2000 Washington Huskies football team

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2000 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Purdue
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Keith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Oregon State  %+  7 1   11 1  
No. 3 Washington $+  7 1   11 1  
No. 7 Oregon +  7 1   10 2  
Stanford  4 4   5 6  
UCLA  3 5   6 6  
Arizona State  3 5   6 6  
Arizona  3 5   5 6  
USC  2 6   5 7  
Washington State  2 6   4 7  
California  2 6   3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel and played their home games on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Washington lost only once, on the road at Oregon, [1] and won the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day to finish with an 11–1 record. [2] [3] [4]

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On the new FieldTurf at Husky Stadium, Washington opened the 2000 season on September2 with a 44–20 victory over Idaho. Fourth-ranked Miami traveled to Seattle the next week and senior QB Marques Tuiasosopo threw for 223 yards and ran for 45 as the Huskies handed the Hurricanes their only loss of the season, 34–29. [5]

The following week, Neuheisel led UW against his former team, the Colorado Buffaloes, at Folsom Field in Boulder. The Huskies celebrated their coach's homecoming with a 17–14 victory. [6] Border rival Oregon spoiled Washington's hopes for a perfect season with a 23–16 setback in the wind in Eugene, [1] but the Huskies responded the next week with a dramatic 33–30 victory over eventual Fiesta Bowl champion Oregon State in the only loss of their season. [7]

In the next five weeks, the Huskies battled back from second half deficits in every game, including a 31–28 win in the rain at Stanford that was marked with tragedy; safety Curtis Williams (1978–2002) was paralyzed after a neck injury late in the third quarter. [8] For the remainder of the season, players and coaches wore the letters "CW" on helmets and uniforms in honor of him; [9] [10] he died from complications less than 19 months later. [11] [12] [13]

After several second half comebacks, Washington was finally able to win a game easily with a 51–3 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup in Pullman, [14] [15] setting a record for largest margin of victory (48 points) in the series. (The 1990 team led by 52 points, also in Pullman, but reserves allowed a late touchdown.) [16] [17] The win over the Cougars, paired with an Oregon State win over Oregon in the Civil War, put the Huskies in the Rose Bowl, taking the tiebreaker with the better non-conference record. [15]

On New Year's Day in Pasadena, Tuiasosopo earned Rose Bowl MVP honors as he led fourth-ranked Washington to a 34–24 win over No. 14 Purdue and Drew Brees; [2] [3] [4] the Huskies were third in both final polls. [18] [19]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:30 p.m. Idaho *No. 14 FSN W 44–2070,117
September 912:30 p.m.No. 4 Miami (FL) *No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABC W 34–2974,157 [5]
September 1612:30 p.m.at Colorado *No. 9ABCW 17–1450,454 [6]
September 3012:30 p.m.at No. 20 Oregon No. 6ABCL 16–2346,153 [1]
October 77:00 p.m.No. 23 Oregon State No. 13
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 33–3073,145 [7]
October 147:00 p.m.at Arizona State No. 11FSNW 21–1561,370
October 213:30 p.m. California No. 9
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 36–2470,113
October 282:00 p.m.at Stanford No. 9FSNW 31–2831,300 [8]
November 412:30 p.m. Arizona No. 8
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 35–3270,411
November 1112:30 p.m. UCLA No. 7
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 35–2871,886
November 183:30 p.m.at Washington State No. 6FSNW 51–333,010 [14] [15]
January 1, 20011:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 Purdue *No. 4ABCW 34–2494,392 [2] [3] [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 1314159861311998764443
Coaches 14151510761110997654443
BCS Not released9865444Not released

Game summaries

Idaho

Miami (FL)

#4 Miami (FL) at #15 Washington
1234Total
Miami (FL)3019729
Washington7146734
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
  • Game attendance: 74,157
  • Referee: Chuck McFerrin

[5] [20]

At Colorado

At Oregon

Oregon State

Beavers (4-0) at Huskies (3-1)
1234Total
Oregon State1407930
Washington71301333
       

Vs. Purdue (Rose Bowl)

1234Total
Purdue0107724
Washington14061434
      

Roster

2000 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24 Rich Alexis Fr
RB 20 Paul Arnold So
C 64Kyle BennJr
OT 74Wes CallSr
RB 29Braxton ClemanJr
TE 97Joe CollierJr
TE 85John WestraJr
FB 47Pat ConniffSr
WR 19Wondame DavisJr
WR 18Todd ElstromJr
G 54Matt FraizeSr
WR 9Gerald HarrisSr
RB 8 Willie Hurst Jr
WR 89Chris JuergensJr
G 55Rock NelsonJr
QB 3 Cody Pickett Fr
WR 5Patrick ReddickJr
WR 80Justin RobbinsFr
G 77Matt RogersSr
QB 12J.K. ScottJr
OT 68Elliot SilversSr
TE 14 Jerramy Stevens So
QB 11 Marques Tuiasosopo  (C)Sr
FB 45Ken WalkerJr
G 71 Chad Ward  (C)Sr
TE 84 Kevin Ware So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 9 Hakim Akbar Sr
DB 3 Roc Alexander Fr
FS 43Owen BiddleSo
CB 10Toure ButlerSr
FS 34Greg CarothersFr
LB 24Derrell DanielsSr
DE 46Ossim HatemSo
DB 21Derrick JohnsonFr
DT 76Ryan JulianSr
LB 47Anthony KelleyJr
LB 42Tyler KrambrinkFr
CB 12 Omare Lowe Jr
LB 41Ben MahdaviSo
CB 28Chris MasseyFr
LB 4 Jeremiah Pharms Sr
DE 97Marcus RobersonJr
DE 59Jerome StevensFr
NT 70 Larry Tripplett  (C)Jr
CB 23Anthony VontoureJr
FS 25Curtis WilliamsSr
LB 13Jafar WilliamsJr
LB 6Jamaun WillisJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 15John AndersonSo
P 16Ryan FlemingSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2020-01-31

[21] [22]

Awards and honors

NFL draft selections

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Marques Tuiasosopo Quarterback259 Oakland Raiders
Elliot SilversTackle5132 San Diego Chargers
Jeremiah Pharms Linebacker5134 Cleveland Browns
Hakim Akbar Defensive back5163 New England Patriots
Chad Ward Guard6170 Jacksonville Jaguars

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Nadel, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies follow leader to bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
  3. 1 2 3 Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Command performance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. 1 2 3 Maisel, Ivan (January 8, 2001). "Passion play". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
  5. 1 2 3 "No. 4 Miami leaves Seattle with bite marks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 2000. p. 7G.
  6. 1 2 Mossman, John (September 17, 2000). "Huskies give Neuheisel a happy homecoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6G.
  7. 1 2 Rodman, Bob (October 8, 2000). "Beavers just miss upset bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1F.
  8. 1 2 "Husky rally trumps Cardinal 31-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 2000. p. 5B.
  9. Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies have surprise locker room visitor". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.
  10. Melley, Brian (May 14, 2002). "Curtis Williams: Huskies say goodbye". Kitsap Sun. (Bremerton, Washington). Associated Press.
  11. McCauley, Janie (May 7, 2002). "Paralyzed Washington football player dies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
  12. "Former Husky Curtis Williams passes away". University of Washington Athletics. May 6, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  13. Miller, Ted (May 6, 2002). "Paralyzed Husky is dead at 24". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "No. 6 Wash. 51, Wash. St. 3". Sunday Star News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. 6C.
  15. 1 2 3 "Huskies reach Rose Bowl". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). wire reports. November 19, 2000. p. D3.
  16. Bergum, Steve (November 18, 1990). "Huskies regain their bite". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  17. Grummert, Dale (November 18, 1990). "Huskies bomb Cougars out of their misery, 55-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  18. "Final poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 2001. p. C1.
  19. "College football: final polls". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 2001. p. 5E.
  20. USA Today
  21. "Game Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 30, 2000. p. 4D.
  22. "Huskies roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 2000. p. C7.
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  24. "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.