American college football season
2004 Washington Huskies football Conference Pacific-10 2004 record 1–10 (0–8 Pac-10) Head coach Offensive coordinator John Pettas (2nd season) Defensive coordinator Phil Snow (2nd season) MVP Kenny James (O)MVP Manase Hopoi (D) Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium Seasons
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 USC † $
8
–
0
13
–
0
No. 9 California
7
–
1
10
–
2
No. 19 Arizona State
5
–
3
9
–
3
Oregon State
5
–
3
7
–
5
UCLA
4
–
4
6
–
6
Oregon
4
–
4
5
–
6
Washington State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Stanford
2
–
6
4
–
7
Arizona
2
–
6
3
–
8
Washington
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 Championships, due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll
The 2004 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its second and final season under head coach Keith Gilbertson , the team compiled a 1–10 record, winless in the Pacific-10 Conference , and was outscored 334 to 154.[1]
This was Washington's first losing season since 1976 . Following lopsided road losses at USC and Oregon , Gilbertson announced on the first of November that he would step down at the end of the season.[2] [3] [4] The Huskies lost the remaining three games; the final loss at Washington State was UW's first Apple Cup defeat in seven years .[5] [6] [7] Washington's most recent one-victory season was in 1969 .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 5 2:30 p.m. Fresno State * FSN L 16–3565,345
September 18 4:00 p.m. UCLA ABC L 31–3765,235
September 25 11:30 a.m. at Notre Dame * NBC L 3–3880,795
October 2 2:00 p.m. at Stanford L 13–2727,550
October 9 12:30 p.m. San Jose State * W 21–665,816
October 16 12:30 p.m. Oregon State L 14–2965,351
October 23 3:30 p.m. at No. 1 USC FSN L 0–3872,855
October 30 4:00 p.m. at Oregon FSN L 6–3158,101
November 6 12:30 p.m. Arizona L 13–2363,225
November 13 12:30 p.m. No. 5 California L 12–4263,451
November 20 4:00 p.m. at Washington State ABC L 25–2834,334
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
NFL Draft [ ]
Two Huskies were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft , which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).
References [ ]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ "Gilbertson steps aside" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (Seattle Times) . November 2, 2004. p. C1.
^ Daschel, Nick (November 2, 2004). "Dawgs take Gilbertson off hot seat with contract buyout" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). (The Columbian) . p. E1.
^ Korte, Tim (November 2, 2004). "Turner is thinking big for next Husky hire" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ Fox, Tom (November 22, 2004). "Starting a new streak" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ Daschel, Nick (November 21, 2004). "Cougs kick UW while it's down" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). (The Columbian) . p. D8.
^ "Cougs snap Apple Cup losing skid" . Ellensburg Daily Record . (Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 2004. p. A6.
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