2023 Washington Huskies football team

2023 Washington Huskies football
Pac-12 champion Sugar Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 34–31 vs. Oregon
Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal), W 37–31 vs. Texas CFP National Championship, L 13–34 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pac–12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	14–1 (9–0 Pac–12)
Head coach	Kalen DeBoer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Grubb (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	William Inge (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chuck Morrell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^		9	–	0					14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona		7	–	2					10	–	3
Oregon State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	5					6	–	7
UCLA		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
Arizona State*		2	–	7					3	–	9
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by Kalen DeBoer in his second and final season as Washington's head coach, before leaving for Alabama at the end of the season. They played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle. 2023 was Washington's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

With their win over Washington State, the Huskies became the first team to go undefeated in Pac-12 play since the league expanded to 12 teams in 2011. It was Washington's 13th undefeated regular season and 8th perfect regular season, their first since 1991.

After beating the Oregon Ducks on December 1, 2023, in the Pac-12 Championship, Washington also set a program record for wins during a season, their thirteen wins beating the previous record of twelve originally set by their 1991 national championship team and tying the 2016 team. Washington was ranked No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and played against Texas in the 2024 Sugar Bowl. They won that game, 37–31, becoming the second and final Pac-12 team to win a College Football Playoff game, and advanced to the 2024 CFP National Championship game against No. 1 Michigan, where they lost 34–13.

Preseason

Transfers

2023 Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transferred from
Jabbar Muhammad	1	CB	5'10"	185	Junior	DeSoto, TX	Oklahoma State
Germie Bernard	4	WR	6'0"	200	Sophomore	Henderson, NV	Michigan State
Dillon Johnson	7	RB	6'0"	215	Senior	Greenville, MS	Mississippi State
Thaddeus Dixon	9	WR	6'2"	205	Sophomore	La Mirada, CA	Long Beach City College
Ralen Goforth	10	OLB	6'2"	225	Graduate student	Long Beach, CA	USC
Zach Durfee	15	DL	6'5"	250	Sophomore	Dawson, MN	Sioux Falls
Daniyel Ngata	21	RB	5'10"	200	Junior	Tempe, AZ	Arizona State
Josh Cuevas	85	TE	6'5"	245	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Cal Poly
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transferred to
Lonyatta Alexander Jr.	4	WR	6'1"	200	Freshman	Auburn, WA	Montana State
Cameron Williams	6	S	6'0"	207	Junior	Bakersfield, CA	Georgia Southern
Sam Huard	7	QB	6'2"	193	Freshman	Bellevue, WA	Cal Poly
Zakhari Spears	14	CB	6'1"	195	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	UConn
Daniel Heimuli	15	LB	6'0"	225	Sophomore	Palo Alto, CA	Arizona
Jay'Veon Sunday	26	RB	6'0"	203	Freshman	Waco, TX	Abilene Christian
Victor Curne	79	OL	6'4"	320	Junior	Houston, TX	Ole Miss

Recruiting

The Huskies signed a total of 19 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Vincent Holmes #13 S	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 25, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Caleb Presley #29 CB	Seattle, WA	Rainier Beach High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Rashid Williams #15 ATH	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 19, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Curley Reed #19 S	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles College Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 14, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Landen Hatchett #2 OC	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 29, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elishah Jackett #30 OT	Orange, CA	El Modena High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 26, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Taeshaun Lyons #43 WR	Hayward, CA	Tennyson High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 16, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tybo Rogers #37 RB	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Anthony James #59 DE	Wylie, TX	Wylie East High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 24, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keith Reynolds #115 WR	Victorville, CA	Adelanto High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 4, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jordan Whitney #66 OLB	Oxnard, CA	Pacifica High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 25, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Leroy Bryant #91 CB	Fairfield, CA	Rodriguez High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kahlee Tafai #99 OT	Lawndale, CA	Leuzinger High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 28, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Zachary Henning #105 OT	Aurora, CO	Grandview High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 24, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jacob Lane #144 DE	South Hill, WA	Emerald Ridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elinneus Davis #90 DT	Moorhead, MN	Moorhead High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jul 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Deven Bryant #55 ILB	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 8, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Soane Faasolo #127 OT	Atherton, CA	Menlo High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 30, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Washington Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023. "2023 Washington Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

Roster

2023 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Giles Jackson Sr WR 1 Rome Odunze Sr WR 2 Ja'Lynn Polk  So WR 3 Rashid Williams Fr WR 4 Germie Bernard So QB 5 Dylan Morris Jr RB 6 Richard Newton Sr RB 7 Dillon Johnson Sr WR/RB 8 Will Nixon  So QB 9 Michael Penix Jr. Sr QB 10 Austin Mack Fr WR 11 Jalen McMillan Sr WR 12 Denzel Boston  Fr QB 13 Camdyn Stiegeler  Fr QB 14 William Haskell So WR 15 Taeshaun Lyons Fr QB 17 Teddy Purcell  So RB 18 Camden Sirmon  So QB 19 Alex Johnson Jr RB 20 Tybo Rogers Fr RB 21 Daniyel Ngata Jr RB 22 Cameron Davis Jr RB 25 Ryder Bumgarner Fr RB 28 Sam Adams II So WR 31 Luke Luchini Fr TE 37 Jack Westover Sr OL 54 Parker Cross Fr OL 55 Troy Fautanu Jr OL 56 Geirean Hatchett  So OL 58 Zachary Henning Fr OL 63 Roice Cleeland Fr OL 64 Gaard Memmelaar  So OL 65 Samuel Peacock  So OL 66 Landen Hatchett Fr OL 67 Aidan Anderson Fr OL 68 Soane Faasalo Fr OL 70 Jalen Klemm  Fr OL 71 Nate Kalepo Jr OL 72 Parker Brailsford  Fr OL 73 Roger Rosengarten  So OL 74 Kahlee Tafai Fr OL 75 Robert Wyrsch  So OL 76 Elishah Jackett Fr OL 77 Julius Buelow Jr OL 78 Matteo Mele Sr WR 80 Jake Parnagian  Fr WR 81 Mason Wheeler Jr WR 82 Owen Coutts So TE 83 Devin Culp Sr WR 84 Jackson Girouard  So TE 85 Josh Cuevas So TE 86 Griffin Waiss  So TE 87 Ryan Otton  Fr TE 88 Quentin Moore Jr WR 89 Keith Reynolds Fr TE 91 John Frazier So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Jaivion Green So CB 1 Jabbar Muhammad Jr CB 2 Caleb Presley Fr CB 3 Mishael Powell Jr DE 4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui Sr LB 5 Edefuan Ulofoshio Sr CB 6 Davon Banks  So S 7 Dominique Hampton Sr DE 8 Bralen Trice Jr CB 9 Thaddeus Dixon Jr LB 10 Ralen Goforth GS LB 11 Alphonzo Tuputala Jr S 12 Tristan Dunn  Fr OLB 13 Kamren Fabiculanan So DE 14 Milton Hopkins Jr.  So DE 15 Zach Durfee So CB 16 Curley Reed Fr LB 17 Deven Bryant Fr S 18 Vincent Holmes Fr S 19 Darren Barkins So S 20 Asa Turner Sr LB 21 Dyson McCutcheon So CB 23 Leroy Bryant Fr S 24 Makell Esteen  So CB 25 Elijah Jackson  So S 26 Diesel Gordon Fr CB 27 Jakson Berman  Fr S 28 Vincent Nunley  So S 30 Sean Toomey-Stout Jr S 32 Tristan Warner  Fr LB 33 Jordan Whitney Fr CB 34 Antonio Hill Sr CB 40 Anay Nagarajan  So DE 41 Lance Holtzclaw  Fr LB 42 Carson Bruener Jr LB 44 Austin Harnetiaux  Fr DE 45 Maurice Heims  So DE 46 Sekai Asoau-Afoa Sr DE 47 Anthony James Fr DE 48 Jacob Lane Fr LB 49 Griffin Miller  Fr LB 51 Braydon Bruener  Fr DE 52 Voi Tunuufi Jr LB 53 Logan Lisherness Fr LB 54 Drew Fowler Jr DL 55 Jacob Bandes Jr DE 56 Jacob Mason Fr DL 68 Ulumoo Ale Sr DE 88 Jake Jennings  So DL 90 Elinneus Davis Fr DL 91 Tuli Letuligasenoa Sr DL 93 Habib Bello Fr DL 94 Jayvon Parker So DL 95 Armon Parker  Fr DL 97 Bradley McGannon  So DL 99 Faatui Tuitele Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 38 Jack McCallister  So P 43 Adam Saul So LS 49 Alex Froelich  So LS 82 Caleb Johnston  Fr K 85 Addison Shrock  So LS 89 Jaden Green Jr K 95 Grady Gross So P 96 Troy Petz Fr	Head coach Kalen DeBoer Coordinators/assistant coaches Ryan Grubb – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks William Inge – Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Chuck Morrell – Co-defensive coordinator/safeties Eric Schmidt – Special teams coordinator/Edges JaMarcus Shephard – Passing game coordinator/wide receivers Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive line Lee Marks – Assistant head coach/running backs Scott Huff – Offensive line Nick Sheridan – Tight ends Julius Brown – Cornerbacks Ron McKeefery – Director, strength and conditioning Zack Cook – Assistant, strength and conditioning Bryan Fink – Assistant, strength and conditioning A. J. Middleton – Assistant, strength and conditioning Mitch Dahlen – Quality control, offense Tyler Hughes – Quality control, offense Taylor Pope – Quality control, offense Nick Brautigam – Quality control, defense C. J. McGorisk – Quality control, defense Paul Creighton – Quality control, special teams Tyson Maeva – Graduate assistant Juan Rodriguez – Graduate assistant Shaq Vann – Graduate assistant Keaton Wilkerson – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 11/4/23

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	Boise State*	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 56–19	67,475
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 43–10	63,128
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	No. 8	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	Peacock	W 41–7	70,528
September 23	7:30 p.m.	California	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	W 59–32	69,107
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 7	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 31–24	50,800
October 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 8 Oregon	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	W 36–33	71,321
October 21	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 5	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	W 15–7	68,379
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 5	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 42–33	24,380
November 4	4:30 p.m.	at No. 20 USC	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 52–42	72,243
November 11	12:30 p.m.	No. 18 Utah	No. 5	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	W 35–28	70,976
November 18	4:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Oregon State	No. 5	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	W 22–20	38,415
November 25	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	No. 4	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	FOX	W 24–21	71,312
December 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Oregon	No. 3	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 34–31	61,195
January 1, 2024	5:45 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Texas*	No. 2	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl–CFP Semifinal)	ESPN	W 37–31	68,791
January 8, 2024	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Michigan*	No. 2	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (CFP National Championship, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 13–34	72,808
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

vs Boise State

See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team

Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs No. 10 Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	6	6	7	0	19
No. 10 Huskies	0	28	7	21	56

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C), Wind: N 5mph
• Game attendance: 67,475
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (02:42) BSU – Ashton Jeanty 7-yard rush, Jonah Dalmas PAT failed (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:42; BSU 0–6) Second quarter (12:09) WASH – Jalen McMillan 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:32; WASH 7–6) (12:06) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 39 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:03; BSU 7–9) (07:52) WASH – Jalen McMillan 38-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:45; WASH 14–9) (05:06) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 44-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:43; WASH 21–9) (01:27) WASH – Jack Westover 20-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:43; WASH 28–9) (00:02) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 34 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:26; WASH 28–12) Third quarter (12:49) BSU – Ashton Jeanty 50-yard pass from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; WASH 35–19) Fourth quarter (12:54) WASH – Jalen McMillan 19-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:53; WASH 42–19) (06:57) WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:45; WASH 49–19) (04:03) WASH – Josh Cuevas 31-yard pass from Dylan Morris, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:44; WASH 56–19)

vs Tulsa

See also: 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (1–0) vs No. 8 Washington Huskies (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	0	0	7	10
No. 8 Huskies	14	8	14	7	43

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C),
• Game attendance: 63,128
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (12:19) WASH – Rome Odunze 2-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; WASH 7–0) (08:48) TUL – Chase Meyer 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 3:31; WASH 7–3) (02:46) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 27-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:52; WASH 14–3) Second quarter (03:55) WASH – Jalen McMillan 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Jaden Green Pass to Dylan Morris for Two-Point Conversion (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42; WASH 22–3) Third quarter (08:00) WASH – Germie Bernard 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:39; WASH 29–3) (00:40) WASH – Rome Odunze 14-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:35; WASH 36–3) Fourth quarter (11:12) TUL – Luke McGary 15-yard pass from Roman Fuller, Chase Meyer Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:23; WASH 36–10) (03:00) WASH – Daniyel Ngata 1-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:51; WASH 43–10)

at Michigan State

See also: 2023 Michigan State Spartans football team

No. 8 Washington Huskies (2–0) vs Michigan State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Huskies	14	21	6	0	41
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C), Wind: SW 3mph
• Game attendance: 70,528
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (Peacock): Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (09:51) WASH – Germie Bernard 1-yard rush, Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:12; WASH 7–0) (01:14) WASH – Jack Westover 5-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:07; WASH 14–0) Second quarter (10:44) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 30-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:39; WASH 21–0) (06:49) WASH – Jack Westover 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:41; WASH 28–0) (00:06) WASH – Jack Westover 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 0:35; WASH 35–0) Third quarter (10:43) WASH – Grady Gross 22-yard Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:10; WASH 38–0) (03:45) WASH – Grady Gross 29-yard Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48; WASH 41–0) Fourth quarter (05:48) MSU – Katin Houser 4-yard Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:23; WASH 36–10) (03:00) WASH – Daniyel Ngata 5-yard rush, Jonathan Kim Kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:25; WASH 41–7)

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears (2–1) vs No. 8 Washington Huskies (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	6	6	7	13	32
No. 8 Huskies	24	21	7	7	59

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C), Wind: S 5mph
• Game attendance: 69,107
• Referee: Chris Wiggins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Kayla Burton (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

at Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team

No. 7 Washington Huskies (4–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Huskies	14	7	7	3	31
Wildcats	0	10	7	7	24

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C), Wind: SW 12mph
• Game attendance: 50,800
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:02) WASH – Dillon Johnson 4-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:59; Washington 7–0) (0:38) WASH – Germie Bernard 3-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:13; Washington 14–0) Second quarter (9:31) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 8-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:07; Washington 14–7) (3:31) WASH – Will Nixon 5-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:58; Washington 21–7) (0:23) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:08; Washington 21–10) Third quarter (6:42) WASH – Dillon Johnson 4-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:34; Washington 28–10) (3:03) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 1-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Washington 28–17) Fourth quarter (13:24) WASH – Grady Gross 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:39; Washington 31–17) (1:08) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 10-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 2:47; Washington 31–24)

vs No. 8 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry

No. 8 Oregon Ducks (5–0) vs No. 7 Washington Huskies (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Ducks	8	10	8	7	33
No. 7 Huskies	14	8	7	7	36

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), Wind: SE 5mph
• Game attendance: 71,321
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

vs Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (1–5) vs No. 5 Washington Huskies (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	0	7	0	0	7
No. 5 Huskies	0	3	0	12	15

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,379
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team

No. 5 Washington Huskies (7–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	7	14	7	14	42
Cardinal	0	13	13	7	33

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 24,380
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:26) WASH - Jack Westover 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:41; WASH 7-0) Second quarter (12:24) STAN - Ashton Daniels 5-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:55; TIE 7-7) (9:20) WASH - Rome Odunze 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; WASH 14-7) (5:09) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 92-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:14; WASH 21-7) (1:05) STAN - Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:04; WASH 21-10) (0:00) STAN - Joshua Karty 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 0:41; WASH 21-13) Third quarter (10:01) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 39-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:16; WASH 21-19) (3:55) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:28; WASH 28-19) (1:17) STAN - Ashton Daniels 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; WASH 28-26) Fourth quarter (14:14) WASH - Devin Culp 24-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:58; WASH 35-26) (6:46) STAN - Justin Lemon 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:51; WASH 35-33) (1:36) WASH - Dillon Johnson 13-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:44; WASH 42-33)

at USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team

No. 5 Washington Huskies (8–0) vs No. 20 USC Trojans (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	7	28	7	10	52
No. 20 Trojans	14	14	14	0	42

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 4:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,243
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe

Game information

First quarter (8:56) USC - Raleek Brown 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; USC 7-0) (3:38) WASH - Dillon Johnson 2-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Tied 7-7) (0:35) USC - Caleb Williams 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:49; USC 14-7) Second quarter (11:37) WASH - Devin Culp 22-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr.; Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3;58, Tied 14-14) (9:31) USC - Darwin Barlow 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:06; USC 21-14) (6:44) WASH - Dillon Johnson 52-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Tied 21-21) (4:04) USC - Tahj Washington 41-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; USC 28-21) (1:14) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:50; Tied 28-28) (0:20) WASH - Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:47; Washington 35-28) Third quarter (8:00) USC - Brenden Rice 25-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:29; Tied 35-35) (4:21) WASH - Michael Penix Jr. 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Washington 42-35) (1:41) USC - Mario Williams 20-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:40; Tied 42-42) Fourth quarter (12:25) WASH - Grady Gross 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:16; Washington 45-42) (2:20) WASH - Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 5:22; Washington 52-42)

vs No. 18 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team

No. 18 Utah Utes (7–2) vs No. 5 Washington Huskies (9–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Utes	7	21	0	0	28
No. 5 Huskies	10	14	11	0	35

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,976
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams

Game information
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at No. 11 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

No. 5 Washington Huskies (10–0) vs No. 11 Oregon State Beavers (8–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	9	13	0	0	22
No. 11 Beavers	7	3	7	3	20

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 4:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 38,415
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe

Game information
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vs Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

Washington State Cougars (5-6) vs No. 4 Washington Huskies (11-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	0	7	21
No. 4 Huskies	7	7	7	3	24

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,312
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

vs No. 5 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship Game)

See also: 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

No. 5 Oregon Ducks (11-1) vs No. 3 Washington Huskies (12-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Ducks	0	10	14	7	31
No. 3 Huskies	10	10	0	14	34

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Indoor, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,195
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (7:34) WASH – Grady Gross 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 7:26; Washington 3–0) (3:46) WASH – Dillon Johnson 5-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:23; Washington 10–0) Second quarter (8:46) ORE – Camden Lewis 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:02; Washington 10–3) (6:48) WASH – Germie Bernard 4-yard pass from Dillon Johnson, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Washington 17–3) (1:39) WASH – Grady Gross 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58; Washington 20–3) (0:09) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Washington 20–10) Third quarter (9:39) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:21; Washington 20–17) (1:51) ORE – Jordan James 6-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:30; Oregon 24–20) Fourth quarter (12:23) WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:28; Washington 27–24) (2:44) WASH – Quentin Moore 2-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Washington 34–24) (2:14) ORE – Traeshon Holden 63-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:30; Washington 34–31)

vs No. 3 Texas (Sugar Bowl-CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Wash +3.5	61.5

2024 Sugar Bowl presented by Allstate
No. 3 Texas Longhorns (12-1, 8-1) vs No. 2 Washington Huskies (13-0, 9-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Longhorns	7	14	0	10	31
No. 2 Huskies	7	14	10	6	37

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: January 1st, 2024
• Game time: 5:45 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: None (Indoor Stadium)
• Game attendance: 68,791
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline), Katie George (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:04) WASH – Dillon Johnson 2-yard rush, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 2:59; WASH 7–0) (7:06) TEX – Jaydon Blue 5-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; TIED 7–7) Second quarter (13:08) WASH – WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard rush, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; WASH 14–7) (10:08) TEX – Byron Murphy II 1-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:37; TIED 14–14) (13:08) WASH – WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 29-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:28; WASH 21–14) (0:17) TEX – CJ Baxter 1-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 1:10; TIED 21–21) Third quarter (10:30) WASH – Jalen McMillan 19-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:30; WASH 28–21) (07:44) WASH – Grady Gross 26-yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:30; WASH 31–21) Fourth quarter (14:51) WASH – Grady Gross 40-yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:48; WASH 34–21) (07:23) TEX – Adonai Mitchell 1-yard rush, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:56; WASH 34–28) (02:40) WASH – Grady Gross 27-yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:43; WASH 37–28) (01:09) TEX – Bert Auburn 25-yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:31; WASH 37–31)

Statistics	Texas	Washington
First downs	23	25
Total yards	498	532
Rushes/yards	24–180	31–102
Passing yards	318	430
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–43–0	29–39–0
Time of possession	23:40	36:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	24/43, 318 yards, TD
	Rushing	CJ Baxter	9 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	6 receptions, 75 yards
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	29/38, 430 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	21 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rome Odunze	6 receptions, 125 yards

vs No. 1 Michigan (CFP National Championship)

See also: 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Wash +4.5	55.5

2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (14–0, 9–0) vs No. 2 Washington Huskies (14–0, 9–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Wolverines	14	3	3	14	34
No. 2 Huskies	3	7	3	0	13

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: January 8th, 2024
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: None (Indoor Stadium)
• Game attendance: 72,808
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath (sidelines), Bill Lemonnier (rules analyst), Marty Jaramillo (sports injury analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:14) UM - Donovan Edwards 41 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, TOP 04:42; MICH 7-0) (03:56) UW - Grady Gross 25 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:18; MICH 7-3) (02:23) UM - Donovan Edwards 46 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:27; MICH 14-3) Second quarter (13:28) UM - James Turner 31 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 01:53; MICH 17-3) (00:42) UW - Jalen McMillan 3 yd pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:01; MICH 17-10) Third quarter (11:55) UM - James Turner 38 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:00; MICH 20-10) (08:58) UW - Grady Gross 45 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:57; MICH 20-13) Fourth quarter (07:09) UM - Blake Corum 12 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:35; MICH 27-13) (03:37) UM - Blake Corum 1 yd run, James Turner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:52; MICH 34-13)

Statistics	Michigan	Washington
First downs	16	17
Total yards	443	301
Rushes/yards	38–303	20–46
Passing yards	140	255
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–19–0	27–51–2
Time of possession	29:16	30:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	10/18, 140 yards
	Rushing	Blake Corum	21 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Colston Loveland	3 receptions, 64 yards
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	27/51, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	11 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Rome Odunze	5 receptions, 87 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	10	8	8	8	7 (1)	7	7	5 (2)	5	5	5	5	4	3	2 (11)	2
Coaches	11	8	8	8	8 (1)	8 (1)	6 (1)	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	2 (8)	2
CFP	Not released									5	5	5	4	3	2	Not released

Awards and honors

Individual awards

Individual Yearly Awards

Name	Position	Award	Ref.
Kalen DeBoer	Head coach	AP Coach of the Year Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Home Depot Coach of the Year Sporting News Coach of the Year Walter Camp Coach of the Year Pac-12 Coach of the Year AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year
Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Maxwell Award
Troy Fautanu	OT	Morris Trophy
Offensive line		Joe Moore Award

All-Pac-12 team

All-Pac-12

Player	Position	Team
Rome Odunze	WR	1st
Troy Fautanu	OT
Bralen Trice	DE
Edefuan Ulofoshio	LB
Michael Penix Jr.	QB	2nd
Dillon Johnson	RB
Parker Brailsford	C
Jabbar Muhammad	CB
Carson Bruener	LB	HM
Devin Culp	TE
Dominique Hampton	S
Roger Rosengarten	OT
Zion Tupuola-Fetui	DE
Jack Westover	TE
HM = Honorable mention. Source:

All-Americans

See also: 2023 College Football All-America Team

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors

Player	AP	AFCA	FWAA	TSN	WCFF	Designation
Michael Penix Jr.	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Rome Odunze	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	Consensus All-American
Troy Fautanu	3rd	2nd	2nd
Bralen Trice	3rd
Edefuan Ulofoshio	3rd
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source:

Other All-American Honors

Player	Athletic	Athlon	BR	CBS Sports	CFN	ESPN	FOX Sports	Phil Steele	SI	USA Today
Michael Penix Jr.	2nd			2nd	3rd		2nd
Rome Odunze	1st		1st	1st	1st		1st		1st	2nd