2001 Washington Huskies football team

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2001 Washington Huskies football
Washington Huskies logo.svg
Holiday Bowl, L 43–47 vs. Texas
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Keith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVP Willie Hurst (O)
Ben Mahdavi (D)
CaptainKyle Benn
Willie Hurst
Larry Tripplett (2)
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Oregon $  7 1   11 1  
No. 10 Washington State  6 2   10 2  
No. 16 Stanford  6 2   9 3  
No. 19 Washington  6 2   8 4  
USC  5 3   6 6  
UCLA  4 4   7 4  
Oregon State  3 5   5 6  
Arizona  2 6   5 6  
Arizona State  1 7   4 7  
California  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Rick Neuheisel, the team compiled an 8-4 record, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was outscored 370 to 353. [1]

Contents

Running back Willie Hurst and linebacker Ben Mahdavi were selected as the team's most valuable players on offense and defense, respectively.

The season opened with tragedy when 16 UW alumni and fans were killed in a plane crash in the Yucatan Peninsula on September 12. [2] The Chichen Itza sightseers were participants on a week-long Husky-themed Caribbean cruise with Don James, Sonny Sixkiller and other Husky coaches and players prior to the Washington-Miami game scheduled for Sept. 15 in the Orange Bowl. [2] This game was cancelled following the September 11 attacks and rescheduled to November 24. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 812:30 p.m.No. 11 Michigan *No. 15 ABC W 23–1874,080
September 2212:30 p.m. Idaho *No. 13
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSN W 53–370,145
September 292:00 p.m.at California No. 13FSNW 31–2835,172
October 612:30 p.m. USC No. 11
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 27–2472,946
October 1312:30 p.m.at No. 7 UCLA No. 10ABCL 13–3570,377
October 203:30 p.m. Arizona No. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 31–2871,108
October 276:15 p.m.at Arizona State No. 13FSNW 33–3150,106
November 312:30 p.m.No. 10 Stanford No. 11
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 42–2872,090
November 1012:30 p.m.at Oregon State No. 8FSNL 24–4936,682
November 1712:30 p.m.No. 9 Washington State No. 16
ABCW 26–1474,442
November 245:00 p.m.at No. 1 Miami *No. 12ABCL 7–6578,114
December 287:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Texas *No. 21 ESPN L 43–4760,548
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2001 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24 Rich Alexis So
WR 20 Paul Arnold Jr
OT 72Todd BachertSo
QB 12Taylor BartonJr
C 64Kyle Benn (C)Sr
OT 65 Khalif Barnes Fr
RB 29Braxton Cleman  Cruz Roja.svg Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 97Joe CollierSr
WR 18Todd ElstromSr
RB 8 Willie Hurst  (C)Sr
WR 7Wilbur HooksJr
G 67Nick NewtonSo
QB 3 Cody Pickett So
WR 5Patrick ReddickSr
TE 14 Jerramy Stevens Jr
FB 45Ken WalkerSr
TE 84 Kevin Ware Jr
WR 1 Reggie Williams Fr
FB 48Matthias WilsonJr
G 75Elliott ZajacJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3 Roc Alexander So
LB 31Sam BlancheSr
FS 43Owen BiddleJr
SS 34Greg CarothersSo
LB 88 Marquis Cooper So
FS 19Wondame DavisSr
LB 90 Kai Ellis Jr
SS 9Roderick GreenSr
DT 99 Tank Johnson So
LB 47Anthony KelleySr
CB 12 Omare Lowe Sr
LB 41 Ben Mahdavi Jr
CB 28Chris MasseySo
DT 65Josh MillerFr
DE 98Marcus RobersonSr
DT 70 Larry Tripplett  (C)Sr
LB 5Zach TuiasosopoFr
LB 6Jamaun WillisSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 15John AndersonJr
P 17Derek McLaughlinFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

NFL draft

Three Huskies were selected in the 2002 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (261 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Jerramy Stevens TE 1st28 Seattle Seahawks
Larry Tripplett DT 2nd42 Indianapolis Colts
Omare Lowe CB 5th161 Miami Dolphins

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