2006 Washington Huskies football team

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2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 USC +		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 California +		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Oregon State		6	–	3					10	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4					7	–	6
Oregon		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington		3	–	6					5	–	7
Stanford		1	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was former Notre Dame and Stanford coach Tyrone Willingham. Washington played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington.

Background

In 2004 the Huskies had a 1–10 season. Their lone victory over San Jose State led to Head Coach Keith Gilbertson leaving the team. Tyrone Willingham was hired after being dismissed from Notre Dame to lead the Huskies. While Washington saw an overall improvement on the team, they still struggled to win games, finishing with a 2–9 record. Some highlights of the 2005 season were victories over Idaho and Pac-10 foe Arizona, and holding USC to 390 yards, their lowest offensive total of the year.

Pre-season

Head Coach Tyrone Willingham returns for his second year at the helm of the program. Redshirt Freshman J.R. Hasty (TB) was expected to have a big impact on the offensive line before being declared academically ineligible. Senior Isaiah Stanback and Sophomore Johnny Durocher are both challenging for the starting quarterback position. Incoming Junior College transfers are Anthony Atkins (DE), Jason Wells (S), and Jordan Murchison (CB). All are expected to fill holes in the team.

Washington does not appear in any pre-season rankings and was predicted to finish in 10th place in the Pac-10 Conference Media Poll.

Pre-season awards

Sporting News Preseason All-Pac-10

• C.J. Wallace - All-Pac-10 First Team
• Sean Douglas - All-Pac-10 First Team
• Scott White - All-Pac-10 Second Team
• J.R. Hasty - Pac-10 Offensive Newcomer of the Year

Schedule

September 212:30 PMSan Jose State*

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 35–29 52,256 September 912:30 PMat No. 15 Oklahoma*

• Memorial Stadium
• Norman, OK

ABCL 20–37 84,577 September 1612:30 PMFresno State*

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

FSNW 21–20 57,012 September 2312:30 PMUCLA

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

TBSW 29–19 58,255 September 306:00 PMat Arizona

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

W 21–10 55,409 October 712:30 PMat No. 2 USC

• Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles, CA

FSNL 20–26 90,282 October 143:30 PMOregon State

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

FSNL 17–27 62,656 October 2112:30 PMat No. 11 California

• California Memorial Stadium
• Berkeley, CA

FSNL 24–31 58,534 October 284:00 PMArizona State

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

FSNL 23–26 58,822 November 412:30 PMat Oregon

• Autzen Stadium
• Eugene, OR

TBSL 14–34 58,408 November 1112:30 PMStanford

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

L 3–20 55,896 November 183:45 PMat Washington State

• Martin Stadium
• Pullman, WA (99th Apple Cup)

FSNW 35–32 35,117

Regular season

San José State

1 2 3 4 Total San Jose St 6 3 6 14 29 • Washington 7 14 7 7 35 Date: September 2 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 7 6 0 7 20 • Oklahoma 7 6 17 7 37 Date: September 9 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

Frestate

1 2 3 4 Total Fresno St 7 0 7 6 20 • Washington 7 7 0 7 21 Date: September 16 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 13 3 3 0 19 • Washington 0 7 7 15 29 Date: September 23 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington 0 21 0 0 21 Arizona 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 30 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

USC

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 3 7 3 7 20 • USC 7 10 6 3 26 Date: October 7 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

In the fourth quarter, with 2 seconds left on the game clock, the Huskies moved the ball 15 yards shy of the end zone, stopping the clock by getting a first down. Before Isaiah Stanback could hike the ball, the clock ran out and they were unable to get off a final play. It was a controversial moment that many blamed on miscommunication from the officials regarding when the clock would start again.

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon St 7 3 10 7 27 Washington 3 14 0 0 17 Date: October 14 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Linebacker Scott White intercepted two passes in the first half, setting up two touchdowns and giving Washington a 17–10 lead by halftime. However, the Huskies struggled in the second half both offensively and defensively. Oregon State quarterback Matt Moore connected with wide receiver Sammie Stroughter to give OSU a 27–17 lead. Late in the fourth quarter, Washington quarterback Isaiah Stanback suffered a Lisfranc fracture in his right foot; the injury requires surgery and Stanback will miss the remainder of the 2006 season.

California

1 2 3 4 OT Total Washington 3 7 0 14 0 24 • California 0 3 10 11 7 31 Date: October 21 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Back-up quarterback Carl Bonnell made his first start of the season filling in for the injured Isaiah Stanback. In his first start he threw two touchdown passes including a 40 yard hail mary pass to Marlon Wood to send the game into over time. However, Bonnell also threw five interceptions in regulation, and one in over time.

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Arizona St 0 14 6 0 6 26 Washington 0 3 3 14 3 23 Date: October 28 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 7 7 0 14 • Oregon 7 10 14 3 34 Date: November 4 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 0 3 7 10 20 Washington 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 11 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington 0 14 14 7 35 Washington St 0 14 3 15 32 Date: November 18 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA Game start: 6:45 p.m. EST Television network: FSN

Scoring summary Q2 WSU Tardy 15 yard run (Abdollmohammodi kick) WSU 7–0 Q2 WASH Ellis 64 yard pass from Bonnell (Braunstein kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 WSU Frampton 43 yard interception return (Abdollmohammodi kick) WSU 14–7 Q2 WASH Rankin 8 yard run (Braunstein kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 WASH Reece 69 yard pass from Bonnell (Braunstein kick) WASH 21–14 Q3 WSU Abdollmohammodi 32 yard field goal WASH 21–17 Q3 WASH Ellis blocked punt returned for touchdown (Braunstein kick) WASH 28–17 Q4 WSU Boyd 15 yard pass from Brink (Gibson pass from Brink) WASH 28–25 Q4 WASH Rankin 77 yard run (Braunstein kick) WASH 35–25 Q4 WSU Gibson 13 yard pass from Brink (Abdollmohammodi kick) WASH 35–32