2011 Washington Huskies football team

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2011 Washington Huskies football
Washington Huskies logo.svg
Alamo Bowl, L 56–67 vs. Baylor
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–6 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Nick Holt (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
MVPs
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$  8 1   12 2  
No. 7 Stanford x%  8 1   11 2  
Washington  5 4   7 6  
California  4 5   7 6  
Oregon State  3 6   3 9  
Washington State  2 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 6 USC 7 2   10 2  
UCLA xy  5 4   6 8  
Utah  4 5   8 5  
Arizona State  4 5   6 7  
Arizona  2 7   4 8  
Colorado  2 7   3 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third year head coach Steve Sarkisian. They played six of their home games at Husky Stadium and their final home game at CenturyLink Field due to a planned renovation of Husky Stadium; [1] both stadiums are in Seattle. They are a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North division. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they were defeated by Baylor 67–56.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 34:00 p.m. Eastern Washington * RTNW W 30–2758,088 [2]
September 1012:30 p.m. Hawaii *
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
RTNWW 40–3263,252 [3]
September 1712:30 p.m.at No. 11 Nebraska * ABC/ESPN L 38–5185,110 [4]
September 2412:30 p.m. California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSN W 31–2360,437 [5]
October 14:00 p.m.at Utah FSNW 31–1445,412 [6]
October 1512:30 p.m. Colorado
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
RTNWW 52–2462,147 [7]
October 225:00 p.m.at No. 7 Stanford No. 22 ABC L 21–6550,360 [8]
October 297:30 p.m. Arizona Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 42–3159,825 [9]
November 57:30 p.m.No. 6 Oregon
FSNL 17–3469,407 [10]
November 1212:30 p.m.at No. 18 USC FXL 17–4064,756 [11]
November 1912:30 p.m.at Oregon State RTNWL 21–3842,766 [12]
November 264:30 p.m. Washington State Versus W 38–2164,559 [13]
December 296:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Baylor * ESPN L 56–6765,256
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
  • Source: [14]

Roster and coaching staff

2011 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 9Devin AguilarSr
FB 48Jonathan AmosaJr
OL 70James AtoeRFr
TE 81Marlion BarnettSo
FB 36Travon BrooksFr
QB 6Derrick BrownFr
WR 7Cody BrunsSr
TB 24Jesse CallierSo
WR 19DiAndre CampbellRFr
WR 27William ChandlerSo
OL 76Dexter CharlesFr
TB 32Deontae CooperRFr
OL 78Mike CristeRFr
OL 62Ross DolbecFr
OL 67Skyler FancherSr
TB 26Johri FogersonSr
WR 16Marvin HallFr
TE 84Michael HartvigsonRFr
OL 72Micah HatcheeRFr
TE 80Evan HudsonRFr
WR 3James JohnsonJr
WR 11Jamaal JonesFr
WR 15 Jermaine Kearse Sr
OL 56Senio KelemeteSr
OL 75Erik KohlerSo
WR 83Luther LeonardJr
WR 89Reade LobdillSr
QB 5Nick MontanaRFr
WR 12Joshua PerkinsFr
TB/FB 34Dezden PettyFr
TB 1 Chris Polk Jr
OL 79Colin PorterSo
QB 17 Keith Price So
OL 59Ben RivaRFr
TB 35Cole SagerJr
TE 87Cameron SalleySo
TB 25 Bishop Sankey Fr
OL 73Drew SchaeferJr
TE 88 Austin Seferian-Jenkins Fr
WR 8Kevin SmithSo
QB 13Wil SmithFr
OL 64Colin TanigawaRFr
OL 61Ben TeichmanFr
OL 65Siosifa TufungaFr
QB 14Thomas VincentFr
WR 2 Kasen Williams Fr
QB 16Erik WilsonSo
TB 29Willis WilsonRFr
OL 52Nick WoodSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 36Zach BeebeRFr
DE 82James BokerFr
DE 91Connor CreeFr
DE 11Talia CrichtonJr
LB 31Cort DennisonSr
CB 18Greg DucreSo
S 42Ken EguRFr
S 41 Travis Feeney Fr
S 29Nate FellnerJr
DE 95Jarett FinauFr
LB 37Princeton FuimaonoSo
DE 85Pete GalbraithSr
LB 53Garret GillilandSo
S 20Justin GlennJr
CB 26Anthony GobernJr
S 34K.C. HerrenRFr
LB 50Nick HoltFr
DE 93Andrew HudsonRFr
DE 52 Hau'oli Jamora So
LB 58Jamaal KearseRFr
LB 56Alec KimbleRFr
DL 97Lawrence LagafuainaRFr
LB 47Scott LawyerFr
DB 27Adam LongJr
LB 40Matthew LyonsFr
S 1Sean ParkerSo
LB 43Cooper PelluerSo
CB 38Marquis PersleySr
CB 21Marcus PetersFr
DL 55Sione Potoa'eSo
CB 28Quinton RichardsonSr
S 5James SampleFr
DL 77Drew SchultzRFr
S 13Will ShamburgerSo
DL 71Danny SheltonFr
DE 22Josh ShirleyRFr
DB 4Antavius SimsJr
S 14Taz StevensonSo
DL 74 Alameda Ta'amu Sr
DE 72Everrette ThompsonSr
LB 10John TimuFr
DL 98Semisi TokolahiJr
CB 6 Desmond Trufant Jr
LB 54Tim TuckerSo
DL 90Taniela TupouFr
LB 3Thomas TutogiSo
S 39Greg WalkerJr
LB 51Jordan WallaceJr
DE 45Corey WallerFr
CB 32Tre WatsonJr
S 30Evan ZegerFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 17 Erik Folk Sr
PK 16Eric GuttorpSr
LS 60Brendon LopezSr
P 46Will MahanSr
P 94Kiel RaspSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[15]


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

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2011

Game starters

The follow players were the game starters. [16]

OpponentWRLTLGCRGRTTEQBTBFBWR
EASTERN WASH.Je. KearseKelemeteTanigawaSchaeferPorterKohlerSeferian-JenkinsPricePolkHartvigson%Aguilar
HAWAI’IAmosaHartvigson%
at NebraskaWilliams+Johnson+Aguilar
CALIFORNIASeferian-JenkinsAmosa-

Hartvigson%

at UtahHartvigsonJohnson
COLORADOSeferian-JenkinsJohnson+Aguilar
at StanfordHartvigson%
ARIZONAJohnson+
OREGONHartvigson%E. Hudson%
at USCWilliams+Smith+Aguilar
at Oregon StateSeferian-JenkinsMontanaWilliams+
WASHINGTON STATEWoodPriceTuckerSmith
vs. BaylorWilliams+Aguilar

% – started as second/third tight end + – started as third/fourth wide receiver

OpponentDEDTDTDEOLBILBOLBSSCBCB
EASTERN WASH.CrichtonThompsonTa’amuJamoraFuimaonoDennisonTimuFellnerParkerDucreTrufant
HAWAI’IDucre^Richardson
at NebraskaTimuGlenn
CALIFORNIAThompsonPotoa’eGilliland
at UtahTokolahiShirleyFuimaonoJa. KearseDucre
COLORADO
at Stanford
ARIZONATimuShamburger
OREGONRichardson
at USCA. Hudson
at Oregon State
WASHINGTON STATEShirleyFellner
vs. BaylorSheltonJa. Kearse

^ – started as fifth defensive back

Game summaries

Eastern Washington

1234Total
Eagles1037727
Huskies7137330

Washington Husky cornerback Desmond Trufant intercepted a pass by Eastern Washington Eagles' quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in the end zone with 29 seconds left to preserve a 30–27 win on September 3. Trufant wrestled the pass away from 6-foot-5 Eagles receiver Brandon Kaufman. Mitchell passed for 473 yards on the night, completed 39 of 69 passes, and had 3 touchdowns against 2 interceptions. For Washington, quarterback Keith Price threw three touchdown passes and completed 17 of 25 passes for 102 yards, and running back Chris Polk ran for 125 yards on 23 carries. Washington gained fewer total yards than Eastern Washington – 250 yards compared to 504 for the Eagles – but had zero turnovers while the Eagles gave up the ball four times. Trufant had forced another one of those turnovers during the first quarter; he stripped Matt Johnson on a punt return and created a short field for the Huskies that led to a 7-yard touchdown pass from Price to Jonathan Amosa. [17]

After the game, the Pac-12 Conference named Trufant Pac-12 defensive player of week. Washington placekicker Erik Folk was named Pac-12 special teams player of the week. Polk was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals during the game and all three of his field goals came from outside of 40 yards. [18]

Hawaii

1234Total
Warriors01461232
Huskies2173940

Nebraska

1234Total
Huskies71002138
#11 Cornhuskers1010171451

California

1234Total
California7133023
Washington1473731

Utah

1234Total
Huskies7314731
Utes700714

Colorado

1234Total
Colorado737724
Washington21177752

Stanford

1234Total
#22 Huskies770721
#7 Cardinal1028101765

Arizona

1234Total
Wildcats10315331
Huskies014141442

Oregon

1234Total
#6 Ducks10717034
Huskies377017

USC

1234Total
Huskies037717
#18 Trojans71614340

Oregon State

1234Total
Huskies770721
Beavers14302138

Washington State

Washington State at Washington
1234Total
Washington State0147021
Washington14771038

Keith Price threw three touchdown passes to become Washington's all-time single-season leader in that category, the final one a 22-yard toss to Chris Polk, and Washington held off rival Washington State 38–21 on Saturday night to win the 104th Apple Cup. Price threw his 29th touchdown pass of the season midway through the third quarter, finding Polk on a wheel-route out of the backfield to give the Huskies a 28–14 lead.

Washington State pulled within 28–21, but Erik Folk's 46-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 10 and Polk sealed the Huskies third straight Apple Cup title on his 1-yard TD run with 5:23 left.

Price, who sat out last week's loss at Oregon State due to a multitude of injuries, finished 21 of 29 for 291 yards. Washington also got a blocked punt that Jesse Callier returned 2 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. [19]

The Cougars fired head coach Paul Wulff the following week.

Baylor (Alamo Bowl)

1234Total
Huskies72814756
#15 Bears213291467

Entering their first game in the Alamo Bowl, the Huskies has a 16–14–1 overall bowl game record, going back to their first game in the 1924 Rose Bowl. The Huskies set new school record during the season in passing touchdowns (32) and in fewest fumbles (11).

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRVRVRV22RVRVRVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRV
Harris Not releasedRV25RVRVRVNot released
BCS Not released25Not released

References

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  12. "Washington Huskies vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  13. "Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  14. "Washington Football Future Schedules". University of Washington Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
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  16. "2012 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2018.
  17. "Desmond Trufant's interception preserves Washington's win". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  18. "First Pac-12 Player of the Week Winners". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  19. "Keith Price-Led Washington Tops Wazzou in Apple Cup". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.