American college football season
The 2019 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by head coach Chris Petersen, in his sixth and final year as head coach. The team looked to improve upon its 10–4 record from 2018. After the regular season, Petersen announced that the team's postseason bowl game, the Las Vegas Bowl, would be his final game with the Huskies. Respected defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake would take over the reins after the Las Vegas Bowl, firing two offensive coordinators within 24 hours. They played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, competing as a member of the North Division in the Pac-12 Conference.
Preseason
Coaching changes
Matt Lubick, who served as wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator in the previous two seasons, resigned in January 2019. He indicated he was leaving the coaching profession entirely.[1] On January 17, 2019, Washington announced it had hired Junior Adams to replace Lubick as wide receivers coach.[2]
Recruiting
Washington's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 23 recruits. The class was ranked as the 16th best in the country and the second-best in the Pac-12 Conference behind Oregon according to the 247Sports.com Composite.[3]
Pac-12 media day
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Washington was predicted to finish in second place in the North Division, receiving one fewer vote than Oregon. The Huskies finished with the third-most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.[4]
Schedule
Washington's 2019 schedule began with a home non-conference game against Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference. Washington's two other non-conference games were against Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference at home, and a road game against BYU, a football independent. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Huskies played the other members of the North Division and drew Arizona, Colorado, USC, and Utah from the South Division.
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Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State, UCLA
Rankings
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
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Game summaries
Eastern Washington
California
California at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 7, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Cloudy (Lightning) • Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,327
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV: FS1
Hawaii
At BYU
Referee: Steven Strimling
USC
Southern Cal at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 28, 2019
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Mostly cloudy • Wind @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,975
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
At Stanford
Washington at Stanford – Game summary
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: October 5, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
- Game attendance: 33,225
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV: ESPN
At Arizona
Washington at Arizona – Game summary
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
- Date: October 12, 2019
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Clear • Wind @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
- Game attendance: 47,933
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (color), Coley Harvey (sideline)
Oregon
Oregon at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: October 19, 2019
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 70,867
- TV: ABC
Utah
At Oregon State
Washington at Oregon State – Game summary
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: November 8, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
- Game attendance: 34,244
- TV: FS1
At Colorado
Washington at Colorado – Game summary
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
- Date: November 23, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
- Game attendance: 44,618
- TV: FOX
Washington State
Washington State at Washington – Game summary
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: November 29, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 70,931
- TV: FOX/FS1
Vs. Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl)
Washington vs No. 19 Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl) – Game summary
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV
- Date: December 21, 2019
- Game time: 4:30 pm PDT
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: 4 MPH NE
- Game attendance: 34,197
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ Jude, Adam (January 7, 2019). "Huskies searching for yet another new wide receivers coach following Matt Lubick's departure". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Kirschman, Lauren (January 17, 2019). "Huskies name Junior Adams wide receivers coach". The News Tribune. Tacoma, WA. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Washington 2019 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ 2019 Washington Huskies roster
