2021 Washington Huskies football team
The 2021 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Jimmy Lake for the first ten games. The team announced a new head coach, Kalen DeBoer, on November 30. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Record | 4–8 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John Donovan (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (1st season) |
Home stadium | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium (capacity: 70,083) |
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No. 22 Oregon xy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 12 Utah xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 (FCS) Montana* | No. 20 | P12N | L 7–13 | 64,053 | |
September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at Michigan* | ABC | L 10–31 | 108,345 | ||
September 18 | 1:15 p.m. | Arkansas State* |
| P12N | W 52–3 | 58,772 | |
September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | California |
| P12N | W 31–24 OT | 60,104 | |
October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | P12N | L 24–27 | 33,733 | ||
October 16 | 5:30 p.m. | UCLA |
| FOX | L 17–24 | 62,266 | |
October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona | ESPN2 | W 21–16 | 30,880 | ||
October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Stanford | FS1 | W 20–13 | 28,014 | ||
November 6 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 4 Oregon |
| ABC | L 16–26 | 63,193 | |
November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona State |
| FS1 | L 30–35 | 57,858 | |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado | P12N | L 17–20 | 41,284 | ||
November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| FS1 | L 13–40 | 68,077 | |
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Game summaries
vs No. 9 (FCS) Montana
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 (FCS) Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
No. 20 Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 64,053
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
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Entering the season ranked 20th in the nation, UW struggled immensely in their opener against FCS opponent Montana en route to a shocking 13–7 defeat at the hands of the Grizzlies. Despite entering as 23.5-point favorites over the Griz, the Huskies' offense was shut out for the final 55 minutes of the game, as starting quarterback Dylan Morris tossed 3 picks and zero touchdowns. The Huskies only had 291 yards of total offense. The upset marked only the second time in 20 meetings all-time between the schools that Montana had ever beaten Washington and was also Montana's first win in the series in over 100 years, dating all the way back to 1920. It is also the first time that UW has lost to an FCS opponent.
At Michigan
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Wolverines | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) Clear
- Game attendance: 108,345
- Referee: Mike Cannon
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play by play), Todd Blackledge (color), Todd McShay, Molly McGrath (sideline)
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vs Arkansas State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Huskies | 14 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 18, 2021
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 58,772
- Referee: Christopher Wiggins
- TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
vs California
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Huskies | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: September 25, 2021
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play by play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
At Oregon State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Beavers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: October 2, 2021
- Game time: -
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
vs UCLA
At Arizona
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
- Date: October 22, 2021
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 30,880
- Referee: Steven Strimling
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon
At Stanford
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
vs No. 4 Oregon
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
Huskies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: November 6, 2021
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 63,193
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
Arizona State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Huskies | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: November 13, 2021
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) Rain, Cloudy
- Game attendance: 57,858
- Referee: Francisco Villar
- TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play by play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
At Colorado
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
- Date: November 20, 2021
- Game time: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
vs Washington State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: November 26, 2021
- Game time: 5:10 p.m.
- Game attendance: 68,077
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Padadakis
Rankings
Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
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Washington | AP | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
C | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
CFP | Not released |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Alma mater |
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Jimmy Lake | Head coach (fired mid season) | Eastern Washington (1999) |
Junior Adams | Wide receivers coach (became offensive coordinator mid season) | Montana State (2004) |
Keith Bhonapha | Running backs coach /special teams coordinator | Hawai'i (2003) |
Terrence Brown | Assistant defensive backs coach | Stanford (2013) |
Derham Cato | Tight ends coach | Dartmouth (2010) |
John Donovan | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (fired mid season) | Johns Hopkins (1996) |
Bob Gregory | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach | Washington State (1987) |
Will Harris | Defensive backs coach | USC (2009) |
Scott Huff | Offensive line coach | Boise State (2002) |
Ikaika Malloe | Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach | Washington (1997) |
Rip Rowan | Defensive line coach | Austin Peay State (2014) |
Tim Socha | Head strength and conditioning coach | Minnesota (1999) |
Aaron Knotts | Chief of staff | Miami (OH) (1999) |
References
- "2021 Washington Huskies football schedule". University of Washington. Retrieved September 6, 2021.