2012 Husky Football
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2012 HUSKY FOOTBALL www.gohuskies.com Contacts: Jeff Bechthold • (206) 543-2230 • email: [email protected] 2012 HUSKY SCHEDULE / RESULTS WASHINGTON at COLORADO Sept. 1 SAN DIEGO ST. (Pac-12 Networks) W, 21-12 Dawgs Head To Rockies To Face Buffaloes Sept. 8 at #3 LSU (ESPN) L, 41-3 Sept. 15 PORTLAND STATE (FX) W, 52-13 THE GAME: The Washington football team (6-4 overall, 4-3 Pac-12) heads out on the road for the first of Sept. 27 #8 STANFORD (ESPN) W, 17-13 two weeks to end the 2012 regular season as the Dawgs travel to face Colorado (1-9, 1-6) Saturday morning Oct. 6 at #2 Oregon (ESPN) L, 52-21 at Folsom Field. The game will kick off at 11:30 a.m. MT/10:30 a.m. PT and air live to a national audience Oct. 13 #11 USC (FOX) L, 24-14 on FX television. The Huskies, who received votes in both polls this week, gained bowl eligibility for a third Oct. 20 at Arizona (Pac-12 Networks) L, 52-17 straight season with a win over Utah last week, closing out the 2012 home schedule and their season away Oct. 27 #7 OREGON ST. (Pac-12 Networks) W, 20-17 from Husky Stadium. After the game at Colorado, the Huskies will wrap up the regular season with the an- Nov. 2 at California (ESPN2) W, 21-13 nual Apple Cup game, played on Friday, Nov. 23, in Pullman. That game will air on FOX television and kick Nov. 10 UTAH (Pac-12 Networks) W, 34-15 off at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Colorado (FX) 10:30 a.m. QUICK SNAPS: Sophomore TB Bishop Sankey notched the UW’s fourth straight 1,000-yard season, passing Nov. 23 at WSU (FOX) 12:30 p.m. that benchmark in last week’s win over Utah, when he rushed for 156 yards (his fifth 100-yard game of the All times are Pacific. Rankings are AP at time of game. season) ... Sankey is the 11th different Husky to rush for 1,000 yards ... his 13 rushing TDS this season are tied for fifth-most in UW history ... only a true sophomore, Austin Seferian-Jenkins already has 96 career 2012 PAC-12 STANDINGS receptions for 1,267 yards, both school records ... in last week’s win over Utah, he moved past Mark Bruener to take over the career receptions record ... additionally, Seferian-Jenkins’ 55 receptions this year are a NORTH Pac-12 Overall school record for the position and are most in the nation among TEs (seven more than the next closest) ... 1. Oregon 7-0 10-0 Seferian-Jenkins, who played on the UW basketball team as a freshman, also saw action at defensive end 2. Stanford 6-1 8-2 in the Huskies’ win over Utah ... the Huskies currently rank No. 18 in the nation (second in the Pac-12) in 3. Oregon State 5-2 7-2 pass defense with just 186.60 yards allowed per game ... according to the NCAA, the UW has played the 4. Washington 4-3 6-4 fourth-toughest schedule in the nation to date ... Washington had seven true freshmen see action in the 5. California 2-6 3-8 season-opener Sept. 1 vs. San Diego State: P Korey Durkee, LS Ryan Masel, WR Jaydon Mickens, WR Kendyl 6. Washington State 0-7 2-8 Taylor, S Shaq Thompson, DE Pio Vatuvei and TB Erich Wilson II ... both Mickens and Thompson started the game ... Taylor started the game at LSU (as did Thompson) ... two more true freshmen made their debut vs. SOUTH Pac-12 Overall Portland State: WR Marvin Hall and OG Shane Brostek, who started vs. Stanford ... Cory Littleton became 1. UCLA 5-2 8-2 the 10th Husky freshman to play when he started at Oregon ... a total of 16 players made their UW debut vs. 2. USC 5-3 7-3 San Diego State while five more players made their collegiate debut in the game at LSU ... against Portland 3. Arizona 3-4 6-4 State, an additional 10 players got on the field for the first time and one more did so at Oregon, meaning Arizona State 3-4 5-5 that 32 Huskies have played in their first UW games this season, so far. 5. Utah 2-5 4-6 6. Colorado 1-6 1-9 TELEVISION: The Washington-Colorado game will air live to a national cable audience on FX television with Justin Kutcher (play by play), Eric Crouch (color) and Darius Walker (sidelines) providing the commentary. THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 GAMES RADIO: The Washington IMG College Network, with its flagship station KJR 950-AM/102.9 FM, will carry Washington at Colorado, 10:30 a.m. PT (FX) the live broadcast of every football game on 18 Northwest radio stations. Longtime play-by-play man Bob Washington St. at Arizona St., 12:00 p.m. (Pac-12) Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The Colorado USC at UCLA, 12:00 p.m. (FOX) broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius 139 and XM 196 satellite radio. Stanford at Oregon, 5:00 p.m. (ABC) Arizona at Utah, 7:00 p.m. (ESPNU) WASHINGTON vs. COLORADO California at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m. (Pac-12) Saturday, November 17, 2012 • 10:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. MT LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Radio: 950 KJR-AM, 102.9 FM and the Washington IMG College Network Arizona 56, Colorado 31 Television: FX USC 38, Arizona State 17 Media Schedule for the Week: Stanford 27, Oregon State 23 Monday: Press conference, 12:00 p.m. Wednesday: Practice: 8:15 a.m. (offensive UCLA 44, Washington State 36 Founder’s Club coaches & players, & Coach Oregon 59, California 17 Coaches’ Show, 4:30 p.m., KJR Sarkisian interviews after) Washington 34, Utah 15 Tuesday: Practice: 8:15 a.m. (defensive Thursday: Practice closed to media players & coaches interviews after) (Coach Sarkisian in media work Download the UW Football Record Book here: Pac-12 Coaches Teleconference at approximately 10:30 a.m.) http://tinyurl.com/UWFBRecords 9:55 a.m. (Sarkisian: 11:55 a.m.) Friday: no media availability WASHINGTON at COLORADO • FOLSOM FIELD • NOV. 17, 2012 • 10:30 A.M. PT/11:30 A.M. (FX) THE HEAD COACH: In a frequently-told tale, Husky football coach Steve Sarki- sian recalls his days as a young assistant traveling to face Washington at Husky MEDIA RESOURCES Stadium. During the drive across Lake Washington, with the iconic home of the MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE ON UWTV: This season UWTV, the on-campus Dawgs towering ahead, Sarkisian marveled aloud at the city, the stadium and the television station for the University of Washington, will be carrying the weekly football atmosphere surrounding the UW program. A decade or so later, Sarkisian is in press conferences LIVE featuring Husky head coach Steve Sarkisian. UWTV’s coverage charge of the Washington football program he was admiring that day. And in just will be live and available via satellite for stations wishing to use video clips from the two years, he has re-established the kind of tough, exciting environment that was presser in their coverage of UW football. Most Monday press conferences are at noon, then, and is again now, so closely associated with the Husky football. The 2011 though there are exceptions. season, Sarkisian’s third as head coach, provided more highlights for his up-and- PAC-12 TELECONFERENCE: All 12 Pac-12 coaches are available on a weekly tele- coming program. The Husky offense posted one of its most prolific seasons ever, conference, each Tuesday morning. The schedule varies, but this week, the call begins scoring 434 points over the course of the season, the most by a UW squad since at 9:55 a.m. PT and Coach Sarkisian will be on the call at 10:35 a.m. PT. Contact the the 1991 national championship team and the second-most in school history. The Pac-12 office at (925) 932-4411 to obtain the number to join in. Huskies scored nearly 12 more points per game than they did the previous year. They also had marked improvement in passing yards (65 more yards per game) GOHUSKIES.COM: Everything you need to know about Husky football can be found and total offense (47 more yards per game), while the team’s third-down percent- on the UW’s official athletics site, gohuskies.com. On the front page, look for “Football” age improved vastly over the previous season, from 32 to 46 percent. Sarkisian under the “Sports” menu and follow the links for all the information. coached his team to a third straight win over Washington State in the annual RADIO ON SiriusXM SATELLITE: Many Pac-12 football games this season will air Apple Cup to remain undefeated against the UW’s in-state rival and to wrap up a on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. The UW-Utah game will air on Sirius 139 and XM 196 7-5 regular-season record and 5-4 mark in the Pac-12 North. The Huskies secured (Colorado broadcast). Go to www.siriusxm.com for more information. a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the No. 2 game in the Pac-12 bowl lineup. In 2010, Sarkisian’s second season in Seattle, the Huskies made another clear step COACH’S SHOW: The Coach Sarkisian Show, with play-by-play announcer Bob forward.