American college football season
The 2018 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Chris Petersen led the team in his fifth season as head coach. Washington competed as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle.
The Huskies began the year ranked sixth in the preseason AP Poll and were the preseason favorites to win the Pac-12.[1] In their first game of the year, Washington lost to then-No. 9 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game played in Atlanta. The team rebounded and won the following five games before losing on the road to rival Oregon in overtime, and again two weeks later against California. With the Pac-12 North Division title on the line, Washington defeated in-state rival and seventh-ranked Washington State on the road in the 111th Apple Cup. The Huskies won their second Pac-12 title in three years by defeating Utah in the 2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game. The team was invited to the Rose Bowl, where they were defeated by Ohio State to end the year at 10–4, 7–2 in conference play.
Washington was led offensively by senior quarterback Jake Browning, who threw for 3,192 yards and 16 touchdowns, and senior running back Myles Gaskin, who rushed for 1,268 yards and 12 touchdowns. Browning became the school's all-time passing leader on September 29 in the team's game against BYU,[2] while Gaskin added to his all-time career rushing records that he set in 2017. The Husky defense was led by senior linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven, who led the Pac-12 in tackles and was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Burr-Kirven was named a first-team All-American by several selectors including the Associated Press.[3]
Preseason
Recruiting
The Huskies signed a total of 20 recruits.
Transfers
The Huskies added 1 player and lost 7 players due to transfers.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Pac-12 Media Day
The 2018 Pac-12 media day took place on July 25, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Chris Petersen (HC), Jake Browning (QB) & Jojo McIntosh (DB) at Pac-12 Media Day. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Huskies predicted to win the Pac-12 North division title and Pac-12 overall.[1]
Schedule
Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC
Rankings
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
[20]
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Medical retirement during season.
- ^
Left team during the season
Game summaries
vs Auburn
North Dakota
North Dakota at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 8, 2018
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Overcast • Wind SE @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
- Game attendance: 68,093
- Referee: Chris Wiggins
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Jill Savage
At Utah
Arizona State
BYU
BYU at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 29, 2018
- Game time: 5:30 pm PDT
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Cloudy • Wind SE @ 5 mph (8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 70,155
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn, and Bruce Feldman
At UCLA
Washington at UCLA – Game summary
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
- Date: October 6, 2018
- Game time: 4:30 pm PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,123
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer, Ben Leber and Jen Hale
At Oregon
Colorado
Colorado at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: October 20, 2018
- Game time: 12:30 pm PDT
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Overcast • Wind N @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
- Game attendance: 68,798
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, and Bruce Feldman
At California
Stanford
Oregon State
Oregon State at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: November 17, 2018
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), clear and dry
- Game attendance: 66,469
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Jill Savage
At Washington State
111th Apple Cup – Game summary
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: November 23, 2018
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C) rain, rain mixed with snow, snow
- Game attendance: 32,952
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman, Dean Blandino
Pac-12 Championship Game vs Utah
2019 Rose Bowl vs Ohio State
Awards and honors
Pac-12 Player of the Week
Reveal Suits National Team of the Week
Weekend of November 24[24]
Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week
Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Burr-Kirven [26]
Postseason
NFL Scouting Combine
Nine members of the 2018 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine held between February 26 and March 4, 2019, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
* Top position performer
NFL draft
The following Washington players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
References
- ^ a b "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Jude, Adam (September 29, 2018). "Jake Browning becomes Huskies' all-time passing leader, breaking Cody Pickett's record". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "AP All-America team: Tide leads with 4 of 10 CFP Players". The Associated Press. December 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List – Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Butkus Award – 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" (Press release). July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Washington Huskies roster
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 3". Pac-12.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 4". Pac-12.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 13". Pac-12.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Fetters, Chris (November 26, 2018). "UW is Reveal Suits National Team of the Week". 247sports. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Petersen Named Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week". thedoddtrophy.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.
- ^ Jake Browning Combine profile
- ^ Ben Burr-Kirven Combine profile
- ^ Greg Gaines Combine profile
- ^ Myles Gaskin Combine profile
- ^ Kaleb McGary Combine profile
- ^ Jordan Miller Combine profile
- ^ Byron Murphy Combine profile
- ^ Taylor Rapp Combine profile
- ^ Drew Sample Combine profile
