach.[2][3]

The Huskies have played more than 1,100 games over 122 seasons.[1] In that time, eleven coaches have led the Huskies in postseason bowl games: Enoch Bagshaw, James Phelan, Ralph Welch, Jim Owens, Don James, Jim Lambright, Rick Neuheisel, Steve Sarkisian, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Petersen, and Kalen DeBoer.[4] Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Gil Dobie, Claude J. Hunt, Phelan and Bradshaw captured a combined four as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and Owens, James, Lambright, and Neuheisel won a combined 11 as a member of the Pac-10.[5] Don James won a national championship with the Huskies in 1991.[6]

James is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 153 victories during his 18 years with the program.[1] Dobie, who was undefeated during his nine seasons with Washington, has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more one game at .975.[1] Stub Allison has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .167.[1] Of the 30 different head coaches who have led the Huskies, Dobie,[7] Phelan,[8] Darrell Royal,[9] Owens,[10] and James[11] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5]
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC
[A 6] 		CC NC Awards
1 W. B. Goodwin 1892–1893 7 2 4 1 0.357 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
2 Charles Cobb 1894 3 1 1 1 0.500 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
3 Ralph Nichols 1895–1896
1898 		12 7 4 1 0.625 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
4 Carl L. Clemans 1897 3 1 2 0 0.333 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
5 A. S. Jeffs 1899 6 4 1 1 0.750 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
6 J. S. Dodge 1900 5 1 2 2 0.400 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
7 Jack Wright 1901 6 3 3 0 0.500 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
8 James Knight 1902–1904 20 15 4 1 0.775 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
9 Oliver Cutts 1905 9 5 2 2 0.667 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
10 Victor M. Place 1906–1907 19 8 5 6 0.579 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
11 Gil Dobie† 1908–1916 61 58 0 3 0.975 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 — 1 0 —
12 Claude J. Hunt 1917
1919 		10 6 3 1 0.650 2 2 1 0.500 0 0 0 — 1 0 —
13 Tony Savage 1918 2 1 1 0 0.500 1 1 0 0.500 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
14 Stub Allison 1920 6 1 5 0 0.167 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
15 Enoch Bagshaw 1921–1929 91 63 22 6 0.725 25 21 4 0.540 1 0 1 — 1 0 —
16 James Phelan† 1930–1941 110 65 37 8 0.627 51 31 8 0.611 0 1 0 — 1 0 —
17 Ralph Welch 1942–1947 50 27 20 3 0.570 17 16 2 0.514 0 1 0 — 0 0 —
18 Howard Odell 1948–1952 50 23 25 2 0.480 17 18 2 0.486 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
19 John Cherberg 1953–1955 30 10 18 2 0.367 7 13 2 0.364 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
20 Darrell Royal† 1956 10 5 5 0 0.500 4 4 0 0.500 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
21 Jim Owens† 1957–1974 187 99 82 6 0.545 60 58 2 0.508 2 1 0 — 3 1 – 1960 UPI Pacific Coast Coach of the Year (1959, 1960)[15][16]
22 Don James† 1975–1992 212 153 57 2 0.726 98 37 2 0.723 10 4 0 — 6 1 – 1991 AFCA Coach of the Year (1977)[17]
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1991)[18]
FWAA Coach of the Year (1991)[19]
George Munger Award (1991)[20]
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (1991)[21]
Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1980, 1990, 1991)[21]
23 Jim Lambright 1993–1998 70 44 25 1 0.636 31 16 1 0.656 1 3 0 — 1 0 —
24 Rick Neuheisel 1999–2002 49 33 16 — 0.673 23 9 — 0.719 1 3 — — 1 0 —
25 Keith Gilbertson 2003–2004 23 7 16 — 0.304 4 12 — 0.250 0 0 — — 0 0 —
26 Tyrone Willingham 2005–2008 48 11 37 — 0.229 6 29 — 0.171 0 0 — — 0 0 —
27 Steve Sarkisian 2009–2013 63 34 29 — 0.540 24 21 — 0.533 1 2 — 0 0 0 —
Int Marques Tuiasosopo[22] 2013 1 1 0 — 1.000 — — — — 1 0 — — — — —
28 Chris Petersen 2014–2019 81 55 26 — 0.679 34 20 — 0.630 2 4 — 3 2 0 —
29 Jimmy Lake 2020–2021 13 7 6 — 0.538 6 4 — 0.600 0 0 — 1 0 0
Int Bob Gregory[23] 2021 3 0 3 — .000 0 3 — .000 — — — — — — —
30 Kalen DeBoer 2022–2023 28 25 3 — 0.893 16 2 — 0.889 2 1 — — 1 0 AFCA Coach of the Year (2023)
AP Coach of the Year (2023)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2023)
George Munger Award (2023)
Home Depot Coach of the Year (2023)
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2023)[24]
Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)[25]
31 Jedd Fisch 2024–present 0 0 0 — – 0 0 — – 0 0 — — 0 0 —

Notes

  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[12]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[13]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[14]
  5. ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 college football season.
  6. ^ Divisional champions advanced to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game during the 2011–2021 seasons. During those seasons, Washington competed as a member of the Pac-12 North.

References

General

  • "Washington Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  • 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book (PDF). Seattle, Washington: Washington Athletics Communications Office. 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2012.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book, p. 173
  2. ^ "Washington is hiring Arizona's Jedd Fisch to be head coach, replacing Kalen DeBoer, AP source says". AP News. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ https://x.com/UW_Football/status/1746688849450094864?s=20
  4. ^ 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book, p. 177
  5. ^ 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book, pp. 183–204
  6. ^ The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records. NCAA.org. pp. 68–77. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "Gil "Gloomy Gil" Dobie". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  8. ^ "Jim Phelan". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  9. ^ "Darrell Royal". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  10. ^ "Jim Owens". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  11. ^ "Don James". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  12. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  13. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  14. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  15. ^ "Six Mustangs Earn Coast Mention: First-Team Spots Monopolized by USC, Washington". San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune. November 30, 1959. p. 8.
  16. ^ "UPI Selects: Campbell Chosen Lineman of Year". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 22, 1960. p. 30.
  17. ^ "Past National COTY Winners". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  18. ^ "Past National COTY Winners". Paul "Bear" Bryant Award. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  19. ^ "All-time Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Winners". Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  20. ^ "George Munger Award College Coach of the Year". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  21. ^ a b 2012 Pac-12 Conference Football Media Guide. Pac-12 Communications Department. 2012. p. 119.
  22. ^ "Marques Tuiasosopo named interim coach for bowl game". The Seattle Times. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2021-11-29. Marques Tuiasosopo, the star quarterback on Washington's 2001 Rose Bowl team, was named Wednesday the interim head coach for UW's upcoming bowl game.
  23. ^ "UW Huskies fire football coach Jimmy Lake after 13 games". The Seattle Times. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-29. Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory will continue to serve as the program's interim head coach for the rest of the season...
  24. ^ DeCourcy, Mike (December 15, 2023), "Sporting News Coach of the Year: Washington's Kalen DeBoer is a '20-year overnight success'", The Sporting News
  25. ^ "2022 Pac-12 Football Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva, and All-Conference honors announced".
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