2007 Washington Huskies football team

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2007
Pacific-10 Conference
Record4–9 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lappano (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPLouis Rankin (O)
MVPDaniel Te'o-Nesheim (D)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 USC +   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 16 Arizona State +   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 25 Oregon State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 23 Oregon   5 – 4     9 – 4  
UCLA   5 – 4     6 – 7  
Arizona   4 – 5     5 – 7  
California   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Stanford   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Washington   2 – 7     4 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The 2007 Huskies' schedule was ranked as the most difficult in college football by Jeff Sagarin.[1] The Huskies finished with a record of 4–9, their fourth straight losing season.[2] This, combined with the 2007 team having the worst defense in school history,[3] led to the firings of defensive coordinator Kent Baer and special teams coach Bob Simmons at the end of the season.[4]

The Huskies were led by their redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, who made his debut this season, throwing for over 2,000 yards and rushing for 986. Locker accounted for 27 touchdowns. Louis Rankin, who was named the team's offensive most valuable player, rushed for 1,294 yards.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
    		• ESPNW 42–1240,329
    September 812:30 p.m.No. 20 Boise State*
    		FSNW 24–1070,045
    September 1512:30 p.m.No. 10 Ohio State*
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		ESPNL 14–3374,927
    September 227:30 p.m.at UCLA
    		FSNL 31–4472,124
    September 295:00 p.m.No. 1 USC
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		ABCL 24–2768,654
    October 137:00 p.m.at No. 14
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• FSNL 20–4464,347
    October 204:30 p.m.No. 7 Oregon
    		FSNL 34–5566,481
    October 2712:00 p.m.Arizonadagger
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		FSNL 41–4861,124
    November 33:30 p.m.at Stanford
    		FSNW 27–936,570
    November 107:00 p.m.at Oregon State
    		FSNL 23–2945,629
    November 1712:30 p.m.California
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		ABCW 37–2360,005
    November 244:00 p.m.Washington State
    		FSNL 35–4272,888
    December 18:30 p.m.at No. 10 Hawaii*
    		ESPN2L 28–3550,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    Personnel

    2007 Washington Huskies football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB Jake Locker  Fr
      Louis Rankin
      Marcel Reece
      Anthony Russo
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S Nate Williams Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K Ryan Perkins
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    NFL draft

    No Huskies were selected in the 2008 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (252 selections).

    References

    1. ^ Sagarin, Jeff. "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings." USA Today. December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
    2. ^ Stassen, Chris. "All-Time Records of Washington Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
    3. ^ "Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns[permanent dead link]." The Sporting News. December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
    4. ^ Condotta, Bob. "UW starts overhaul of coaching staff." The Seattle Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
    5. ^ ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics.


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