2007 Washington Huskies football team

2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Washington Huskies football
2007 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2007 record	4–9 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lappano (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (3rd season)
MVP	Louis Rankin (O)
MVP	Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (D)
Captains	Juan Garcia; Greyson Gunheim; Roy Lewis/Louis Rankin; Jordan Reffett/Anthony Russo;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium; (Capacity: 72,500)
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The 2007 Huskies' schedule was ranked as the most difficult in college football by Jeff Sagarin.^[1] The Huskies finished with a record of 4-9, their fourth straight losing season.^[2] This, combined with the 2007 team having the worst defense in school history,^[3] led to the firings of defensive coordinator Kent Baer and special teams coach Bob Simmons at the end of the season.^[4]

The Huskies were led by their redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, who made his debut this season, throwing for over 2,000 yards and rushing for 986. Locker accounted for 27 touchdowns. Louis Rankin, who was named the team's offensive most valuable player, rushed for 1,294 yards.^[5]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 42–12	40,329
September 8	12:30 p.m.	No. 20 Boise State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 24–10	70,045
September 15	12:30 p.m.	No. 10 Ohio State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 14–33	74,927
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 31–44	72,124
September 29	5:00 p.m.	No. 1 USC	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 24–27	68,654
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 20–44	64,347
October 20	4:30 p.m.	No. 7 Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	FSN	L 34–55	66,481
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Arizona	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 41–48	61,124
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 27–9	36,570
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 23–29	45,629
November 17	12:30 p.m.	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 37–23	60,005
November 24	4:00 p.m.	Washington State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (100th Apple Cup)	FSN	L 35–42	72,888
December 1	8:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	L 28–35	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel[]

2007 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
QB	Jake Locker	Fr
	Louis Rankin
	Marcel Reece
	Anthony Russo

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S		Nate Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Ryan Perkins

Head coach

Tyrone Willingham

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

NFL Draft[]

No Huskies were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (252 selections).

References[]

^ Sagarin, Jeff. "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings." USA Today. December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
^ Stassen, Chris. "All-Time Records of Washington." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
^ "Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns^{[permanent dead link]}." The Sporting News. December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
^ Condotta, Bob. "UW starts overhaul of coaching staff." The Seattle Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
^ ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics.

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[1] Sagarin, Jeff. "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings." USA Today. December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.

[2] Stassen, Chris. "All-Time Records of Washington." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.

[3] "Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns^{[permanent dead link]}." The Sporting News. December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.

[4] Condotta, Bob. "UW starts overhaul of coaching staff." The Seattle Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.

[5] ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics.

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National championship seasons in bold

2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 3 USC +		7	–	2		11	–	2
No. 16 Arizona State +		7	–	2		10	–	3
No. 25 Oregon State		6	–	3		9	–	4
No. 23 Oregon		5	–	4		9	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4		6	–	7
Arizona		4	–	5		5	–	7
California		3	–	6		7	–	6
Washington State		3	–	6		5	–	7
Stanford		3	–	6		4	–	8
Washington		2	–	7		4	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll