2001 Washington Huskies football team
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Holiday Bowl, L 43–47 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Pacific-10 |
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Coaches | No. 19 |
AP | No. 19 |
2001 record | 8–4 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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Offensive coordinator | Keith Gilbertson (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Hundley (3rd season) |
MVP | Willie Hurst (O) Ben Mahdavi (D) |
Captain | Kyle Benn Willie Hurst Larry Tripplett (2) |
Home stadium | Husky Stadium (Capacity: 72,500; FieldTurf) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Oregon $ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stanford | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Rick Neuheisel, the team compiled an 8-4 record, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was outscored 370 to 353.[1]
Running back Willie Hurst and linebacker Ben Mahdavi were selected as the team's most valuable players on offense and defense, respectively.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 11 Michigan* | No. 15 |
| ABC | W 23–18 | 74,080 |
September 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Idaho* | No. 13 |
| FSN | W 53–3 | 70,145 |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at California | No. 13 |
| FSN | W 31–28 | 35,172 |
October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | USC | No. 11 |
| FSN | W 27–24 | 72,946 |
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 7 UCLA | No. 10 |
| ABC | L 13–35 | 70,377 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 15 |
| FSN | W 31–28 | 71,108 |
October 27 | 6:15 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 13 |
| FSN | W 33–31 | 50,106 |
November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 Stanford | No. 11 |
| FSN | W 42–28 | 72,090 |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 8 |
| FSN | L 24–49 | 36,682 |
November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 9 Washington State | No. 16 |
| ABC | W 26–14 | 74,442 |
November 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Miami* | No. 12 |
| ABC | L 7–65 | 78,114 |
December 28 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Texas* | No. 21 |
| ESPN | L 43–47 | 60,548 |
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- Due to Pac-10 scheduling, rival Oregon was not played for the only time since 1944.[2][3]
- Following the September 11 attacks, the Miami game was moved from September 15 to November 24.[4]
Roster[]
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Special teams
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NFL Draft[]
Three Huskies were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (261 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
Jerramy Stevens | TE | 1st | 28 | Seattle Seahawks |
Larry Tripplett | DT | 2nd | 42 | Indianapolis Colts |
Omare Lowe | CB | 5th | 161 | Miami Dolphins |
References[]
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Clark, Bob (November 13, 2002). "Time turns down rivalry's heat". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ Clark, Bob (November 16, 2002). "Northwest rivalry resumes, no love lost". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Richard (September 16, 2011). "NCAA weighing options". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
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