American college football season
2000 Washington Huskies football Conference Pacific-10 Coaches No. 3 AP No. 3 2000 record 11–1 (7–1 Pac-10) Head coach Rick Neuheisel (2nd season)Offensive coordinator Keith Gilbertson (1st season)Defensive coordinator Tim Hundley (2nd season) Captain Larry Tripplett Marques Tuiasosopo (2)Chad Ward Home stadium Husky Stadium (Capacity: 72,500; FieldTurf )Seasons
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]
Season summary [ ]
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] [14]
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 ,[15] [16] 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.)[17] [18] 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.[16]
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 .[19] [20]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:30 p.m. Idaho * No. 14 FSN W 44–2070,117
September 9 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Miami (FL) * No. 15 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA [5] ABC W 34–2974,157
September 16 12:30 p.m. at Colorado * No. 9 Folsom Field Boulder, CO [6] ABC W 17–1450,454
September 30 12:30 p.m. at No. 20 Oregon No. 6 ABC L 16–2346,153
October 7 7:00 p.m. No. 23 Oregon State No. 13 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA [7] FSN W 33–3073,145
October 14 7:00 p.m. at Arizona State No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSN W 21–1561,370
October 21 3:30 p.m. California No. 9 FSN W 36–2470,113
October 28 2:00 p.m. at Stanford No. 9 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA [8] FSN W 31–2831,300
November 4 12:30 p.m. Arizona No. 8 ABC W 35–3270,411
November 11 12:30 p.m. UCLA No. 7 ABC W 35–2871,886
November 18 3:30 p.m. at Washington State No. 6 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA [15] [16] (Apple Cup )FSN W 51–333,010
January 1, 2001 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 14 Purdue * No. 4 ABC W 34–2494,392
*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
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Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
24
Rich Alexis
Fr
RB
20
Paul Arnold
So
C
64
Kyle Benn
Jr
T
74
Wes Call
Sr
RB
29
Braxton Cleman
Jr
TE
97
Joe Collier
Jr
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
T
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
Rick Neuheisel (2nd year)
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2020-01-31
Source: [21] [22]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
13
14
15
9
8
6
13
11
9
9
8
7
6
4
4
4
3
Coaches
14
15
15
10
7
6
11
10
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
3
BCS
Not released
9
8
6
5
4
4
4
Not released
Game summaries [ ]
Idaho [ ]
Miami (FL) [ ]
#4 Miami (FL) at #15 Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Miami (FL)
3
0 19 7
29
• Washington
7
14 6 7
34
Date: September 9Location: Husky Stadium • Seattle, WashingtonGame attendance: 74,157Referee: Chuck McFerrin
Scoring summary 1 8:19 WASH Braxton Cleman 3-yard run (John Anderson kick) Washington 7-0
1 2:25 MIA Todd Sievers 27-yard field goalWashington 7-3
2 5:19 WASH Marques Tuiasosopo 12-yard run (John Anderson kick)Washington 14-3
2 2:02 WASH Jeremy Stevens 23-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick)Washington 21-3
3 7:34 MIA Reggie Wayne 21-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (two-point conversion failed)Washington 21-9
3 6:10 WASH Rich Alexis 50-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Washington 27-9
3 5:23 MIA Najeh Davenport 8-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Washington 27-15
3 3:50 MIA James Jackson 8-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)Washington 27-22
4 14:30 WASH Pat Condiff 1-yard run (John Anderson kick) Washington 34-22
4 2:52 MIA James Jackson 1-yard run (Todd Sievers kick) Washington 34-29
See also: 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team
Source: [5] [23]
at Colorado [ ]
at Oregon [ ]
See also: 2000 Oregon Ducks football team
Oregon State [ ]
Beavers (4-0) at Huskies (3-1)
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon State
14
0 7 9
30
• Washington
7
13 0 13
33
Date: October 7, 2000Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle, WA Game attendance: 73,145TV announcers (FSN ): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (Color) & Lisa Malosky (Sideline)
Scoring summary 1 5:29 OSU Robert Prescott 48-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Ryan Cesca kick) OSU 7–0
2:23 WASH Justin Robbins 16-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick) Tied 7–7
0:18 OSU Patrick McCall 43-yard run (Cesca kick) OSU 14–7
2 11:27 WASH Rich Alexis 1-yard run (Anderson kick) Tied 14-14
5:33 WASH John Anderson 27-yard field goal Wash 17-14
0:00 WASH John Anderson 23-yard field goal Wash 20-14
3 4:29 OSU T.J. Houshmandzadeh 11-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick) OSU 21-20
4 14:01 WASH Rich Alexis 1-yard run (two point attempt failed) Wash 26-21
14:01 OSU Keith Heyward-Johnson 98-yard fumble return of two-point conversion attempt Wash 26-23
8:23 WASH Marques Tuiasosopo 4-yard run (Anderson kick) Wash 33-23
7:22 OSU Chad 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
2 3 4 Total
Purdue
0
10 7 7
24
• Washington
14
0 6 14
34
Date: January 1Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 94,392Referee: Jack ChildressTV announcers (ABC ): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)
Scoring summary 1 8:33 WASH Cleman 1-yard run (Anderson kick) WASH 7–0
4:42 WASH Tuiasosopo 5-yard run (Anderson kick)WASH 14–0
2 11:32 PUR Sutherland 5-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) WASH 14–7
0:26 PUR Travis Dorsch 26-yard field goal WASH 14–10
3 13:12 WASH Anderson 47-yard field goal WASH 17–10
11:58 PUR Sutherland 24-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) Tied 17–17
6:55 WASH Anderson 42-yard field goal WASH 20–17
4 12:00 WASH Elstrom 8-yard pass from Tuiasosopo (Anderson kick) WASH 27–17
7:25 WASH Hurst 8-yard run (Anderson kick) WASH 34–17
6:37 PUR Brown 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: [24]
Awards and honors [ ]
Marques Tuiasosopo, Rose Bowl Player of the Game[25]
References [ ]
^ a b c "Ducks flying high" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 1, 2000. p. 1A.
^ a b c Nadel, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies follow leader to bowl victory" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
^ a b c Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Command performance" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ a b c Maisel, Ivan (January 8, 2001). "Passion play" . Sports Illustrated . p. 44.
^ a b c "No. 4 Miami leaves Seattle with bite marks" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 2000. p. 7G.
^ a b Mossman, John (September 17, 2000). "Huskies give Neuheisel a happy homecoming" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6G.
^ a b Rodman, Bob (October 8, 2000). "Beavers just miss upset bid" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1F.
^ a b "Husky rally trumps Cardinal 31-28" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 2000. p. 5B.
^ Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies have surprise locker room visitor" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.
^ Melley, Brian (May 14, 2002). "Curtis Williams: Huskies say goodbye" . Kitsap Sun . (Bremerton, Washington). Associated Press.
^ McCauley, Janie (May 7, 2002). "Paralyzed Washington football player dies" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
^ "Former Husky Curtis Williams passes away" . University of Washington Athletics. May 6, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2016 .
^ Miller, Ted (May 6, 2002). "Paralyzed Husky is dead at 24" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved October 11, 2016 .
^ "Curtis E. Williams" . Find a Grave . Retrieved October 11, 2016 .
^ a b "No. 6 Wash. 51, Wash. St. 3" . Sunday Star News . (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. 6C.
^ a b c "Huskies reach Rose Bowl" . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . (South Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. D3.
^ Bergum, Steve (November 18, 1990). "Huskies regain their bite" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Grummert, Dale (November 18, 1990). "Huskies bomb Cougars out of their misery, 55-10" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Final poll" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 2001. p. C1.
^ "College football: final polls" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). January 4, 2001. p. 5E.
^ "Game Day" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 30, 2000. p. 4D.
^ "Huskies roster" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 2000. p. C7.
^ USA Today
^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
^ Mike Gastineau (October 2010). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. ReadHowYouWant.com. pp. 527–. ISBN 978-1-4587-7974-8 .
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