2001 Washington Huskies football team

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2001
Pacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPWillie Hurst (O)
Ben Mahdavi (D)
CaptainKyle Benn
Willie Hurst
Larry Tripplett (2)
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

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
ABCW 23–1874,080
September 2212:30 p.m.Idaho*No. 13
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 53–370,145
September 292:00 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 13
FSNW 31–2835,172
October 612:30 p.m.USCNo. 11
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 27–2472,946
October 1312:30 p.m.at No. 7 UCLANo. 10
ABCL 13–3570,377
October 203:30 p.m.ArizonaNo. 15
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 31–2871,108
October 276:15 p.m.at
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• FSNW 33–3150,106
    November 312:30 p.m.No. 10 StanfordNo. 11
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		FSNW 42–2872,090
    November 1012:30 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 8
    		FSNL 24–4936,682
    November 1712:30 p.m.No. 9 Washington StateNo. 16
    		ABCW 26–1474,442
    November 245:00 p.m.at No. 1 Miami*No. 12
    		ABCL 7–6578,114
    December 287:30 p.m.vs. No. 9
    Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)
    		• ESPNL 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
    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 Injured  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
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    NFL draft

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

    Player Position Round Overall Franchise
    Jerramy Stevens TE 1st 28 Seattle Seahawks
    Larry Tripplett DT 2nd 42 Indianapolis Colts
    Omare Lowe CB 5th 161 Miami Dolphins

    References

    1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
    2. ^ a b c Marmor, Jon (December 2001). "9/12/2001: Remember the Huskies". Columns. UW Alumni Association. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
    3. ^ Clark, Bob (November 13, 2002). "Time turns down rivalry's heat". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
    4. ^ Clark, Bob (November 16, 2002). "Northwest rivalry resumes, no love lost". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
    5. ^ Rosenblatt, Richard (September 16, 2011). "NCAA weighing options". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.


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