2001 Washington Huskies football team

2001 Washington Huskies football
2001 Washington Huskies football
Holiday Bowl, L 43–47 vs. Texas
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Gilbertson; (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley (3rd season)
MVP	Willie Hurst (O); Ben Mahdavi (D)
Captain	Kyle Benn; Willie Hurst; Larry Tripplett (2)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium; (Capacity: 72,500; FieldTurf)
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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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]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	12:30 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan*	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 23–18	74,080
September 22	12:30 p.m.	Idaho*	No. 13	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 53–3	70,145
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at California	No. 13	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	W 31–28	35,172
October 6	12:30 p.m.	USC	No. 11	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 27–24	72,946
October 13	12:30 p.m.	at No. 7 UCLA	No. 10	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 13–35	70,377
October 20	3:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 31–28	71,108
October 27	6:15 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 33–31	50,106
November 3	12:30 p.m.	No. 10 Stanford	No. 11	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 42–28	72,090
November 10	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 8	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 24–49	36,682
November 17	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 Washington State	No. 16	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	W 26–14	74,442
November 24	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami*	No. 12	Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	L 7–65	78,114
December 28	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Texas*	No. 21	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 43–47	60,548
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Due to Pac-10 scheduling, rival Oregon was not played for the only time since 1944.^[2]^[3]
Following the September 11 attacks, the Miami game was moved from September 15 to November 24.^[4]

2001 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`24`	Rich Alexis	So
WR	`20`	Paul Arnold	Jr
OT	`72`	Todd Bachert	So
QB	`12`	Taylor Barton	Jr
C	`64`	Kyle Benn (C)	Sr
OT	`65`	Khalif Barnes	Fr
RB	`29`	Braxton Cleman	Sr
TE	`97`	Joe Collier	Sr
WR	`18`	Todd Elstrom	Sr
RB	`8`	Willie Hurst (C)	Sr
WR	`7`	Wilbur Hooks	Jr
G	`67`	Nick Newton	So
QB	`3`	Cody Pickett	So
WR	`5`	Patrick Reddick	Sr
TE	`14`	Jerramy Stevens	Jr
FB	`45`	Ken Walker	Sr
TE	`84`	Kevin Ware	Jr
WR	`1`	Reggie Williams	Fr
FB	`48`	Matthias Wilson	Jr
G	`75`	Elliott Zajac	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Roc Alexander	So
LB	`31`	Sam Blanche	Sr
FS	`43`	Owen Biddle	Jr
SS	`34`	Greg Carothers	So
LB	`88`	Marquis Cooper	So
FS	`19`	Wondame Davis	Sr
LB	`90`	Kai Ellis	Jr
SS	`9`	Roderick Green	Sr
DT	`99`	Tank Johnson	So
LB	`47`	Anthony Kelley	Sr
CB	`12`	Omare Lowe	Sr
LB	`41`	Ben Mahdavi	Jr
CB	`28`	Chris Massey	So
DT	`65`	Josh Miller	Fr
DE	`98`	Marcus Roberson	Sr
DT	`70`	Larry Tripplett (C)	Sr
LB	`5`	Zach Tuiasosopo	Fr
LB	`6`	Jamaun Willis	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`15`	John Anderson	Jr
P	`17`	Derek McLaughlin	Fr

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

^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ Clark, Bob (November 13, 2002). "Time turns down rivalry's heat". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ Clark, Bob (November 16, 2002). "Northwest rivalry resumes, no love lost". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
^ Rosenblatt, Richard (September 16, 2011). "NCAA weighing options". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.

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