2014 Washington Huskies football team

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2014 Washington Huskies football
Washington Huskies logo.svg
Cactus Bowl, L 22–30 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme Single set back
Defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
MVPs
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 Oregon xy$^  8 1   13 2  
Stanford  5 4   8 5  
Washington  4 5   8 6  
California  3 6   5 7  
Oregon State  2 7   5 7  
Washington State  2 7   3 9  
South Division
No. 19 Arizona xy  7 2   10 4  
No. 10 UCLA  6 3   10 3  
No. 12 Arizona State  6 3   10 3  
No. 20 USC  6 3   9 4  
No. 21 Utah  5 4   9 4  
Colorado  0 9   2 10  
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Chris Petersen, in his first year at UW after eight seasons as head coach at Boise State. Washington was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the Huskies played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium, in the University District of Seattle. They finished the season 8–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State.

Contents

Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: [1]

NamePositionSeasons at
Washington
Alma mater
Chris Petersen Head coach 1st UC Davis (1988)
Pete Kwiatkowski Defensive coordinator 1st Boise State (1990)
Jonathan Smith Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks1st Oregon State (2001)
Bob Gregory Assistant head coach/linebackers1st Washington State (1987)
Chris Strausser Associate head coach/offensive line1st Chico State (1989)
Keith Bhonapha Running backs/recruiting coordinator 1st Hawaii (2003)
Jeff Choate Special teams coordinator/defensive line1st Western Montana (1993)
Jimmy Lake Defensive backs1st Eastern Washington (2000)
Jordan Paopao Tight ends4th San Diego (2006)
Brent Pease Receivers1st Montana (1987)

Roster

2014 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85David Ajamu Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 70 James Atoe Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 60Shane BrostekJr
HB 18Derrick Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
TB 24Jessie Callier Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 11 K. J. Carta-Samuels Fr
OL 76Dexter Charles Redshirt.svg  Jr
TB 22 Lavon Coleman Redshirt.svg  Fr
TB 32Deontae Cooper Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 55Dane Crane Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 78Mike Criste Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 15 Darrell Daniels So
OL 62Ross Dolbec Redshirt.svg  Jr
TB 34Jomon DotsonFr
OL 52 Jake Eldrenkamp Redshirt.svg  So
OL 69Cory Fuavai Redshirt.svg  So
WR 16 Marvin Hall Jr
TE 84Michael Hartvigson Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 72Micah Hatchie Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 63Taylor Hindy Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Matt JamesFr
FB 35Ralph Kinne Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Andrew Kirkland Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 67Michael Kneip Redshirt.svg  So
WR 81Brayden LeniusFr
QB 5Jeff Lindquist Redshirt.svg  So
TB 30Gavin McDanielFr
WR 4 Jaydon Mickens Jr
QB 10 Cyler Miles Redshirt.svg  So
WR 86Taelon ParsonSo
TE 82 Joshua Perkins Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 87 Dante Pettis Fr
OL 68Morgan RicheyFr
WR 80Max RichmondFr
OL 59Ben Riva Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 1 John Ross III So
WR 89Neel SalukheSo
TE 88 Drew Sample Fr
OL 79 Coleman Shelton Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 75Jessie SosebeeFr
OL 64Colin Tanigawa Redshirt.svg  Sr
TB/WR 23Kendyl Taylor Redshirt.svg  So
OL 65Siosifa Tufunga Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 74John TurnerFr
TB 12 Dwayne Washington Redshirt.svg  So
WR 2 Kasen Williams Sr
QB 3 Troy Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 32 Budda Baker Fr
CB 9Brandon Beaver Redshirt.svg  So
LB 25 Keishawn Bierria Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 96Shane BowmanFr
DB 40Aaron ChapmanFr
CB 35Brian Clay Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 34Sean Constantine Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 98 Will Dissly Fr
CB 26 Travell Dixon Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 54Ronnie Espedal Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 41 Travis Feeney Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 95Jarett Finau Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 99 Greg Gaines Fr
CB 3Darren GardenhireFr
CB 31Naijiel HaleFr
DE 80Evan Hudson Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 92Jaylen JohnsonFr
CB 24 Sidney Jones Fr
CB 6 Jermaine Kelly Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 8 Hau'oli Kikaha Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 20 Kevin King So
DB 37Jonathan KwonSr
DT 97Lawrence Lagafuaina Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 47Scott Lawyer Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 19Brandon LewisFr
LB 16Drew LewisFr
LB 42 Cory Littleton Jr
DE 5Joe MathisSo
DL 58 Kaleb McGary Fr
S 14Joseph McIntoshFr
S 38Kyle Nelson Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 29Connor O'Brien Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 21 Marcus Peters Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 54Matt PrestonFr
DT 11 Elijah Qualls Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 53Eric Rauch Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 14Hayden SchuhSo
DL 57Drew SchultzSr
DL 71 Danny Shelton Sr
DE 22 Josh Shirley Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 43Caleb Taylor Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 7 Shaq Thompson Jr
LB 10 John Timu Sr
DL 90 Taniela Tupou Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 66Damion Turpin Redshirt.svg  So
DL 50 Vita Vea Fr
LB 36 Azeem Victor Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 39Thomas Vincent Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 27Trevor WalkerSo
LB 53Jake WambaughFr
S 15Lavon WashingtonFr
LB 28 Psalm Wooching Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 49Weston BlackburnJr
P 45Korey DurkeeJr
LS 51Luke Hutchinson Redshirt.svg  Fr
PK 49Mitch Johnson Redshirt.svg  So
LS 77Ryan MaselJr
PK 48Cameron Van WinkleSo
P/PK 43 Tristan Vizcaino Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Keith Bhonapha
       running backs/recruiting coordinator
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Hawaii
  • Jeff Choate
       special teams coordinator/defensive line
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Western Montana
  • Bob Gregory
       assistant head coach/linebackers
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Washington State
  • Pete Kwiatkowski
       defensive coordinator
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Boise State
  • Jimmy Lake
       defensive backs
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Eastern Washington
  • Jordan Paopao
       tight ends
       4th year at Washington
       alma mater: San Diego
  • Brent Pease
       receivers
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Montana
  • Jonathan Smith
       offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Oregon State
  • Chris Strausser
       offensive line
       1st year at Washington
       alma mater: Chico State
  • Tim Socha
       strength and conditioning Coach
  • Mike McHugh
       director of football operations
  • Rich Rasmussen
       director of player personnel
  • Gerald Alexander
       graduate assistant
  • D'Andre Goodwin
       graduate assistant
  • Conor Knowles
       graduate assistant
  • Joshua Taufalele
       graduate assistant
  • Ben Thienes
       graduate assistant

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

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2013

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Budda Baker
Defensive Back
Bellevue, WABellevue High School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)177 lb (80 kg)Feb 4, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    
K. J. Carta-Samuels
Quarterback
San Jose, CABellarmine Prep6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)218 lb (99 kg)Jan 22, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    
Kaleb McGary
Offensive Tackle
Tacoma, WAFife High School6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (120 kg)Feb 3, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Naijiel Hale
Defensive Back
Bellflower, CASt. John Bosco High School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)Feb 1, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Shane Bowman
Defensive End
Bellevue, WABellevue High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)243 lb (110 kg)Jan 20, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Jomon Dotson
Running Back
American Canyon, CAAmerican Canyon High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg)Jan 22, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Greg Gaines
Defensive tackle
La Habra, CALa Habra High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)290 lb (130 kg)Jan 19, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Darren Gardenhire
Safety
Long Beach, CACabrillo High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)Dec 16, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Matt James
Offensive Tackle
Coeur d'Alene, IDCoeur d'Alene High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)278 lb (126 kg)Jul 30, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Jaylen Johnson
Defensive End
Corona, CACentennial High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)235 lb (107 kg)Jan 28, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Sidney Jones
Cornerback
West Covina, CAWest Covina High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jan 27, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Brayden Lenius
Wide Receiver
West Hills, CAChaminade High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)214 lb (97 kg)Feb 5, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Brandon Lewis
Cornerback
Elk Grove, CAPleasant Grove High School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)182 lb (83 kg)Jan 8, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Drew Lewis
Safety
Sammamish, WAEastlake High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg)Jun 29, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
JoJo McIntosh
Safety
West Hills, CAChaminade High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)189 lb (86 kg)Dec 17, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Dante Pettis
Wide Receiver
San Juan Capistrano, CAJSerra Catholic High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jan 23, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Lavon Washington
Safety
Oakland, CAMcClymonds High School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jun 29, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Drew Sample
Tight End
Bellevue, WANewport High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)Dec 22, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Jaimie Bryant
Defensive tackle
Olympia, WATumwater High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)270 lb (120 kg)Apr 25, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  2 stars.svg    
Tristan Vizcaino
Kicker
Chino Hills, CADamien High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jan 20, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
John Turner
Offensive Tackle
Los Angeles, CALoyola High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)270 lb (120 kg)Dec 27, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Jesse Sosebee
Offensive Tackle
Huntington Beach, CAEdison High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)295 lb (134 kg)Jan 21, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Will Dissly
Defensive End
Bozeman, MTBozeman High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)240 lb (110 kg)Jan 26, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Devin Burleson
Offensive Tackle
Palmdale, CAHighland High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)260 lb (120 kg)Feb 5, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg    
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: 35    Rivals: 37    247Sports: 37    ESPN: 45
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 p.m.at Hawaii *No. 25 CBSSN W 17–1636,411
September 612:00 p.m.No. 2 (FCS) Eastern Washington * P12N W 59–5262,861
September 131:00 p.m. Illinois *
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FOX W 44–1962,325
September 203:00 p.m. Georgia State *
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
P12NW 45–1464,608
September 271:15 p.m.No. 16 Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FOXL 13–2066,512
October 113:00 p.m.at California P12NW 31–744,449
October 185:00 p.m.at No. 9 Oregon FS1 L 20–4557,858
October 257:45 p.m.No. 14 Arizona State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ESPN L 10–2464,666
November 110:00 a.m.at Colorado P12NW 38–2335,633
November 84:00 p.m.No. 18 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FS1L 30–4465,547
November 1512:30 p.m.at No. 17 Arizona FOXL 26–2747,757
November 227:30 p.m. Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
P12NW 37–1365,036
November 297:30 p.m.at Washington State FS1W 31–1332,952
January 2, 20157:15 p.m.vs. Oklahoma State *ESPNL 22–3035,409
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 25RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches 25RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

@ Hawaii

1234Total
#25 Huskies7100017
Rainbow Warriors1003316

Eastern Washington

1234Total
Eagles141714752
Huskies241371559

Illinois

Illinois (2–0) at Washington (2–0)
Team1234Total
Fighting Illini397019
Huskies21170644

[2]

Georgia State

1234Total
Panthers0140014
Huskies00212445

Stanford

1234Total
Cardinal3100720
Huskies0130013

@ California

1234Total
Huskies14140331
Golden Bears00707

@ Oregon

1234Total
Huskies607720
#9 Ducks72171045

Arizona State

1234Total
#14 Sun Devils01001424
Huskies007310

@ Colorado

1234Total
Huskies71014738
Buffaloes10103023

UCLA

1234Total
Bruins141710344
Huskies37101030

@ Arizona

1234Total
Huskies7109026
#17 Wildcats7140627

Oregon State

1234Total
Beavers076013
Huskies14361437

@ Washington State

1234Total
Huskies7710731
Cougars0001313

Cactus Bowl

1234Total
Huskies0014822
Cowboys14103330

Notes

References

  1. "Football Coaches". University of Washington Athletics. 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. "Thompson Leads Huskies to 44-19 Rout of Illini". ESPN . September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  3. Caple, Christian (February 6, 2014). "UW Football Players Cyler Miles, Damore'ea Stringfellow Suspended Indefinitely". The Bellingham Herald . Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.